Luís Mata

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Machado and the second or paternal family name is Mata.
Luís Mata
Mata receiving a medal for Ekstraklasa third-place finish in 2021
Personal information
Full name Luís Carlos Machado Mata
Date of birth (1997-07-06) 6 July 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Porto, Portugal
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
 Zagłębie Lubin
Number 55
Youth career
2005–2006 Oliveira do Douro
2006–2016 Porto
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2020 Porto B 62 (1)
2017 → Portimonense (loan) 17 (0)
2018–2019 → Cartagena (loan) 16 (0)
2020–2023 Pogoń Szczecin 61 (0)
2020 Pogoń Szczecin II 2 (0)
2023– Zagłębie Lubin 16 (0)
2023– Zagłębie Lubin II 4 (0)
International career
2011 Portugal U15 2 (0)
2012–2013 Portugal U16 14 (5)
2012–2014 Portugal U17 22 (3)
2015 Portugal U18 7 (0)
2016 Portugal U19 6 (0)
2017 Portugal U21 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 June 2024

Luís Carlos Machado Mata (born 6 July 1997) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Polish club Zagłębie Lubin.

Club career

Porto B

Born in Porto, Mata came through the ranks of hometown club FC Porto. On 7 August 2016, he made his professional debut with FC Porto B in a 2016–17 LigaPro match against C.D. Aves, a 2–1 away loss.[2] The following January, he was loaned to Portimonense S.C. of the same league for the rest of the season.[3]

On 27 September 2017, Mata scored his only goal for Porto B to conclude a 2–0 home win over C.D. Cova da Piedade.[4] The following 6 March, he had his one call-up to the first team, remaining unused in a goalless draw away to Liverpool after the Dragons had already lost the first leg of the UEFA Champions League last 16 5–0 at home.[5]

Mata was loaned to FC Cartagena of the Spanish Segunda División B on 31 August 2018, along with clubmates Rui Moreira and João Costa.[6] Under manager Gustavo Munúa, he was fourth choice in his primary position, but made more appearances in the second half of the season at right back due to an injury crisis.[7]

On 5 January 2020, captain Mata was sent off in the 17th minute of Porto B's 3–1 home loss to Académica de Coimbra for giving away a penalty, from which Zé Castro opened the scoring.[8]

Pogoń Szczecin

On 9 July 2020, Mata ended his 13-year stay with Porto with 12 months of contract remaining, to sign a three-year deal at Pogoń Szczecin in the Polish Ekstraklasa. He joined his compatriot former teammate Tomás Podstawski at the club.[9]

Zagłębie Lubin

On 8 February 2023, having lost his spot in the line-up to Léo Borges in the latter half of 2022, and with Leonardo Koutris' arrival in the winter, Mata left Pogoń for another Ekstraklasa team, Zagłębie Lubin, penning a deal until June 2025.[10]

References

  1. ^ "Luís Mata" (in Polish). Zagłębie Lubin. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Aves 2-1 Porto B". ForaDeJogo. 7 August 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  3. ^ "FC Porto: Gleison junta-se a Luís Mata no Portimonense" [FC Porto: Gleison joins Luís Mata at Portimonense] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 26 January 2017. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  4. ^ "COMENTÁRIO: Dalot entrou e levou o FC Porto B à vitória frente ao Cova da Piedade" [COMMENTARY: Dalot came on and carried FC Porto B to victory against Cova da Piedade]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 27 September 2017. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  5. ^ Dunn, Andy (6 March 2018). "Liverpool 0-0 Porto: Player ratings as 'Mr Reliable' gives the classic performance to keep hold of lead". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  6. ^ "El Cartagena 'pesca' en el mismo puerto" [Cartagena 'go fishing' in the same port]. La Opinión de Murcia (in Spanish). 31 August 2018. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  7. ^ Moya, Francisco J. (3 May 2019). "Luis Mata vuelve al lateral derecho" [Luís Mata returns to right back]. La Verdad (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  8. ^ "Uma expulsão e dois penáltis na vitória da Académica frente ao FC Porto B" [A sending-off and two penalties in Académica's victory over FC Porto B]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 5 January 2020. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  9. ^ Morais, Pedro (9 July 2020). "Oficial: Luís Mata é reforço do Pogon Szczecin até 2023" [Official: Luís Mata is Pogoń Szczecin addition until 2023]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  10. ^ "Luís Mata nowym piłkarzem Miedziowych!" (in Polish). Zagłębie Lubin. 8 February 2023.