José María Mato Nieto
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | José María Mato Nieto | ||
| Date of birth | 22 March 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Santander, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Guadalajara | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Rayo Cantabria | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2003–2004 | Rayo Cantabria | ||
| 2004–2007 | Racing B | 90 | (5) |
| 2007–2008 | Racing Ferrol | 26 | (1) |
| 2008–2011 | Cultural Leonesa | 90 | (3) |
| 2011–2012 | Rayo Cantabria | 29 | (3) |
| 2012–2013 | Villanovense | 34 | (5) |
| 2013–2014 | Linense | 35 | (6) |
| 2014– | Guadalajara | 6 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 September 2014. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
José Maria 'Chema' Mato Nieto (born 22 March 1984) is a Spanish footballer who plays for CD Guadalajara as a midfielder.
Club career
Born in Santander, Cantabria, Mato made his senior debuts with Deportivo Rayo Cantabria in the 2003–04 season, in Tercera División. A season later, he joined Racing de Santander, being assigned to the reserves also in the fourth level. He also appeared two times with the first team (against Real Madrid on 21 December 2005[1] and against Real Betis on 17 June 2007),[2] only limited to the bench, however.
On 17 August 2007 Mato signed with Racing de Ferrol, in Segunda División.[3] He made his division debut on 2 September, starting in a 3–1 away win over Polideportivo Ejido.[4] Mato scored his first professional goal on 5 April 2008, the first of a 2–1 home win over Celta de Vigo.[5]
Mato played in Segunda División B but also in the fourth level in the following seasons, representing Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa,[6] Rayo Cantabria,[7] CF Villanovense,[8] Real Balompédica Linense[9] and CD Guadalajara.[10]
References
- ↑ Real Madrid 1–2 Racing Santander ; ESPN FC, 21 December 2005
- ↑ Racing Santander 0–2 Real Betis; ESPN FC, 17 June 2007
- ↑ El Racing de Ferrol ficha a Chema Mato Nieto, un lateral zurdo (Racing de Ferrol signs Chema Mato Nieto, a left defender); El Correo Galego, 17 August 2007 (Spanish)
- ↑ Claro triunfo de un Racing que dominó de inicio a fin (Clear triumph of a Racing which dominated from the start until the end); Marca, 2 September 2007 (Spanish)
- ↑ Este Celta no tiene pinta de ascenso (This Celta does not look like promoted); Marca, 5 April 2008 (Spanish)
- ↑ La Cultural ficha a Mato, cerebro del Racing Ferrol (Cultural signs Mato, brain of Racing de Ferrol); Diario de León, 8 July 2008 (Spanish)
- ↑ Chema Mato ficha por el Rayo Cantabria (Chema Mato signs for Rayo Cantabria); Contrameta, 27 July 2011 (Spanish)
- ↑ Chema Mato ficha por el Villanovense (Chema Mato signs for Villanovense); Contrameta, 28 June 2012 (Spanish)
- ↑ Chema Mato, del Villanovense, nuevo jugador balono (Chema Mato, new balono player); Linense's official website, 11 June 2013 (Spanish)
- ↑ El C.D. Guadalajara ficha a Chema Mato (C.D. Guadalajara signs Chema Mato); Guadalajara's official website, 9 July 2014 (Spanish)
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