Juan Mata
Juan Mata is a Spanish footballer, born on 28 April 1988 in Burgos, Spain. Mata played as an attacking midfielder for Manchester United and Valencia. Mata scored 149 goals in 702 games for club and country and won 14 trophies, including the World Cup, the Champions League and 2 league titles.
Mata's career stats
| Games | Goals | |
|---|---|---|
| Clubs, all competitions | 661 | 139 |
| Spain | 41 | 10 |
| Total | 702 | 149 |
Goals per game: 0.21.
Mata's trophies and awards
- Trophies with club and country: 14
- League titles: 2
- Domestic cups: 5
- Champions League: 1
- Other international club trophies: 2
- World Cup: 1
- Trophies with Spain: 2
- Individual awards: 13
Valencia
- Copa del Rey: 1 (2007–08)
Chelsea
- FA Cup: 1 (2011–12)
- UEFA Champions League: 1 (2011–12)
- UEFA Europa League: 1 (2012–13)
Manchester United
- FA Cup: 1 (2015–16)
- EFL Cup: 1 (2016–17)
- FA Community Shield: 1 (2016)
- UEFA Europa League: 1 (2016–17)
Galatasaray
- Süper Lig: 1 (2022–23)
Vissel Kobe
- J1 League: 1 (2023)
Spain U19
- UEFA European Under-19 Championship: 1 (2006)
Spain U21
- UEFA European Under-21 Championship: 1 (2011)
Spain
- FIFA World Cup: 1 (2010)
- UEFA European Championship: 1 (2012)
Individual
- UEFA European Under-21 Championship Golden Player: 1 (2011)
- UEFA European Under-21 Championship Team of the Tournament: 1 (2011)
- Chelsea Player of the Year: 2 (2012, 2013)
- Chelsea Players' Player of the Year: 1 (2013)
- Premier League Player of the Month: 1 (2012)
- PFA Team of the Year: 1 (2012–13)
- Most assists in the Premier League: 1 (2012–13)
- Manchester United Goal of the Season: 2 (2014–15, 2015)
- Melbourne Victory Player of the Season: 1 (2025–26)
- Johnny Warren Medal: 1 (2025–26)
- PFA A-League Men Team of the Season: 1 (2025–26)
Clubs
League games and goals at each club.
- 2007–2011: Valencia, 129 games, 33 goals
- 2011–2014: Chelsea, 82 games, 18 goals
- 2014–2022: Manchester United, 196 games, 34 goals
- 2022–2023: Galatasaray, 16 games, 3 goals
- 2023–2024: Vissel Kobe, 1 game, 0 goals
- 2024–2025: Western Sydney Wanderers, 23 games, 1 goal
- 2025–2026: Melbourne Victory, 25 games, 5 goals
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Club stats as of 26 March 2026.