Juan Mata

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 38)
Place of birth Burgos, Spain
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
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)
International career
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)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Spain
FIFA World Cup
Winner2010 South Africa
UEFA European Championship
Winner2012 Poland–Ukraine
FIFA Confederations Cup
Runner-up2013 Brazil
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Winner2011 Denmark
UEFA European Under-19 Championship
Winner2006 Poland
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, 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

Club

As of match played 16 September 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Real Madrid Castilla 2006–07 Segunda División 399————399
Valencia 2007–08 La Liga 24584—10—339
2008–09 La Liga 371121—61214714
2009–10 La Liga 35920—145—5114
2010–11 La Liga 33830—71—439
Total 12933155—2872117446
Chelsea 2011–12 Premier League 3467410122—5412
2012–13 Premier League 35126152144416420
2013–14 Premier League 13000212000171
Total 8218135832864113533
Manchester United 2013–14 Premier League 156————156
2014–15 Premier League 3392100——3510
2015–16 Premier League 3864310111—5410
2016–17 Premier League 2563032102104210
2017–18 Premier League 28350106000403
2018–19 Premier League 223311161—326
2019–20 Premier League 1904130112—373
2020–21 Premier League 91102260—183
2021–22 Premier League 70101030—120
Total 196342361255361028551
Galatasaray 2022–23 Süper Lig 16320———183
Vissel Kobe 2023 J1 League 10————10
Career total 4639753162081091972652142
  1. ↑ Includes Copa del Rey, FA Cup, Turkish Cup
  2. ↑ Include Football League Cup/EFL Cup
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
  4. 1 2 3 4 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

As of match played 15 November 2016
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Spain 200973
201030
201162
201241
2013123
201421
201540
201630
Total4110
As of match played 15 November 2016. Spain score listed first, score column indicates score after each Mata goal.
List of international goals scored by Juan Mata
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 9 September 2009Estadio Romano, Mérida, Spain Estonia3–03–02010 FIFA World Cup qualification
2 10 October 2009Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia Armenia2–12–12010 FIFA World Cup qualification
3 14 October 2009Bilino Polje, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina5–05–22010 FIFA World Cup qualification
4 29 March 2011Darius and Girėnas Stadium, Kaunas, Lithuania Lithuania3–13–1UEFA Euro 2012 qualification
5 7 October 2011Generali Arena, Prague, Czech Republic Czech Republic1–02–0UEFA Euro 2012 qualification
6 1 July 2012Olympic Stadium, Kyiv, Ukraine Italy4–04–0UEFA Euro 2012
7 11 June 2013Yankee Stadium, New York City, United States Republic of Ireland2–02–0Friendly
8 20 June 2013Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Tahiti8–010–02013 FIFA Confederations Cup
9 15 October 2013Estadio Carlos Belmonte, Albacete, Spain Georgia2–02–02014 FIFA World Cup qualification
10 23 June 2014Arena da Baixada, Curitiba, Brazil Australia3–03–02014 FIFA World Cup

Honours

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

Valencia

Chelsea

Manchester United

Galatasaray

Vissel Kobe

Mata wearing his World Cup winners' medal

Spain U19

Spain U21

Spain

Individual

References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Mata Club matches". worldfootball.net. 2 June 2022. Archived from the original on 22 January 2021. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
  3. ↑ "Games played by Juan Mata in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
  4. ↑ "Games played by Juan Mata in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
  5. 1 2 "Games played by Juan Mata in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Juan Mata". MUFCInfo.com. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
  7. ↑ "Games played by Juan Mata in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
  8. ↑ "Games played by Juan Mata in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
  9. ↑ "Games played by Juan Mata in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
  10. ↑ "Games played by Juan Mata in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
  11. ↑ "Games played by Juan Mata in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
  12. ↑ "Games played by Juan Mata in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  13. 1 2 3 Juan Manuel Mata García at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  14. ↑ "Games played by Juan Mata in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  15. 1 2 "Mata, Juan". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
  16. 1 2 3 4 Juan Mata at Soccerway
  17. ↑ McNulty, Phil (5 May 2012). "Chelsea 2–1 Liverpool". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 18 January 2016.
  18. ↑ McNulty, Phil (19 May 2012). "Bayern Munich 1–1 Chelsea". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 16 January 2016.
  19. ↑ McNulty, Phil (15 May 2013). "Benfica 1–2 Chelsea". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 25 January 2016.
  20. ↑ Emons, Michael (16 December 2012). "Chelsea 0-1 Corinthians". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
  21. ↑ McNulty, Phil (21 May 2016). "Crystal Palace 1–2 Manchester United". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  22. ↑ McNulty, Phil (19 May 2018). "Chelsea 1–0 Manchester United". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  23. ↑ McNulty, Phil (26 February 2017). "Manchester United 3–2 Southampton". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  24. ↑ Bevan, Chris (7 August 2016). "Leicester City 1–2 Manchester United". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  25. ↑ McNulty, Phil (24 May 2017). "Ajax 0–2 Manchester United". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  26. ↑ Stone, Simon (26 May 2021). "Villarreal 1-1 Manchester United (11-10 on pens): David de Gea spot kick saved in epic Europa League final shootout". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  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 Archived 2012-05-15 at the Wayback Machine, UEFA. Retrieved 20 March 2012.
  30. 1 2 "Goal Singapore Top 5 - Juan Mata moments". Goal.com. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
  31. ↑ "Juan Mata: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
  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.
  34. ↑ Carney, Sam (5 June 2022). "Every winner of the Man Utd Goal of the Season award". Manchester United. Retrieved 30 May 2023.