Lyon midfielder Clinton Mata is part of the squad for the 2026/27 Ligue 1 season. He was born in Verviers, Belgium on 7 November 1992.
Mata’s first senior club was Eupen, where he broke through in 2010, and he went on to play for Charleroi, Genk and Club Brugge. He moved to Lyon in 2023.
Mata is a senior international for Angola, and he played for their youth teams on the way up.
Since his first senior season in 2010/11, Mata has made 516 club appearances and scored 9 goals in all competitions for 5 clubs. His busiest campaign was 2021/22, with 50 appearances. So far in 2026/27 he has made 5 appearances for Lyon. The full season-by-season record is in the Stats section of this profile.