Jaime Mata

Following his move to Racing Santander, Mata's current-season form is up 0% on last season (Season 0→3), while his Rating eased 14→4. His peak season for form remains 2023/24 (Season 25).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Racing Santander · 1st	11	1	0	6.56	4	3
2025/26	Las Palmas	3	0	0	6.27	—	—
2024/25	Las Palmas · 19th	30	0	0	6.5	14	0
2023/24	Getafe · 12th	35	5	1	6.73	23	25
2022/23	Getafe · 15th	18	1	1	6.6	17	7
2021/22	Getafe · 15th	22	1	0	6.54	24	5

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 9 earlier seasons and 1 youth-team spell in the full career.

Spain · international

Side	Apps	G
Spain	1	0

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Experienced headGoal-getting Centre-forward

Jaime Mata is a 37-year-old centre-forward at Racing Santander, rated 3.9 overall by Field Insider's model. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (3.7% of available minutes). He brings 0.64 goal contributions per 90 (0.64 goals, 0 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Mata.

On the season, Mata graded 3 for current form (age-blind), on 1 goal and 0 assists in 11 appearances (0.643 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 0 → 3). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 4. At 37 Mata is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 0.5 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2023/24Trending downBreakout: 2023/24

3.9

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

2.8

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

3.7%

Minutes

limited game time

0.64

Goal contrib / 90

strong end product

Output in context · Racing Santander finished 1st of 22 · a title-challenging side

Goals

Assists

G+A

0.09

Goals / app

1 goal in 11 appearances (0.09 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb.

Strengths

Final-third output. 0.64 goal contributions per 90 (0.64 goals, 0 assists) — productive for the role.

Watch points

Game time. Only 3.7% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Age curve. At 37, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 3.9 overall — below regular-starter level. In the final third he profiles as a genuine goal threat (0.64 goal contributions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.5× and falling).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %3.7%

Available fixtures42 of 42

Goals / 900.643

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900.643

Defensive actions / 901.929

Player flow

Goal involvements1

Shot conversion %100

Shot accuracy %33.3

Pass accuracy %75

Dribble success %50

Cards / 900.643

Foul involvement / 904.5

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~2), then tapers with age. At 37, Mata sits on 0.5, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Mata's projected Rating — 3.9 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Transfer history

Free agent2026/27 – nowFree

Racing Santander2025/26 – 2026/27-

Las Palmasuntil 2025/26

Free agent2025/26 – 2025/26Free

Las Palmas2024/25 – 2025/26Free

Getafe2018/19 – 2024/25Free

Valladolid2016/17 – 2018/19Free

Girona2014/15 – 2016/17

Lleida Esportiu2012/13 – 2014/15

Rayo Vallecanountil 2012/13

About Jaime Mata

Jaime Mata Arnaiz is a 37-year-old centre-forward who plays for Racing Santander, born on October 24, 1988 in Madrid, standing 185 cm tall. He is from Spain. Racing Santander currently sit 1st of 22 in the Segunda División.

This season

In the current season, Jaime Mata has made 11 appearances with 1 goal and 0 assists across 140 minutes, averaging a 6.47 match rating over his last 7 rated games, with 1 yellow card.

When Jaime Mata plays, Racing Santander's record this season is 7W-2D-2L — and his match ratings average 6.56 at home against 6.27 on the road.

Recent matches

May 31, 2026: 4-1 win at home vs Cadiz (37 minutes, 6.3 rating)
May 10, 2026: 2-1 win away at Leganes (8 minutes, 6.3 rating)
May 3, 2026: 4-2 win at home vs Huesca (9 minutes, 1 goal, 7 rating)
March 21, 2026: 0-4 loss at home vs Albacete (30 minutes, 6.7 rating)
March 14, 2026: 2-1 win away at Cultural Leonesa (1 minutes)
March 8, 2026: 4-3 win at home vs Cordoba (8 minutes, 6.5 rating)
February 28, 2026: 3-1 win away at Castellón (1 minutes)
February 15, 2026: 1-2 loss away at Eibar (1 minutes)
October 24, 2025: 1-1 draw away at Huesca (19 minutes, 6.2 rating)
October 10, 2025: 0-0 draw away at Granada CF (13 minutes, 6.3 rating)

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates Jaime Mata at 3.9 with a Season form score of 2.8. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Career

Across 15 recorded seasons, Jaime Mata has totalled 487 club appearances with 139 goals and 21 assists for 7 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2017/18, with 43 appearances for Valladolid.

Jaime Mata's career has also included time at Las Palmas, Getafe, Valladolid, Girona, Lleida Esportiu and Rayo Vallecano.

On the international stage, Jaime Mata has represented Spain — 1 cap in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Racing Santander finished 1st of 22 · a title-challenging side

Strengths

Watch points