Robert Piris Da Motta

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Piris Da Motta and the second or maternal family name is Mendoza.

Robert Ayrton Piris Da Motta Mendoza (born 26 July 1994) is a Paraguayan professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Cerro Porteño and the Paraguay national team.

Robert Piris Da Motta

Piris Da Motta with Flamengo in 2018
Personal information
Full name	Robert Ayrton Piris Da Motta Mendoza[1]
Date of birth	(1994-07-26) 26 July 1994 (age 31)[1]
Place of birth	Ciudad del Este, Paraguay
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	Cerro Porteño
Number	26
Youth career
2005–2010	Rubio Ñu
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2016	Rubio Ñu	123	(4)
2015–2016	→ Olimpia (loan)	30	(2)
2017–2018	San Lorenzo	21	(0)
2018–2021	Flamengo	42	(0)
2020–2021	→ Gençlerbirliği (loan)	36	(6)
2022–	Cerro Porteño	108	(6)
International career‡
2011	Paraguay U17	4	(0)
2012–2015	Paraguay U20	15	(1)
2016–	Paraguay[3]	9	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12 August 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 2 July 2021

Club career

Piris Da Motta has played football for Club Rubio Ñu, and since July 2015 for Club Olimpia.

San Lorenzo

On 10 January 2017 Piris Da Motta left Paraguayan side Rubio Ñú to join Argentine club San Lorenzo in a US$750,000 transfer.^[4][5]

Flamengo

On 1 August 2018 Piris Da Motta arrived in Rio de Janeiro to sign a four-year contract with Flamengo in a €2.5m transfer from San Lorenzo.^[6][7] On the next day he passed his medical exams and signed a contract that keeps him at the club through December 2020.^[8]

The truth is that I am very happy with this step in my career, even more to play for the biggest club in Brazil; just knowing that they were interested in me was a great honor. I hope to enjoy my stay here at Flamengo and enjoy it to the fullest.^[9]

He made his debut for Flamengo on 13 August 2018 playing as a starter against Cruzeiro in a Campeonato Brasileiro Série A match at Maracanã Stadium, which Flamengo won 1–0. Piris Da Motta earned the first team spot when Gustavo Cuéllar was suspended for the match.^[10]

Gençlerbirliği (loan)

On 7 September 2020 Flamengo announced the transfer of Piris Da Motta on a one year loan deal to Süper Lig club Gençlerbirliği S.K.^[11] Despite the club's poor performance being relegated at the end of the season Piris Da Motta had a strong year with 36 appearances and 6 goals scored.

International career

Piris da Motta was called up to the Paraguay national team for the first time in September 2015.^[12]

Career statistics

Club

As of 9 December 2021.^[13]

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Rubio Ñu	2010	Primera División	4	0	—		—		—		4	0
	2011		8	0	—		—		—		8	0
	2012		22	0	–		—		—		22	0
	2013		26	0	—		—		—		26	0
	2014		35	2	—		—		—		35	2
	2015		21	2	—		—		—		21	2
	2016		7	0	—		—		—		7	0
	Total		123	4	—		—		—		123	4
Olimpia (loan)	2015	Primera División	13	1	—		5[a]	0	—		18	1
	2016		17	1	—		4[b]	0	—		21	1
	Total		30	2	—		9	0	—		39	2
San Lorenzo	2016–17	Primera División	1	0	0	0	0	0	—		1	0
	2017–18		20	0	1	0	2[a]	0	—		23	0
	2018–19		0	0	0	0	1[a]	0	—		1	0
	Total		21	0	1	0	3	0	—		25	0
Flamengo	2018	Série A	11	0	—		0	0	—		11	0
	2019		26	0	2	0	5[b]	0	7[c]	0	40	0
	2020		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2021		5	0	0	0	1[b]	0	—		6	0
	Total		42	0	2	0	6	0	7	0	53	0
Gençlerbirliği (loan)	2020–21	Süper Lig	36	6	0	0	—		—		36	6
Cerro Porteño	2022	Primera División	0	0	—		0	0	—		0	0
Career total			252	12	3	0	18	0	7	0	280	12

1. Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana.
2. Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores.
3. Six appearances in Campeonato Carioca, one appearance in FIFA Club World Cup.

International

As of match played 2 July 2021.^[3]

Paraguay
Year	Apps	Goals
2016	3	0
2017	2	0
2019	1	0
2021	3	0
Total	9	0

Honours

Club

Olimpia

• Paraguayan Primera División: 2015 Clausura

Flamengo

• Copa Libertadores: 2019^[14]
• Recopa Sudamericana: 2020^[15]
• Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 2019
• Supercopa do Brasil: 2020
• Campeonato Carioca: 2019, 2020