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Juan Mata | ||
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Personal information | ||
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Full name: | Juan Manuel Mata García | |
Date of birth: | 28 April 1988 | |
Place of birth: | Ocón de Villafranca, Burgos, ![]() | |
Height: | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | |
Playing position: | Attacking midfielder | |
Club information | ||
Current club | ![]() | |
Number: | TBA | |
Youth clubs | ||
1998–2003 2003-2006 |
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Senior clubs | ||
Years | Club | App (Gls) |
2006–2007 2007–2011 2011–2014 2014–2022 2022–2023 2023–2024 2024– |
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129 (33) 82 (18) 196 (34) 16 (3) 1 (0) 0 (0) | 39 (10)
National team | ||
2004 2004 2006–2007 2007 2007–2011 2012 2009–2016 |
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2 (0) 13 (12) 5 (3) 20 (5) 4 (0) 41 (10) | 3 (0)
Juan Manuel Mata García (born 28 April 1988) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for A-League Men club Western Sydney Wanderers. He primarily plays as an attacking midfielder, but he can also play as a winger.
A graduate of Real Madrid's youth academy, Mata played for Real Madrid Castilla in 2006–07, before joining Valencia in the summer of 2007. He became an integral part of the club's midfield, making 174 appearances over the course of four seasons and winning the Copa del Rey. In 2011, Mata signed for English club Chelsea for a fee believed to be in the region of €28 million and established himself as the team's focal player. In his first two seasons, he won the UEFA Champions League, the FA Cup, and the UEFA Europa League.
Despite Mata's stature at the club, he fell out of favour at Chelsea under newly-appointed manager José Mourinho and was sold to Manchester United in January 2014, for a fee of £37.1 million. He made 285 appearances over nine seasons at United, winning the Europa League and FA Cup again as well as the EFL Cup and FA Community Shield. He joined Galatasaray after his contract with United expired in the summer of 2022, where he won the first league title of his career.
Mata debuted for Spain in 2009 and played at the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup, his first senior tournament. In September 2009, Mata scored his first goal for the senior team, against Estonia, securing the nation a place at the 2010 FIFA World Cup, and was part of Spain's World Cup-winning squad. In 2011, he resumed playing in the under-21 side, helping Spain win the 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Championship in Denmark. He won the Golden Player award and was part of the Team of the Tournament. Mata returned to the senior squad for UEFA Euro 2012 and, after coming on as a substitute, scored Spain's fourth goal in the final as Spain defeated Italy 4–0 to retain their title as champions of Europe. also play on the wing. He is considered one of the Premier League's best ever attacking midfielders.
Honours[]
Club[]
Valencia
- Copa del Rey: 2007–08
Chelsea
- FA Cup: 2011–12
- UEFA Champions League: 2011–12
- UEFA Europa League: 2012–13
- FIFA Club World Cup runner-up: 2012
Manchester United
- FA Cup: 2015–16; 2017–18
- EFL Cup: 2016–17
- FA Community Shield: 2016
- UEFA Europa League: 2016–17; runner-up: 2020–21
Galatasaray
International[]
Spain U19
Spain U21
Spain
- FIFA World Cup: 2010
- UEFA European Championship: 2012
- FIFA Confederations Cup runner-up: 2013; third place: 2009
Individual
- UEFA European Under-21 Championship Golden Player: 2011
- UEFA European Under-21 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2011
- Premier League Player of the Month: October 2012
- PFA Team of the Year: 2012–13 Premier League
- Chelsea Player of the Year: 2012, 2013
- Chelsea Players' Player of the Year: 2013
- Manchester United Goal of the Season: 2014–15 (vs. Liverpool, 22 March 2015)
External links[]
Western Sydney Wanderers FC squad - 2024–25 |
1 Nizic · 3 Gallifuoco · 4 Risdon · 5 Hamill (c) · 6 Grozos · 7 Fitzgerald · 8 O'Doherty · 9 Riera · 10 Baumjohann · 11 Kamau · 12 Tongyik · 13 Mourdoukoutas · 14 Cordier · 16 Sotirio · 17 Baccus · 18 Tokich · 19 Bridge · 20 Janjetović · 21 Elrich · 23 Scott · 24 Llorente · 28 Bonevacia · 32 Roberts · 33 Russell · 34 Ziegler · 40 Suman · 41 Monge · 42 Agamemnonos · 43 Wilmering · 49 Majok · Manager:![]() |
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Spain – 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup - Runner-up |
1. Casillas
2. Albiol
3. Piqué
4. Martínez
5. Azpilicueta
6. Iniesta
7. Villa
8. Xavi
9. Torres
10. Fàbregas
11. Pedro
12. Valdés
13. Mata
14. Soldado
15. Ramos
16. Busquets
17. Arbeloa
18. Alba
19. Monreal
20. Cazorla
21. Silva
22. Navas
23. Reina
Manager: |
Spain – 2014 FIFA World Cup - Group stage |
1. I. Casillas (c)
2. R. Albiol
3. Piqué
4. Javi Martínez
5. Juanfran
6. A. Iniesta
7. David Villa
8. Xavi
9. Torres
10. Fàbregas
11. Pedro
12. De Gea
13. Mata
14. Alonso
15. Ramos
16. Busquets
17. Koke
18. Alba
19. Diego Costa
20. S. Cazorla
21. Silva
22. Azpilicueta
23. Reina
Manager: |