Max Mata

Max Mata
Personal information
Full name Max Andrew Mata[1]
Date of birth (2000-07-10) 10 July 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Auckland, New Zealand
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Auckland FC
(on loan from Shrewsbury Town)
Number 9
Youth career
–2018 Onehunga Sports
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 Wellington Phoenix Reserves 16 (8)
2017–2018 Eastern Suburbs 18 (3)
2019–2020 Grasshopper II 10 (5)
2019Nõmme Kalju (loan) 14 (9)
2021–2022 Real Monarchs 19 (2)
2022–2023 Sligo Rovers 50 (18)
2023– Shrewsbury Town 22 (1)
2024Sligo Rovers (loan) 14 (4)
2024–Auckland FC (loan) 0 (0)
International career
2017 New Zealand U-17 7 (5)
2018–2019 New Zealand U-20 6 (5)
2019– New Zealand 14 (2)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  New Zealand
OFC Nations Cup
Winner 2024 Fiji/Vanuatu
OFC U-19 Championship
Winner 2018 Cook Islands/Tahiti
OFC U-17 Championship
Winner 2017 Samoa/Tahiti
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 June 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 June 2024

Max Andrew Mata (born 10 July 2000) is a New Zealand professional footballer who plays as a forward for A-League club Auckland, on loan from EFL League One club Shrewsbury Town, and the New Zealand national team.

  1. ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019: List of Players: New Zealand" (PDF). FIFA. 13 June 2019. p. 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2020.