Jaime Mata

Jaime Mata
Personal information
Full name Jaime Mata Arnaiz
Date of birth (1988-10-24) 24 October 1988
Place of birth Madrid, Spain
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current team
 Valladolid
Number 9
Youth career
1998–2000 Tres Cantos
2000–2007 Galáctico Pegaso
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2008 Pegaso B
2008–2010 Galáctico Pegaso 42 (17)
2010–2012 Rayo Vallecano B 37 (9)
2010 → Socuéllamos (loan) 20 (9)
2010–2011 → Móstoles (loan) 37 (25)
2012–2014 Lleida Esportiu 78 (32)
2014–2016 Girona 81 (21)
2016– Valladolid 0 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 June 2016.


This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Mata and the second or maternal family name is Arnaiz.

Jaime Mata Arnaiz (born 24 October 1988) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Real Valladolid as a striker.

Club career

Born in Madrid, Mata finished his formation with local Galáctico Pegaso, making his senior debuts with the reserves in 2007. After appearing with the main squad in Tercera División, he moved to neighbouring Rayo Vallecano in December 2009, being immediately loaned to UD Socuéllamos in the same level.[1]

Mata was subsequently loaned to fellow league team CD Móstoles in August 2010, in a season-long deal.[2] He returned to Rayo in the 2011 summer, being assigned to the B-team in Segunda División B.

On 5 July 2012, Mata signed for Lleida Esportiu also in the third division.[3] After scoring 32 goals in two seasons combined, he moved to Segunda División after agreeing to a two-year deal with Girona FC.[4]

Mata played his first match as a professional on 24 August 2014, starting in a 1–0 home win against Racing de Santander.[5] He scored his first goal in the category six days later, netting the winner in a 2–1 success at AD Alcorcón.[6]

On 11 June 2015, in the first leg of the promotion playoffs' semi-finals, Mata scored a brace in a 3–0 away win over Real Zaragoza.[7] On 30 June 2016, after again being knocked out in the playoffs, he signed a two-year contract with Real Valladolid also in the second level.[8]

References

  1. ↑ El Socuéllamos contrata a Lui (Socuéllamos hires Lui); ABC, 2 December 2009 (Spanish)
  2. ↑ El C.D. Móstoles continúa su puesta a punto sobre los campos "Iker Casillas" (C.D. Móstoles continues with preparations in "Iker Casillas" camps); Móstoles, 16 August 2010 (Spanish)
  3. ↑ El Lleida Esportiu incorpora al davanter centre Jaime Mata (Lleida Esportiu adds centre forward Jaime Mata); Lleida Esportiu, 5 July 2012 (Catalan)
  4. ↑ El delantero Jaime Mata ya es el primer fichaje del Girona (Forward Jaime Mata is already Girona's first signing); Marca, 18 June 2014 (Spanish)
  5. ↑ Un gol de Felipe Sanchón le basta al Girona (A goal from Felipe Sanchón is enough for Girona); Marca, 25 August 2014 (Spanish)
  6. ↑ El Girona remonta el partido en diez minutos (Girona completes comeback in ten minutes); Marca, 30 August 2014 (Spanish)
  7. ↑ El Girona Mata en La Romareda (Girona Kills ("Mata" in English) at La Romareda); Marca, 11 June 2015 (Spanish)
  8. ↑ Mata, primer delantero para el nuevo Pucela (Mata, first forward for the new Pucela); Real Valladolid, 30 June 2016 (Spanish)
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