.jpg) Mata withClub Brugge | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Clinton Mukoni Mata Pedro Lourenço[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1992-11-07)7 November 1992 (age 32) | ||
| Place of birth | Verviers, Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Lyon | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2003 | Royal Battice | ||
| 2003–2004 | Entente Rechaintoise | ||
| 2004 | Royal Battice | ||
| 2004–2008 | Etoile Elsautoise | ||
| 2008–2010 | Visé | ||
| 2010–2011 | Eupen | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| 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 | 51 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2014– | Angola | 8 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 March 2025 | |||
Clinton Mukoni Mata Pedro Lourenço (born 7 November 1992) is a professionalfootballer who plays as aright-back forLigue 1 clubLyon.[2] Born in Belgium, he played for theAngola national team, having made eight appearances.
Born inVerviers, Belgium, Mata started playing football with local clubs Royal Battice, Entente Rechaintoise, Etoile Elsautoise andVisé before moving toEupen in 2010.[3][4] On 17 February 2012, he made his professional debut in a 2–1 win overWaasland-Beveren in theBelgian Second Division.[5] Afterwards, Mata was not always in the starting eleven, first winning a regular place in the starting lineup in the second half of the 2013–14 season, where Eupen qualified as runner-up for the final round for promotion to the first Belgian league. This ended in a disappointing 2–1 defeat toOH Leuven.[6]
In the summer of 2014, Mata moved toBelgian First Division A clubCharleroi,[7] where he was mainly a substitute as before in Eupen, before coming closer to a regular starting spot in the second half of the 2015–16 season. As group winners in play-off 2, Charleroi qualified for the play-off for participation in the final for qualifying for theUEFA Europa League. In the playoff match, Mata and his club beatKortrijk,[8] but lost in the final Europa League play-off match againstGenk. The following season marked the breakthrough of Mata for Charleroi, and in August 2017 he moved to Genk on loan.[9] Mata was part of the team qualifying for theUEFA Europa League afterZulte Waregem were beaten 2–0 in the decisive play-off game.[10]
Mata then joined the defending Belgian champions,Club Brugge, but only made his debut on the ninth matchday in the derby againstCercle Brugge due to an injury.[11] Mata evolved into a starter for the club during his first season, where they finished runner-up in the league. He was also utilised in Club Brugge'sUEFA 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 theCOVID-19 pandemic had resulted in the season being abandoned.[12]
On 6 July 2023, Mata signed forLigue 1 clubLyon on a three-year contract. The transfer fee was a reported €5 million.[13]
In July 2014 Mata was asked to switch his international allegiance to Angola.[14] He made his debut for theAngola national team later that year,[2] earning 8 caps over two years.[15]
Belgium national team managerRoberto Martínez said he had been particularly impressed by Mata, and had regretted learning of his choice for Angola; Mata stated that he had no regrets playing for Angola.[16][17]
In June 2024, Mata returned to the Angolan national team.[18]
| 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 | ||
| 2024–25 | Ligue 1 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7[f] | 0 | – | 31 | 0 | ||
| Total | 51 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | – | 64 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 371 | 8 | 30 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 449 | 8 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angola | 2014 | 3 | 0 |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 8 | 0 | |
Club Brugge
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