![]() Mata with Girona in 2015 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jaime Mata Arnaiz [1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 24 October 1988||
Place of birth | Madrid, Spain | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Striker, winger | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Las Palmas | ||
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 | 70 | (29) |
2014–2016 | Girona | 76 | (19) |
2016–2018 | Valladolid | 67 | (38) |
2018–2024 | Getafe | 176 | (37) |
2024– | Las Palmas | 4 | (0) |
International career | |||
2019 | Spain | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:09, 3 September 2024 (UTC) |
Jaime Mata Arnaiz (born 24 October 1988) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a striker or a winger for La Liga club Las Palmas.
Born in Madrid, Mata finished his youth career with local Galáctico Pegaso, making his senior debut 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. [2] [3]
Mata was subsequently loaned to CD Móstoles of the same league in August 2010, in a season-long deal. [4] He returned to Rayo in summer 2011, being assigned to the B team in the Segunda División B. [3]
On 5 July 2012, Mata signed for Lleida Esportiu also in the third division. [5]
After scoring 32 goals over two seasons, Mata moved to Segunda División after agreeing to a two-year deal with Girona FC on 18 June 2014. [6] He played his first match as a professional on 24 August 2014, starting in a 1–0 home win against Racing de Santander. [7] He scored his first goal six days later, the winner in a 2–1 away victory over AD Alcorcón. [8]
On 11 June 2015, in the first leg of the promotion playoffs' semi-finals, Mata scored a brace in a 3–0 away defeat of Real Zaragoza. [9] On 30 June 2016, after again being knocked out in the playoffs, he signed a two-year contract with Real Valladolid also of the second tier. [10]
Mata scored a career-best 36 goals in his second season at the Estadio José Zorrilla, notably netting a hat-trick in a 5–1 away rout of Lorca FC on 19 May 2018. [11] [12] [13]
On 2 July 2018, Mata signed a three-year contract with La Liga club Getafe CF as a free agent, [14] making his debut in the competition on 24 August at the age of 29 years and ten months in a 2–0 home win against SD Eibar where he played 79 minutes. [15] He scored his first top-flight goal on 1 October 2018, the equaliser in a 1–1 away draw with RC Celta de Vigo. [16]
In the following year, Mata scored braces against Deportivo Alavés, Celta and SD Huesca, being also named the competition's best player for the month of February. [17] On 17 October 2020, he scored a penalty in a 1–0 victory over FC Barcelona, the club's first against that opponent since 2011. [18] He totalled 14 league goals in his first season [19] and 11 in the second, [20] but featured more often than not as a winger in his later years; after manager José Bordalás' departure in May 2021 and until his return in April 2023, he struggled to get playing time. [21]
On 27 June 2024, the 35-year-old Mata signed a one-year contract with UD Las Palmas also in the top tier. [22]
On 15 March 2019, Mata was called up by Spain national team manager Luis Enrique for two UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying matches against Norway and Malta. [23] He won his first cap against the former, after coming on as an 89th-minute substitute for Álvaro Morata in the 2–1 win in Valencia. [24]
Club | Season | League | Copa del Rey | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Rayo Vallecano B | 2011–12 | Segunda División B | 37 | 9 | — | — | — | 37 | 9 | |||
Lleida Esportiu | 2012–13 | Segunda División B | 34 | 14 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 [lower-alpha 1] | 3 | 38 | 17 | |
2013–14 | Segunda División B | 36 | 15 | 4 | 2 | — | 4 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 44 | 17 | ||
Total | 70 | 29 | 4 | 2 | — | 8 | 3 | 82 | 31 | |||
Girona | 2014–15 | Segunda División | 38 | 10 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 [lower-alpha 1] | 2 | 41 | 12 | |
2015–16 | Segunda División | 38 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 41 | 9 | ||
Total | 76 | 19 | 1 | 0 | — | 5 | 2 | 82 | 21 | |||
Valladolid | 2016–17 | Segunda División | 28 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 31 | 6 | ||
2017–18 | Segunda División | 39 | 33 | 2 | 0 | — | 4 [lower-alpha 1] | 2 | 45 | 35 | ||
Total | 67 | 38 | 5 | 1 | — | 4 | 2 | 76 | 41 | |||
Getafe | 2018–19 | La Liga | 34 | 14 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 38 | 16 | ||
2019–20 | La Liga | 34 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 7 [lower-alpha 2] | 3 | — | 41 | 14 | ||
2020–21 | La Liga | 33 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 5 | |||
2021–22 | La Liga | 22 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 24 | 4 | |||
2022–23 | La Liga | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 1 | |||
2023–24 | La Liga | 35 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 38 | 6 | |||
Total | 176 | 37 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 3 | — | 196 | 46 | |||
Career total | 426 | 132 | 23 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 7 | 473 | 151 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Spain | 2019 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 1 | 0 |
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