Mata Creates Valencia Attacking Chances
Mata remains an influential creative midfielder for Emery's Valencia before moving to Chelsea in the summer.
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Juan Mata Biography and Timeline
Follow Juan Mata through 5 dated historical records for Spain.
Juan Mata, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
5Distinct records
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2011–2016Years on this page
2011
Transfer to Chelsea
Juan Mata leaves Valencia to take up a new playing role with Chelsea. Chelsea added the Spain international's inventive passing to its attacking midfield.
2012
Champions League Winner
Juan Mata delivered the corner from which Didier Drogba equalised late in normal time in the 2012 UEFA Champions League final, helping Chelsea win the competition.
2013
Eurpopa League Winner
Delivered the late corner that Ivanovic headed in for the winning goal.
2016
FA Cup Winner
Juan Mata scored United's equaliser shortly after Palace had gone ahead as Manchester United defeated Crystal Palace 2-1 after extra time in the 2016 FA Cup final at Wembley.
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.