CLINTON MATA
Defender · Lyon · Ligue 1
“Veteran centre-back who hunts the ball and moves it forward with purpose.”
GoalPost verdict
GoalPost score (GPS)
GoalPost read
Clinton Mata rates good: a centre back whose value comes from reliable output and year-to-year consistency. He is a veteran past his typical peak window, and his recent decline tempers the case.
GoalPost value
What GoalPost values him at
range €7M – €7.6M
What he’s worth on the pitch today — our number, not the market’s.
GPS / value trend
Daily snapshots only. Sparse history stays hidden rather than drawing a flat line.
Scouting report
Strengths
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Watch-outs
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Analysis overview
Mata operates as an aggressive, pressing defender who initiates play from deep. He's comfortable stepping into midfield to break lines and carrying possession into dangerous areas, combining intensity in the tackle with the range to shift the shape of attack. His game is built on constant motion and ball progression rather than passive positioning.
Playing style
Shot profile
Shots / 90
0.00
SoT / 90
0.00
Accuracy
0%
Conversion
0%
Club football this season: 0 shots in 6 matches (393 min).
Goal Threat coverage is not available for this player yet, so this card shows only raw shooting rates.
Last 12 matches · shots
1 shots · 0 goals
Player intelligence
Workrate
The unglamorous work: tackles, interceptions, duels, passing, fouls won, minutes and discipline, against his position
Ball progression
Estimated progressive passes and carries, against his position
Team impact
Awaiting measured on-pitch impact sample
Performance overview
2026/27 season by competition
| Competition | Apps | Goals | Assists | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 UEFA Europa League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 3.1 |
 Ligue 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 180 | 7.18 |
 UEFA Champions League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 123 | 6.5 |
| Total | 6 | 0 | 0 | 393 | 6.03 |
Form (last 8 matches)
Each dot is one match rating.
Advanced performance
Goals
0.00
per 90
Assists
0.00
per 90
Shots
0.00
per 90
Shots on target
0.00
per 90
Conversion
0%
goals per shot
Dribbles
0.00
per 90 · 0% completed
Key passes
0.23
per 90
Pass accuracy
89%
Fouls won
1.15
per 90
Tackles + interceptions
2.52
per 90
Match-by-match breakdown
| Date | Opponent | Result | G | A | Rating | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 22 |  1899 Hoffenheim | UEL | L3-0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 |
| Oct 18 |  Nice | Ligue 1 | W2-1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 7.5 |
| Sep 16 |  Anderlecht | UEL | W1-2 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 5.7 |
| Aug 22 |  Toulouse | Ligue 1 | W0-2 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 7.9 |
| Aug 18 |  Fenerbahçe | UCL | D1-1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
| Aug 11 |  Sparta Praha | UCL | W3-0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 6.4 |
Minutes played
Total minutes
Ligue 1180 (46%)UEFA Champions League123 (31%)UEFA Europa League90 (23%)Career timeline
Career stats by season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 |  Lyon | Ligue 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 6.03 |
| 2025/26 | Lyon | Ligue 1 | 44 | 0 | 1 | 0.02 | 7.01 |
| 2024/25 | Lyon | Ligue 1 | 44 | 0 | 4 | 0.09 | 6.88 |
| 2023/24 | Lyon | Ligue 1 | 33 | 0 | 3 | 0.09 | 6.88 |
| 2022/23 |  Club Brugge KV | Jupiler Pro League | 33 | 1 | 2 | 0.09 | 6.85 |
| 2021/22 | Club Brugge KV | Jupiler Pro League | 49 | 1 | 2 | 0.06 | 6.87 |
| 2020/21 | Club Brugge KV | Jupiler Pro League | 49 | 1 | 2 | 0.06 | 6.90 |
| 2019/20 | Club Brugge KV | Jupiler Pro League | 40 | 0 | 1 | 0.03 | 6.64 |
Career highlights
First Division A
2021/2022, 2020/2021, 2019/2020
Super Cup
2022, 2021, 2018
Spell detail
Apps
127
Goals
0
Assists
8
Minutes
9,904
By season
| 2026/27 | Ligue 1 | 6 app | 0 g | 6.03 |
| 2025/26 | Ligue 1 | 44 app | 0 g | 7.01 |
| 2024/25 | Ligue 1 | 44 app | 0 g | 6.88 |
| 2023/24 | Ligue 1 | 33 app | 0 g | 6.88 |
Goals by season
0 goals in the spell
International career
Angola
National-team finishes
No national-team finishes on record.