| Valdemar Mota | |
| Birth Date: | 18 March 1906 |
| Birth Place: | Porto, Portugal |
| Death Date: | April 1966 |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Years1: | 1926–1937 |
| Clubs1: | F.C. Porto |
| Nationalyears1: | 1928–1936 |
| Nationalteam1: | Portugal |
| Nationalcaps1: | 21 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 4 |
Waldemar Mota da Fonseca (18 March 1906 – April 1966), known as Valdemar Mota, was a Portuguese footballer who played as a midfielder and forward for FC Porto. He was born in Porto.
Valdemar Mota played 21 games and scored 4 goals for the Portugal national team. He made his debut 8 January 1928 in a 2–2 draw against Spain, and was playing for Portugal in the 1928 Football Olympic Tournament.[1] He scored 1 goal in Portugal's first game against Chile in a 4–2 victory in Amsterdam.
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portugal | 1928 | 7 | 4 | |
| 1929 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1930 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 1931 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1932 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1933 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1934 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1936 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 21 | 4 | ||
Scores and results list Portugal's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Mota goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Campo do Ameal, Porto, Portugal | 1–0 | 4–1 | Friendly | [2] | |||
| 2 | 2–0 | |||||||
| 3 | 4–1 | |||||||
| 4 | Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam, Netherlands | 4–2 | 4–2 | 1928 Summer Olympics | [3] |