Max Mata
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Max Andrew Mata | ||
| Date of birth | 10 July 2000 | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Real Monarchs | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2018 | Onehunga Sports | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2017 | Wellington Phoenix Reserves | 16 | (8) |
| 2017–2018 | Eastern Suburbs | 18 | (3) |
| 2019–2020 | Grasshopper | 0 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Nõmme Kalju (loan) | 14 | (9) |
| 2021– | Real Monarchs | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017 | New Zealand U-17 | 7 | (5) |
| 2018–2019 | New Zealand U-20 | 6 | (5) |
| 2019– | New Zealand | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 January 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 November 2019 | |||
Max Mata (born 10 July 2000) is a New Zealand professional footballer who plays as a forward for USL Championship club Real Monarchs SLC and the New Zealand national team.
Club career
Nõmme Kalju
Mata made his professional debut as a half-time substitute for Nõmme Kalju in their 5–0 loss to Celtic in the UEFA Champions League second qualifying round on 24 July 2019.[1]
Real Monarchs
On 18 December, 2020, Mata signed with USL Championship side Real Monarchs.[2]
International career
U-20
Mata was named in the New Zealand U-20 side for the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup. He was picked for the tournament even though he would be unavailable for the first two games of the tournament due to a red card that he picked up in the final of the OFC U-19 Championship qualifiers. [3][4] Mata ended up making two appearances for the U-20s, first in the last group game against Uruguay, where he captained the team, and in the round of 16 penalty shootout loss to Colombia.[5][6]
National team
Mata made his international debut on 15 November 2019, coming on as a substitute for New Zealand in their 0–1 loss to Lithuania.[7]
Personal life
Mata is of Māori and Cook Island Māori descent.[8]
Honours
International
Individual
- 2018 OFC U-19 Championship: Golden Boot
References
- ^ "Celtic 5-0 Nomme Kalju: Griffiths scores first goal since November in rout". 24 July 2019 – via www.bbc.com.
- ^ "Real Monarchs Add New Zealand Forward Max Mata". www.rsl.com. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Voerman, Andrew (14 May 2019). "Ban no barrier to Kiwi striker Max Mata making Fifa Under-20 World Cup squad". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
- ^ "Talented New Zealand team heading into Fifa Under-20 World Cup full of confidence". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
- ^ "Uruguay end group stage with perfect record". FIFA. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
- ^ "Cafeteros outlast Kiwis in dramatic shoot-out". FIFA. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
- ^ Voerman, Andrew. "Second-string All Whites fail to seize opportunities in loss to Lithuania". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
- ^ "Young Kiwi signs professional football contract in Europe - 'proud of my family name and where I have come from'" – via TVNZ.
External links
- 2000 births
- Living people
- Association football forwards
- New Zealand association footballers
- New Zealand international footballers
- New Zealand Māori people
- Real Monarchs players
- Wellington Phoenix FC players
- Nõmme Kalju FC players
- Expatriate footballers in Estonia
- New Zealand expatriate association footballers