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Chema Mato
Personal information
Full name José María Mato Nieto
Date of birth (1984-03-22) 22 March 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth Santander, Spain
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Bezana
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)
2014–2015 Guadalajara 34 (1)
2015–2017 Tudelano 67 (4)
2017–2018 Mérida 24 (1)
2018 San Fernando 0 (0)
2018–2019 Portugalete 12 (0)
2019 Laredo 12 (0)
2019– Bezana 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:58, 13 May 2019 (UTC)
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Mato and the second or maternal family name is Nieto.

José Maria 'Chema' Mato Nieto (born 22 March 1984) is a Spanish footballer who plays for CD Bezana as a midfielder.

Club career

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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] CD Guadalajara[10] and CD Tudelano.

References

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  1. ^ Real Madrid 1–2 Racing Santander Archived December 31, 2013, at the Wayback Machine; ESPN FC, 21 December 2005
  2. ^ Racing Santander 0–2 Real Betis Archived December 31, 2013, at the Wayback Machine; ESPN FC, 17 June 2007
  3. ^ 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 (in Spanish)
  4. ^ 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 (in Spanish)
  5. ^ Este Celta no tiene pinta de ascenso (This Celta does not look like promoted); Marca, 5 April 2008 (in Spanish)
  6. ^ La Cultural ficha a Mato, cerebro del Racing Ferrol (Cultural signs Mato, brain of Racing de Ferrol); Diario de León, 8 July 2008 (in Spanish)
  7. ^ Chema Mato ficha por el Rayo Cantabria (Chema Mato signs for Rayo Cantabria); Contrameta, 27 July 2011 (in Spanish)
  8. ^ Chema Mato ficha por el Villanovense (Chema Mato signs for Villanovense); Contrameta, 28 June 2012 (in Spanish)
  9. ^ Chema Mato, del Villanovense, nuevo jugador balono (Chema Mato, new balono player) Archived 2013-12-02 at the Wayback Machine; Linense's official website, 11 June 2013 (in Spanish)
  10. ^ El C.D. Guadalajara ficha a Chema Mato (C.D. Guadalajara signs Chema Mato); Guadalajara's official website, 9 July 2014 (in Spanish)
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