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Clinton Mata
Full name
Clinton Mukoni Mata Pedro Lourenço[1] Date of birth
(1992-11-07 ) 7 November 1992 (age 31 ) Place of birth
Verviers , Belgium Height
1.80 m (5 ft 11 in )[1] Position(s )
Right-back
Current team
Lyon Number 22 2000–2003
Royal Battice 2003–2004
Entente Rechaintoise 2004
Royal Battice 2004–2008
Etoile Elsautoise 2008–2010
Visé 2010–2011
Eupen Years
Team
Apps
(Gls ) 2011–2014
Eupen 62
(2 ) 2014–2018
Charleroi 82
(1 ) 2017–2018
→ Genk (loan) 25
(0) 2018–2023
Club Brugge
151
(5 ) 2023–
Lyon 28
(0) 2014–
Angola 8
(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 May 2024
Clinton Mukoni Mata Pedro Lourenço (born 7 November 1992) is a professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Ligue 1 club Lyon .[2] Angola national team , making eight appearances.
Club career [ edit ]
Early years [ edit ]
Born in Verviers , Belgium, Mata started playing football with local clubs Royal Battice, Entente Rechaintoise, Etoile Elsautoise and Visé before moving to Eupen in 2010.[3] [4] Waasland-Beveren in the Belgian Second Division .[5] OH Leuven .[6]
Charleroi [ edit ]
In the summer of 2014, Mata moved to Belgian First Division A club Charleroi ,[7] UEFA Europa League . In the playoff match, Mata and his club beat Kortrijk ,[8] Genk . The following season marked the breakthrough of Mata for Charleroi, and in August 2017 he moved to Genk on loan.[9] UEFA Europa League after Zulte Waregem were beaten 2–0 in the decisive play-off game.[10]
Club Brugge [ edit ]
Mata then joined the defending Belgian champions, Club Brugge , but only made his debut on the ninth matchday in the derby against Cercle Brugge due to an injury.[11] UEFA Champions League campaign. In the following season, Mata had experienced his breakthrough when he played almost every game and won the Belgian championship with Club Brugge after the COVID-19 pandemic had resulted in the season being abandoned.[12]
On 6 July 2023, Mata signed for Ligue 1 club Lyon on a three-year contract. The transfer fee was a reported €5 million.[13]
International career [ edit ]
In July 2014 Mata was asked to switch his international allegiance to Angola.[14] Angola national team later that year.[2]
Career statistics [ edit ]
As of match played 25 May 2024 [1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club
Season
League
National cup[a]
Continental
Other
Total
Division
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Eupen
2010–11
Belgian Second Division
11 0
–
–
–
11 0
2011–12
Belgian Second Division
0
0
–
–
2 0
2 0
2012–13
Belgian Second Division
26 0
–
–
–
36 1
2013–14
Belgian Second Division
26 2 1 0
–
6 0
33 2
Total
62 2 1 0
–
8 0
71 2
Charleroi
2014–15
Belgian Pro League
19 0
2 0
–
–
21 0
2014–15
Belgian Pro League
26 0
1 0
0
0
–
27 0
2016–17
Belgian Pro League
36 1 2 0
–
–
38 1
2017–18
Belgian Pro League
1 0
0
0
–
–
1 0
Total
82 1 5 0
0
0
–
87 1
Genk (loan)
2017–18
Belgian Pro League
25 0
4 0
—
0
0
29 0
Club Brugge
2018–19
Belgian Pro League
24 2 0
0
4 [b] 0
0
0
28 2
2019–20
Belgian Pro League
25 0
5 0
10 [c] 0
0
0
40 0
2020–21
Belgian Pro League
39 1 2 0
8 [d] 0
0
0
49 1
2021–22
Belgian Pro League
38 1 5 0
6 [b] 0
1 [e] 0
50 1
2022–23
Belgian Pro League
25 1 1 0
3 [b] 0
1 [e] 0
30 1
Total
151
5 13 0
31 0
2 0
197
5
Lyon
2023–24
Ligue 1
28 0
5 0
–
–
33 0
Career total
348
8 28 0
31 0
10 0
409
8
^ Eight appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
^ Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
^ a b Appearance in Belgian Super Cup
International [ edit ]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team
Year
Apps
Goals
Angola
2014
3 0
2015
3 0
2016
2 0
Total
8 0
Honours [ edit ]
Club Brugge
Lyon
References [ edit ]
^ a b "Clinton Mata" . National Football Teams . Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 3 September 2018 .
^ Taecke, Tomas; Dekeyser, Frank (4 April 2019). "Mata: ooit dicht bij Anderlecht, nu gelukkig bij jeugdliefde Club" . Het Laatste Nieuws (in Dutch).
^ "Clinton Mata weet waar hij na Club Brugge naartoe wil - Voetbalbelgie.be" . Voetbal België (in Flemish). 20 April 2019.
^ "AS Eupen vs. Waasland-Beveren - 17 February 2012 - Soccerway" . int.soccerway.com . Retrieved 7 March 2021 .
^ Delvaux, Maarten (22 May 2014). "Moeskroen-Péruwelz promoveert dankzij OHL naar eerste klasse" . Het Nieuwsblad (in Flemish).
^ Naïli, Ilian (19 June 2014). "Clinton Mata: "Charleroi est un club familial" . Walfoot.be (in French).
^ "KV Kortrijk maakt zich op voor 'finale' tegen Charleroi" . Het Nieuwsblad (in Flemish). 29 April 2014.
^ "Officiel : Clinton Mata prêté une saison à Genk sans option d'achat" . RTBF Sport (in French). 11 August 2017.
^ "IJzersterk Genk speelt Zulte Waregem van de mat in finale Play-offs en mag volgend jaar Europa in" . Het Nieuwsblad (in Flemish). 27 May 2018.
^ Maebe, Guillaume (29 September 2018). "Club Brugge heeft niet één, maar twee geheime wapens tegen Atlético in Champions League" . www.nieuwsblad.be (in Flemish).
^ "Club Brugge wint kampioenenmatch voor 16e titel toepasselijk met 16-0" . sporza.be (in Dutch). 17 May 2020.
^ "Transferts : Clinton Mata rejoint l'OL (officiel)" . L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 8 July 2023 .
^ Mark Gleeson (26 July 2014). "Angola extend their pool of talent ahead of Afcon qualifiers" . BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 July 2014 .
^ "Club Brugge awarded Belgian Pro League title as season ended early" . Sky Sports. 15 May 2020. Retrieved 15 May 2020 .
^ "Lang nets as Club Brugge seal Belgian title" . Football Oranje . 20 May 2021.
^ "Club Brugge vs. Gent 3-2" . Soccerway . 17 July 2021.
^ Oludare, Shine (17 July 2022). "Odoi, Sowah, Mata and Mbamba win Belgian Super Cup with Club Brugge" . Goal . Retrieved 18 July 2022 .
^ "PSG beat Lyon 2-1 to win French Cup final in Mbappe's farewell appearance" . Reuters . Retrieved 25 May 2024 .
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