Juan Mata
🇪🇸 ESP · Midfielder · Age 37 · #8
Retired or currently unattached.
Quick Facts
Where is Juan from?
Juan Mata is from ESP 🇪🇸.
What position does Juan play?
Juan Mata played as a Midfielder.
How many clubs has Juan played for?
Juan Mata has played for 3 clubs across 2 leagues since 2007.
How rare is Juan as a trivia answer?
On PlayFutbol's 1–5 rarity model, Juan scores 2/5 — Familiar. Juan is a familiar top-tier name most regular fans will spot quickly.
Juan's Career Path
Juan's career spans 19 years from 2007 to present, with a career chain length of 3.
Juan Mata in PlayFutbol Games
Juan is eligible as an answer in 7 of our 12 games. Here's the full breakdown:
| Game | Status | Why | Play |
|---|---|---|---|
| Futbol Grid | Eligible | Eligible in Premier League, La Liga grids | Play → |
| Futbol 11 | Eligible | Fills a Midfielder slot when their nationality is drawn | Play → |
| Futbol Wordle | Conditional | Limited to classic name-only mode — missing current club or jersey | Play → |
| Futbol Connections | Eligible | Pooled into nationality, era, and career-trait groups | Play → |
| Futbol Tic-Tac-Toe | Eligible | Valid pick for cells in PL / LL | Play → |
| Futbol Top Five | Eligible | Candidate across our 47 ranking categories | Play → |
| Football Timeline | Eligible | Part of the 365-career chronological pool | Play → |
| Who Am I? | Conditional | Only 3 career clubs — clue sequence may be thin | Play → |
| Guess the Badge | N/A | Badge game is club-based, not player-based | — |
| Career Path | N/A | Only 3 career clubs (minimum is 4) | — |
| Futbol Bingo | Eligible | Matches several of the 100 bingo tasks | Play → |
| Missing XI | N/A | Not currently in our 15 curated classic match lineups | — |
Trivia Difficulty Breakdown
Based on famous-club coverage. Juan is a familiar top-tier name most regular fans will spot quickly.
Below the 4-club minimum for Career Path.
See the full breakdown in the table above.
Players Like Juan Mata
Frequently Asked Questions
How many clubs has Juan Mata played for?
Juan Mata has played for 3 clubs across 2 leagues: Valencia CF, Chelsea FC, Manchester United.
Is Juan Mata in Futbol Wordle?
Partially — Juan can appear in classic Wordle mode but lacks the full attribute set for the six-clue variant.
What is Juan's PlayFutbol rarity score?
2/5 — Familiar. Juan is a familiar top-tier name most regular fans will spot quickly.
Which teammates of Juan are also in our database?
Notable teammates include Juan Sebastián Verón (shared club: Manchester United); Mason Mount (shared club: Chelsea FC); Nemanja Matić (shared club: Chelsea FC).
Has Juan Mata ever appeared in Who Am I?
Juan is a conditional pick — only 3 career clubs — clue sequence may be thin.
Does Juan qualify for Career Path?
No — Career Path requires at least 4 career clubs, and Juan currently has 3.
Where can I play a game featuring Juan right now?
Try Futbol Grid, Futbol 11, Futbol Connections — each rotates eligible players like Juan into the daily pool.
What position does Juan Mata play?
Juan Mata played as a Midfielder.
About this profile
Career data (clubs, appearances, goals) sourced from Transfermarkt and club official pages; cross-checked against Wikipedia. Trivia eligibility and rarity scores are computed directly from PlayFutbol's own puzzle generators.
Author: PlayFutbol Data Team · Questions or corrections? support@playfutbol.app