Nino Mota

Nino Mota (モタ・ニーノ) is a professional football player who currently plays as a Center Back for Real Zafiro and the Brazil National Team.

He started his career playing for the Brazilian club Carvos E.C., from Santa Catarina, and after 3 seasons he was hired by Luminenze FC, where he also stayed for 3 years, until he was hired by Real Zafiro's new project. His goal is to win a World Cup with Brazil and be remembered not only as a player, but for the person he is.

## Appearance

Nino is a tall player with a rectangular physique. He has fair skin, dark brown eyes, and a scruffy beard with an apparent mustache. His hair is short, grayish black, and with the characteristic fade on the sides. He's an intelligent, friendly, soft-spoken guy with a smile on his face, but he shows himself to be a very serious player on the pitch. In all 3 clubs where he played, he wore jersey #33. Already in the national team, when the numbering is fixed to the number of players, he tends to use #3 or #13.

## Personality

Nino is a very intelligent and conscientious young man, who arouses praise not only from those around him, but also from the press at post-match press conferences. He has a calm speech and a friendly demeanor that many believe contrasts with the captaincy he has assumed on some teams. As a captain, Nino tends to motivate his teammates, reinforcing the attitude they need to have on the field, a fact that has made him a much respected and beloved player.

## Abilities

### Archetype

* **Warrior:** Central defenders whose main function is to prevent the opposing team from entering the penalty area. They usually stand out for their physical strength, endurance, aerial disputes and tackling ability. In addition to their defensive importance, they are true offensive weapons in aerial plays, especially corner kicks.

Nino can be considered a Ball-Playing Warrior, due to his ability to dribble the ball. He is a rare type of defender, who impresses with his statistics of taking more fouls than he commits. This happens because he is one of the main responsible for building plays in defense, often overcoming opponents with his ball driving to midfield. He is usually the main scorer of the defense with his aerial ability, and stands out defensively for his tackling ability.

### Skills

**Professional Football Technique:** Nino stands out for his regularity. Since his appearance in football he has been considered a good defender, but it is only in the last 3 years of his time at Real Zafiro that he has managed to demonstrate his true potential. Quoted to take on the new generation of central defenders for the Brazilian national team, he has been evolving faster and faster. As a player who is already 26 years old, he does not have much international demand but, in addition to Real Zafiro, he was sought after by clubs in Turkey, Mexico and Portugal.

**Overtaking:** Nino is a player who, in possession of the ball, is very easy to overtake opponents through his ball driving. He uses not only his acceleration capacity, but also his physical imposition to put himself in front of his opponents, creating spaces for the team or suffering strategic fouls.

**Point of Destruction:** Nino's Metavision presents itself in defensive form, identifying points of destruction to create anticipations and tackles. He has near-perfect timing of when to make a sliding or standing tackle, even when he's having to run behind an attacker on counterattack plays. Several of his plays seem to have impeccable moves performed at the last possible moment.

**Passing Accuracy:** Like most defenders in modern football, Nino has a good short pass success rate, but he stands out for his long-ground passes that cross the field in order to move his attackers.

**Offensive Threat** In set-pieces taking, Nino tends to position himself in the offensive zone, mainly because he is a great header. However, he has been proving to be a natural goalscorer, with excellent Close Shot skills, collaborating with many goals for the team.

**Flow State (Complete):** When in a state of flow, Nino becomes an even more impressive player in his speed of recovery and sharp tackling techniques, using all his energy to reach opponents that try to step in his domains.

## Etymology

* **Nino** means Priceless or Noble Serpent.
* **Mota** means "who dwells in the strong house"
* **Nino Mota** can be interpreted as "**The noble guardian serpent"**.

## Trivia

* He started playing football at the age of 8.
* His zodiac sign is Aries.
* His hometown is Recife (Pernambuco) - Brazil.
* His favorite color is White.
* His character color is Green.
* His foot size is 30 cm.
* His dominant leg is his right foot.
* His blood type is O-.
* His favorite players are ??????.
* His favorite school subjects are Art and History.
* He spends his holidays enjoying with the family.
* His hobbies are playing guitar, keyboard and playing chess.