Juan Mata

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Juan Mata
Mata playing for Manchester United in July 2021
Personal information
Full name Juan Manuel Mata García
Date of birth (1988-04-28) 28 April 1988 (age 35)
Place of birth Burgos, Spain
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder, winger
Youth career
2000–2003 Real Oviedo
2003–2006 Real Madrid
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2007 Real Madrid Castilla 39 (9)
2007–2011 Valencia 129 (33)
2011–2014 Chelsea 82 (18)
2014–2022 Manchester United 196 (34)
2022–2023 Galatasaray 16 (3)
2023–2024 Vissel Kobe 1 (0)
National team
2004 Spain U16 3 (2)
2004 Spain U17 2 (0)
2006–2007 Spain U19 13 (12)
2007 Spain U20 5 (3)
2007–2011 Spain U21 20 (5)
2012 Spain Olympic 4 (0)
2009–2016 Spain 41 (10)
Honours
Men's football
Representing  Spain
FIFA World Cup
Winner 2010 South Africa
UEFA European Championship
Winner 2012 Poland–Ukraine
FIFA Confederations Cup
Runner-up 2013 Brazil
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Winner 2011 Denmark
UEFA European Under-19 Championship
Winner 2006 Poland
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 08:44, 19 September 2023 (UTC)

Juan Manuel Mata (born 28 April 1988) is a Spanish football player. He plays for the Turkish Süper Lig club Galatasaray and Spain national team.

Career statistics[change | change source]

Club[change | change source]

As of match played 16 September 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Real Madrid Castilla 2006–07[2] Segunda División 39 9 39 9
Valencia 2007–08[2] La Liga 24 5 8 4 1[c] 0 33 9
2008–09[2] La Liga 37 11 2 1 6[d] 1 2[e] 1 47 14
2009–10[2] La Liga 35 9 2 0 14[d] 5 51 14
2010–11[2] La Liga 33 8 3 0 7[c] 1 43 9
Total 129 33 15 5 28 7 2 1 174 46
Chelsea 2011–12[3] Premier League 34 6 7 4 1 0 12[c] 2 54 12
2012–13[4] Premier League 35 12 6 1 5 2 14[f] 4 4[g] 1 64 20
2013–14[5] Premier League 13 0 0 0 2 1 2[c] 0 0 0 17 1
Total 82 18 13 5 8 3 28 6 4 1 135 33
Manchester United 2013–14[5][6] Premier League 15 6 15 6
2014–15[7][6] Premier League 33 9 2 1 0 0 35 10
2015–16[8][6] Premier League 38 6 4 3 1 0 11[h] 1 54 10
2016–17[9][6] Premier League 25 6 3 0 3 2 10[d] 2 1[i] 0 42 10
2017–18[10][6] Premier League 28 3 5 0 1 0 6[c] 0 0 0 40 3
2018–19[11][6] Premier League 22 3 3 1 1 1 6[c] 1 32 6
2019–20[12][6] Premier League 19 0 4 1 3 0 11[d] 2 37 3
2020–21[13][6] Premier League 9 1 1 0 2 2 6[j] 0 18 3
2021–22[14][6] Premier League 7 0 1 0 1 0 3[c] 0 12 0
Total 196 34 23 6 12 5 53 6 1 0 285 51
Galatasaray 2022–23[13] Süper Lig 16 3 2 0 18 3
Vissel Kobe 2023[13] J1 League 1 0 1 0
Career total 463 97 53 16 20 8 109 19 7 2 652 142
  1. Includes Copa del Rey, FA Cup, Turkish Cup
  2. Include Football League Cup/EFL Cup
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Appearances in UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League
  5. Appearances in Supercopa de España
  6. Six appearances and three goals in UEFA Champions League, eight appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
  7. One appearance in FA Community Shield, one appearance in UEFA Super Cup, two appearances and one goal in FIFA Club World Cup
  8. Seven appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa League
  9. Appearance in FA Community Shield
  10. One appearance in UEFA Champions League, five appearances in UEFA Europa League

International[change | change source]

As of match played 15 November 2016[15]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Spain 2009 7 3
2010 3 0
2011 6 2
2012 4 1
2013 12 3
2014 2 1
2015 4 0
2016 3 0
Total 41 10
As of match played 15 November 2016. Spain score listed first, score column indicates score after each Mata goal.[15]
List of international goals scored by Juan Mata
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 9 September 2009 Estadio Romano, Mérida, Spain  Estonia 3–0 3–0 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
2 10 October 2009 Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia  Armenia 2–1 2–1 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
3 14 October 2009 Bilino Polje, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina  Bosnia and Herzegovina 5–0 5–2 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
4 29 March 2011 Darius and Girėnas Stadium, Kaunas, Lithuania  Lithuania 3–1 3–1 UEFA Euro 2012 qualification
5 7 October 2011 Generali Arena, Prague, Czech Republic  Czech Republic 1–0 2–0 UEFA Euro 2012 qualification
6 1 July 2012 Olympic Stadium, Kyiv, Ukraine  Italy 4–0 4–0 UEFA Euro 2012
7 11 June 2013 Yankee Stadium, New York City, United States  Republic of Ireland 2–0 2–0 Friendly
8 20 June 2013 Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil  Tahiti 8–0 10–0 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup
9 15 October 2013 Estadio Carlos Belmonte, Albacete, Spain  Georgia 2–0 2–0 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
10 23 June 2014 Arena da Baixada, Curitiba, Brazil  Australia 3–0 3–0 2014 FIFA World Cup

Honours[change | change source]

Mata in a Chelsea suit wearing his Champions League winners' medal

Valencia[16]

Chelsea

Manchester United

Galatasaray

Vissel Kobe

Mata wearing his World Cup winners' medal

Spain U19[16]

Spain U21[16]

Spain[16]

Individual

References[change | change source]

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  4. "Games played by Juan Mata in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
  5. 5.0 5.1 "Games played by Juan Mata in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
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  10. "Games played by Juan Mata in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
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  12. "Games played by Juan Mata in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
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  14. "Games played by Juan Mata in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
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  18. McNulty, Phil (19 May 2012). "Bayern Munich 1–1 Chelsea". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 16 January 2016.
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  27. "CUMHURİYETİN YÜZÜ, TÜRKİYE'NİN EN BÜYÜĞÜ, ŞAMPİYON GALATASARAY!". Galatasaray S.K. May 30, 2023. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
  28. "MFフアン マタ選手 契約満了のお知らせ" [Notice of expiration of contract of MF Juan Mata] (in Japanese). Vissel Kobe. 6 January 2024. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  29. Juan Mata UEFA Golden Player 2011, UEFA. Retrieved 20 March 2012.
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  32. "Gareth Bale wins PFA Player of Year and Young Player awards". BBC Sport. 28 April 2013. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  33. "Mata Named Chelsea Player's Player of the Year". Goal.com. 17 May 2013.
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