Juan Mata

Spanish association football player (born 1988)
Person human Q168740
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Summary

Juan Mata was born on April 28, 1988[1], in Villafranca Montes de Oca[2]. He has worked as an association football player[3]. He ranks in the top 0.38% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20,188 views/month, #3,780 of 1,000,298).[4]

Key Facts

  • Father: Juan Manuel Mata Rodríguez[5]
  • Country of citizenship: Spain[6]
  • Native language: Spanish[7]
  • Educated at: Technical University of Madrid[8], University Camilo José Cela[9]
  • Award received: Gold Medal of the Royal Order of Sports Merit[10], The Guardian Footballer of the Year[11]
  • Sex or gender: male[12]
  • Member of sports team: Melbourne Victory FC[13]
  • Commons category: Juan Mata[14]
  • Position played on team / speciality: wing half[15], forward[16]
  • Sport: association football[17]
  • Family name: Mata[18]
  • Given name: Juan[19], Manuel[20]
  • Official website: http://www.juanmata10.com/[21]
  • Participant in: 2012 Summer Olympics[22], 2014 FIFA World Cup[23], 2010 FIFA World Cup[24], 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup[25], UEFA Euro 2012[26]
  • Number of matches played/races/starts: 1[27], 2[28]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Spanish[29]
  • Birth name: Juan Manuel Mata García[30]
  • Country for sport: Spain[31]
  • Name in native language: Juan Mata[32]
  • Sport number: 64[33]
  • Second family name in Spanish name: García[34]
  • Height: 170[35]
  • Mass: 63[36]
  • Total goals in career: 0[37], 1[38]
  • Social media followers: 7,964,389[39], 7,862,003[40], 207,000[41], 7,970,810[42], 8,024,967[43], 205,000[44], 203,000[45]

Why It Matters

Juan Mata has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[46] He is known by 54 alternative names across languages and contexts.[47]

FAQs

Where was Juan Mata born?

Juan Mata's place of birth was Villafranca Montes de Oca[2].

Who were Juan Mata's parents?

Juan Mata's father was Juan Manuel Mata Rodríguez[5].

What did Juan Mata do for work?

Juan Mata worked as an association football player[3].

Where did Juan Mata go to school?

Juan Mata was educated at Technical University of Madrid[8] and University Camilo José Cela[9].

What awards did Juan Mata receive?

Honors received include Gold Medal of the Royal Order of Sports Merit[10] and The Guardian Footballer of the Year[11].

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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [4] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [46] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [47] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 27d ago · Roger.ec1 · 2026-09-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Besoccer player id → 23385
    Instance of → human
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Besoccer player id: 23385, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/273806|batch #273806]]"
  2. 9w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → 2EFE-3398-08EB-B98D-E3B2
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/46230|batch #46230]]: HAND ID (0)"
  3. 17w ago · TheNotoriousMMA · 2026-06-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Languages spoken, written or signed → Spanish
    Place of birth → Villafranca Montes de Oca
    Position played on team / speciality → wing half, forward
    Number of matches played/races/starts → {'amount': '+1'}, {'amount': '+2'}
    + 33 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|4 */ Member of sports team: Melbourne Victory FC"
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