Midfielder
This season
Goals
5
Assists
12
0.61 per 90
Goal involvements
17
0.87 per 90
Minutes
1,768
25 apps
Style & role
Top strength
Chance creation
100th percentile
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Defensive work
8th percentile
Percentile vs midfielders · same read as the Stats radar
How he plays
Mata
Position average
Percentile rank against other midfielders in our tracked dataset. The position average is the 50th percentile on every axis by definition.
How to read it: further from the centre is better. The rings mark the 25th, 50th and 75th percentile; the outer edge is the 100th.
Strongest at chance creation (100th) and goal contrib (99th); defensive work (8th) is the area to grow.
By the numbers
| Metric | Per 90 | Season |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 0.25 | 5 |
| Assists | 0.61 | 12 |
| Shots | 1.32 | 26 |
| Key passes | 4.58 | 90 |
| Take-ons won | 0.56 | 11 |
| Tackles + int. | 1.37 | 27 |
| Goal involvements | 0.87 | 17 |
| Minutes | — | 1,768 |
| Appearances | — | 25 |
Form line
WinDrawLossSeason avg 7.1Rating scale 5–10
Every match
DateOpponentResultMinG·AShRating
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Career arc
Aura Score
64.9
Market-value history fills in as valuations are tracked for this player.
Season by season
CompetitionKey passesAssistsRating
League4127.2
Total25 apps · 1768′4127.2
Columns follow position: Key passes & Assists. Rating is minutes-weighted across a season’s competitions. A “—” means we don’t yet hold that detailed stat for the competition.
Trophy case
2×FA Cup2015/2016 · 2011/2012
2×UEFA Europa League2016/2017 · 2012/2013
1×Community Shield2016/2017
1×Copa del Rey2007/2008
1×FIFA World Cup2010 South Africa
1×International Champions Cup2014
1×J1 League2023
1×League Cup2016/2017
1×Süper Lig2022/2023
1×UEFA Champions League2011/2012
1×UEFA European Championship2012 Poland/Ukraine
1×UEFA U21 Championship2011 Denmark