Clinton Mata

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Clinton Mata
File:Mata asse ol 2425.png
Mata with Lyon in 2025
Personal information
Full name Clinton Mukoni Mata Pedro Lourenço[1]
Date of birth (1992-11-07) 7 November 1992 (age 33)
Place of birth Verviers, Belgium
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position 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 71 (0)
International career
2014–2016 Angola 8 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14 December 2025

Clinton Mukoni Mata Pedro Lourenço (born 7 November 1992) is a professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Ligue 1 club Lyon.[2] Born in Belgium, he played for the Angola national team, having made eight appearances.

Club career

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Early years

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Born in Verviers, Belgium, Mata started playing football with local clubs Royal Battice, Entente Rechaintoise, Etoile Elsautoise and Visé before moving to Eupen in 2010.[3][4] On 17 February 2012, he made his professional debut in a 2–1 win over Waasland-Beveren in the Belgian 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 to OH Leuven.[6]

Charleroi

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In the summer of 2014, Mata moved to Belgian First Division A club Charleroi,[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 the UEFA Europa League. In the playoff match, Mata and his club beat Kortrijk,[8] but lost in the final Europa League play-off match against Genk. 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 the UEFA Europa League after Zulte Waregem were beaten 2–0 in the decisive play-off game.[10]

Club Brugge

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Mata playing for Club Brugge in 2020.

Mata then joined the defending Belgian champions, Club Brugge, but only made his debut on the ninth matchday in the derby against Cercle 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's UEFA 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 the COVID-19 pandemic had resulted in the season being abandoned.[12]

Lyon

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On 6 July 2023, Mata signed for Ligue 1 club Lyon on a three-year contract. The transfer fee was a reported €5 million.[13]

International career

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In July 2014 Mata was asked to switch his international allegiance to Angola.[14] He made his debut for the Angola national team later that year,[2] earning 8 caps over two years.[15]

Belgium national team manager Roberto 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]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 14 December 2025[1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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 29 0 1 0 9[f] 0 – 39 0
2025–26 Ligue 1 14 0 0 0 5[f] 0 — 19 0
Total 71 0 7 0 14 0 – 91 0
Career total 391 8 30 0 45 0 10 0 476 8
  1. ^ Includes Belgian Cup, Coupe de France
  2. ^ a b c Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  3. ^ Eight appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. ^ Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
  5. ^ a b Appearance in Belgian Super Cup
  6. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

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Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Angola 2014 3 0
2015 3 0
2016 2 0
Total 8 0

Honours

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Club Brugge

Lyon

References

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