Domestic-league season · Melbourne Victory.
Following his move to Melbourne Victory, Mata's current-season form is up 0% on last season (Season 0→44), while his Rating held around 6. That makes this his strongest season for form to date.
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Melbourne Victory · 4th | 25 | 5 | 12 | 7.22 | 6 | 44 |
| 2023/24 | Vissel Kobe · 1st | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 | 7 | 0 |
| 2022/23 | Galatasaray · 1st | 16 | 3 | 1 | 6.86 | 9 | 9 |
| 2021/22 | Manchester United · 6th | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6.77 | 17 | 2 |
| 2020/21 | Manchester United · 2nd | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6.86 | 28 | 9 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
Mata is a 38-year-old attacking midfielder at Melbourne Victory, rated 5.8 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 185th of 193 in the A-League. A seasoned veteran, he has been a regular starter this season (78.6% of available minutes). He brings 0.87 goal contributions per 90 (0.26 goals, 0.61 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Mata.
Judged on this season alone, Mata graded 44 — a standout campaign that ranks top 3% of the 40 attacking midfielders in the A-League, on 5 goals and 12 assists in 25 appearances (0.865 involvements per 90).
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 0 → 44). Across the 5 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 6, 40th of 40 of the 40 attacking midfielders in the A-League. At 38 Mata is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 0.1 reflects that trajectory.
A career still climbing — Mata is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.
5 goals in 25 appearances (0.2 per game) for an upper-table side. He also laid on 12 assists, so the all-round involvement reads 17 goal contributions (0.68 per appearance).
With a Rating of 5.8, Mata carries the 40th-highest potential of the attacking midfielders in the A-League of 40. In the final third he profiles as a genuine goal threat (0.87 goal contributions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.5× and falling).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 22–27 (~1), then tapers with age. At 38, Mata sits on 0.1, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Mata's projected Rating — 5.8 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.
No transfer news found for this player.
