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Juan Mata

1988 - Today

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Juan Manuel Mata García (born 28 April 1988) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for A-League Men club Western Sydney Wanderers. He primarily plays as an attacking midfielder, but can also play as a winger. A graduate of Real Madrid's youth academy, Mata played for Real Madrid Castilla in 2006–07, before joining Valencia in the summer of 2007. He became an integral part of the club's midfield, making 174 appearances over the course of four seasons and winning the Copa del Rey. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Juan Mata is the 1,870th most popular soccer player (down from 1,145th in 2019), the 1,215th most popular biography from Spain (down from 954th in 2019) and the 156th most popular Spanish Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Juan Mata ranks 1,870 out of 21,273. Before him are Toshihiko Okimune, Marcelino García Toral, Amaral, Antonio Rattín, Eberhard Vogel, and Max Merkel. After him are Paul Cook, Reino Börjesson, Vlastimil Bubník, Vladimír Šmicer, Giancarlo De Sisti, and Amílcar Barbuy.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1988, Juan Mata ranks 56. Before him are Juan Cuadrado, Natascha Kampusch, FKA Twigs, Lizzo, B.o.B., and Bilawal Bhutto Zardari. After him are Juan Martín del Potro, Vanessa Hudgens, Park Seo-joon, Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson, John Bradley, and Rui Patrício.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Juan Mata ranks 1,215 out of 3,355. Before him are Ana Belén (1951), Eusebio Sacristán (1964), Marcelino García Toral (1965), Juan Modesto (1906), Ferran Adrià (1962), and Luis Vélez de Guevara (1579). After him are José Moñino, 1st Count of Floridablanca (1728), Antón Lamazares (1954), Txillardegi (1929), Iñaki Urdangarin (1968), Ferran Torres (2000), and Juan Valera y Alcalá-Galiano (1824).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Spain

Among soccer players born in Spain, Juan Mata ranks 156. Before him are Pedro Parages (1883), Juan Arza (1923), Pruden (1916), Marcos Alonso (1990), Eusebio Sacristán (1964), and Marcelino García Toral (1965). After him are Ferran Torres (2000), Enrique Mateos (1934), Isacio Calleja (1936), Joaquín Caparrós (1955), Iñigo Martínez (1991), and Fernando Llorente (1985).

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