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Mata

36 years old·STCAM
Racing Santander
contract until 2030
65
now
65
max

Where is he most likely to go? 662 clubs ranked

Three things have to be true at once, so they multiply: can they afford him × do they want him × does he want to go there. That last one is what a buying club’s shortlist does not capture — it is why the best player in the Bundesliga ends up at Bayern rather than at whoever needs him most.

OddsClubStep
2.1Pogoń Szczecin!Ekstraklasa-1.7
2.1Antalyaspor!Süper Lig-0.2
2.1FC Lausanne-Sport!Super League-0.7
2.1Viborg FF!Superliga-2.1
2.1BK Häcken!Allsvenskan-1.3
2.1Radomiak Radom!Ekstraklasa-2.9
2.1Eyüpspor!Süper Lig-0.1
2.1FC Zürich!Super League-1
2.1SC Rheindorf Altach!Bundesliga-1.5
2.1Dundee United FC!Premiership-1.1
2.1Dundee FC!Premiership-1.1
2.1Burton Albion!League One0
2Aarhus Gymnastikforening!Superliga-0.3
2Gil Vicente FC!Primeira Liga+0.7
2Servette FC!Super League-0.9
2Konyaspor!Süper Lig-0.2
2Legia Warszawa!Ekstraklasa-1.7
2CD Nacional!Primeira Liga0
2FC St. Gallen 1879!Super League-0.5
2Çaykur Rizespor!Süper Lig+0.6
2SK Sturm Graz!Bundesliga-0.2
2Alanyaspor!Süper Lig+0.2
2Randers FC!Superliga-1.5
2Fatih Karagümrük!Süper Lig-0.9
2Wycombe Wanderers!League One+0.3
5175 of 662

Market value €240K · wage €3K/wk

Where he has played

From SoFIFA’s squad updates, one per game edition. A club he left long ago is a more likely return than one he just left.

Racing SantanderLa Liga 21 seasonnow
UD Las PalmasLa Liga 22 seasonsto 2026
Getafe CFLa Liga6 seasonsto 2024
Real Valladolid CFLa Liga 22 seasonsto 2018
Girona FCLa Liga2 seasonsto 2016

What is he worth to…

5.6

sorted by “Balanced” · horizon 3 years · score at ST

Asking price€384K
Wage€3K per week
Their leagueLa Liga 2
They usually pay€500K median
In the pressnothing

Do you want him

6these may trade off against each othershelf life 15%

Right now

What he adds to this season
Quality54
Gain now15

Later

What he is worth over your horizon
Potential54
Gain later26
Age0

Fit

Whether he is the right type
Profile78
Versatility50

Cost

What you get per euro
Price88

× Can it happen

95%one impossible signal sinks it

Money

Can you pay him
Wages100

The step

Would he come down to you
Club88
League100
Stature100

The route

Do players make this move
Country route89
And these pull on it too:
Shelf life×0.15
36 jaar — je hebt hem nog 0.5 van de 3 seizoenen
Rival×0.88
his club is a rival and would rather not sell
Below their level×0.87
at 36 this league carries 69, he is 65
Well-trodden route×1.20
players move from that league to this one more often than average
Signs abroad×0.99
this club signs far fewer of its own countrymen than the list suggests

The final score is appeal × feasibility. The left half may trade off against itself — an expensive talent makes up for his price with potential. The right half may not: if one thing is impossible, the transfer is impossible, however good the rest looks.