About Juan Mata
Juan Mata closed the 2025/2026 A-League Men campaign on 5 goals and 11 assists from 25 outings (1,480 minutes) — 0.97 goal involvements per 90. That season graded out at an average match rating of 7.64. Measured against the 74 A-League Men midfielders who played 450+ minutes in 2025/2026, he ranks in the top 1% by match rating, and 4th of 74 for goals scored.
18 league seasons sit on his record, from 2007 to 2025 across 7 clubs. 2025/2026's 7.64 stands as his career-best rating, with 2011/2012 (6.32) at the other end. His last two rated seasons average 0.36 above his earlier career level — an upward curve.
His recorded league football covers 4 domestic leagues: Premier League (278 appearances, 52 goals), La Liga (72 appearances, 18 goals) and A-League Men (48 appearances, 6 goals) — the three with most games. 10 of those 18 recorded campaigns ended with 25 league appearances or more. His busiest three-season stretch was 2009/2010–2011/2012: 101 league appearances, 34 a season.