Center Back · Lyon · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
A career still climbing — Mata is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.
The record covers 6 seasons (2020/21–2025/26) across 2 clubs, including a move abroad — 196 appearances with 16 goal contributions from defence.
His best campaign on record is 2025/26 at Lyon — Season rating 65, 0 goals and 0 assists in 32 games. 2025/26 was the leap — Season rating up 20 points at Lyon. Form is on a climb — up 25 Season points across his last 3 full seasons.
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Lyon | 32 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 65 |
| 2024/25 | Lyon | 31 | 0 | 4 | 43 | 45 |
| 2023/24 | Lyon | 28 | 0 | 3 | 47 | 41 |
| 2022/23 | Club Brugge KV | 28 | 1 | 2 | 32 | 29 |
| 2021/22 | Club Brugge KV | 38 | 1 | 2 | 47 | 53 |
| 2020/21 | Club Brugge KV | 39 | 1 | 2 | 51 | 61 |
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ligue 1 | 32 | 2836 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 |
| UEFA Europa League | 9 | 732 | 0 | 1 | 7.1 |
| Coupe de France | 3 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 7.5 |
| Africa Cup of Nations | 2 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 |
| Africa Cup of Nations Qualification | 2 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 |
| Friendlies Clubs | 1 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 |
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 19 | Friendlies Clubs | H Villefranche | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 26 | Friendlies Clubs | A Hamburger SV | 4-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 2 | Friendlies Clubs | A Bayern München | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 9 | Friendlies Clubs | H Getafe | 2-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 16 | Ligue 1 | A Lens | 1-0 | Played | 90 | 8.2 | ||
| Aug 23 | Ligue 1 | H Metz | 3-0 | Played | 86 | 7.2 | ||
| Aug 31 | Ligue 1 | H Marseille | 1-0 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Sep 14 | Ligue 1 | A Rennes | 1-3 | Played | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| Sep 19 | Ligue 1 | H Angers | 1-0 | Played | 90 | 7.5 | ||
| Sep 25 | UEFA Europa League | A Utrecht | 1-0 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Sep 28 | Ligue 1 | A Lille | 1-0 | Played | 90 | 7.5 | ||
| Oct 2 | UEFA Europa League | H Red Bull Salzburg | 2-0 | Played | 90 | 7.9 | ||
| Oct 5 | Ligue 1 | H Toulouse | 1-2 | Played | 90 | 6.0 | ||
| Oct 18 | Ligue 1 | A Nice | 2-3 | Played | 77 | 6.7 | ||
| Oct 23 | UEFA Europa League | H FC Basel 1893 | 2-0 | Played | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| Oct 26 | Ligue 1 | H Strasbourg | 2-1 | Played | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| Oct 29 | Ligue 1 | A Paris FC | 3-3 | Played | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| Nov 2 | Ligue 1 | A Stade Brestois 29 | 0-0 | Played | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| Nov 6 | UEFA Europa League | A Real Betis | 0-2 | Played | 12 | 6.6 | ||
| Nov 9 | Ligue 1 | H Paris Saint Germain | 2-3 | Played | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| Nov 23 | Ligue 1 | A Auxerre | 0-0 | Played | 63 | 8.2 | ||
| Nov 27 | UEFA Europa League | A Maccabi Tel Aviv | 6-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Nov 30 | Ligue 1 | H Nantes | 3-0 | Injury | — | |||
| Dec 7 | Ligue 1 | A Lorient | 0-1 | Played | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| Dec 11 | UEFA Europa League | H GO Ahead Eagles | 2-1 | Played | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| Dec 14 | Ligue 1 | H Le Havre | 1-0 | Played | 90 | 8.2 | ||
| Dec 21 | Coupe de France | H Saint-Cyr Collonges | 3-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 3 | Ligue 1 | A Monaco | 3-1 | Played | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| Jan 11 | Coupe de France | A Lille | 2-1 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Jan 18 | Ligue 1 | H Stade Brestois 29 | 2-1 | Played | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| Jan 22 | UEFA Europa League | A BSC Young Boys | 1-0 | Played | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| Jan 25 | Ligue 1 | A Metz | 5-2 | Played | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| Jan 29 | UEFA Europa League | H PAOK | 4-2 | Played | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| Feb 1 | Ligue 1 | H Lille | 1-0 | Played | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| Feb 4 | Coupe de France | H Laval | 2-0 | Played | 90 | 8.2 | ||
| Feb 7 | Ligue 1 | A Nantes | 1-0 | Played | 90 | 8.3 | ||
| Feb 15 | Ligue 1 | H Nice | 2-0 | Played | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| Feb 22 | Ligue 1 | A Strasbourg | 1-3 | Played | 90 | 5.9 | ||
| Mar 1 | Ligue 1 | A Marseille | 2-3 | Played | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| Mar 5 | Coupe de France | H Lens | 2-2 | Played | 90 | 7.5 | ||
| Mar 8 | Ligue 1 | H Paris FC | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| Mar 12 | UEFA Europa League | A Celta Vigo | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 1 | 7.5 | |
| Mar 15 | Ligue 1 | A Le Havre | 0-0 | Yellow Cards | — | |||
| Mar 19 | UEFA Europa League | H Celta Vigo | 0-2 | Played | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| Mar 22 | Ligue 1 | H Monaco | 1-2 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Apr 5 | Ligue 1 | A Angers | 0-0 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Apr 12 | Ligue 1 | H Lorient | 2-0 | Played | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| Apr 19 | Ligue 1 | A Paris Saint Germain | 2-1 | Played | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| Apr 25 | Ligue 1 | H Auxerre | 3-2 | Played | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| May 3 | Ligue 1 | H Rennes | 4-2 | Played | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| May 10 | Ligue 1 | A Toulouse | 1-2 | Played | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| May 17 | Ligue 1 | H Lens | 0-4 | Played | 90 | 5.7 |