José Matos

Matos's current-season form is level with last season (Season 37→37), while his Rating held around 35. His peak season for form remains 2023/24 (Season 55).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	AD Ceuta FC · 22nd	2	0	0	5.2	35	37
2025/26	AD Ceuta FC · 11th	33	4	2	6.59	35	37
2024/25	Cadiz · 13th	27	1	2	6.87	38	24
2023/24	Burgos · 9th	38	3	5	7.12	53	55
2022/23	Burgos · 11th	28	0	5	6.78	52	42

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 10 earlier seasons in the full career.

Scout report

Experienced headCentral defender

José Matos is a 31-year-old central defender at AD Ceuta FC, enjoying a standout season — 4 goals and 2 assists in 33 appearances, a Season grade of 37. On long-term scout potential he's rated 34.8. A seasoned veteran, he has been a regular starter (73.8% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.61 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Matos.

On the season, Matos graded 37 for current form (age-blind), on 9 clean sheets and 3.613 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 37 → 37). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 35. At 31 Matos is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 11.1 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2023/24Trending down4 clubs

34.8

Ratingi

developing / rotation level

36.9

Seasoni

developing / rotation level

73.8%

Minutes

a regular starter

3.61

Def. actions / 90

solid defensive volume

Output in context · AD Ceuta FC finished 11th of 22 · a mid-table side

Apps

3.61

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

3.61 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 9 clean sheets across 33 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 4 goals and 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 73.8% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.19 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central defender.
Defensive volume. 3.61 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

Age curve. At 31, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 34.8 overall — developing / rotation level. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.61 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.9× and falling).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %73.8%

Available fixtures42 of 42

Goals / 900.129

Assists / 900.065

Goal contribution / 900.194

Defensive actions / 903.613

Player flow

Goal involvements6

Cards / 900.258

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~25), then tapers with age. At 31, Matos sits on 11.1, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Matos's projected Rating — 34.8 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the Segunda División with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals4

Passing

Assists2

Defending

Tackles51

Interceptions47

Blocks14

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards8

Red cards0

Transfer history

AD Ceuta FCJul 2025 – nowFree Transfer

CadizJul 2024 – Jul 2025Free

BurgosJul 2021 – Jul 2024Free

Cadiz(back from loan)Jul 2021 – Jul 2021

Malaga(on loan)Sept 2020 – Jul 2021

Twente(on loan)Jul 2019 – Sept 2020

Cadizuntil Jul 2019

About José Matos

José Joaquín Matos García is a 31-year-old centre-back who plays for AD Ceuta FC, born on May 6, 1995 in Sevilla, standing 168 cm tall. He is from Spain. AD Ceuta FC currently sit 22nd of 22 in the Segunda División.

This season

In the current season, José Matos has made 2 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 91 minutes.

José Matos's next match is on August 30, 2026, when AD Ceuta FC face Mallorca away in the Segunda División.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates José Matos at 34.8 with a Season form score of 36.9. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 2 career titles — among them the Supercopa Euroamericana and the UEFA Europa League. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 15 recorded seasons, José Matos has totalled 358 club appearances with 9 goals and 19 assists for 7 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2015/16, with 41 appearances for Sevilla Atletico.

José Matos's career has also included time at Cadiz, Burgos, Malaga and Twente.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.