José Joaquín Matos

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Matos and the second or maternal family name is García.

José Joaquín Matos García (born 6 May 1995) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a left-back for AD Ceuta FC.

José Joaquín Matos

Personal information
Full name	José Joaquín Matos García
Date of birth	(1995-05-06) 6 May 1995 (age 30)
Place of birth	Utrera, Spain
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[1]
Position(s)	Left-back
Team information
Current team	Ceuta
Youth career
	Sevilla
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2018	Sevilla B	137	(1)
2015–2016	Sevilla	1	(0)
2018–2021	Cádiz	21	(0)
2019–2020	→ Twente (loan)	2	(0)
2020–2021	→ Málaga (loan)	30	(0)
2021–2024	Burgos	99	(3)
2024–2025	Cádiz	27	(1)
2025–	Ceuta	0	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20 June 2025

Career

Born in Utrera, Seville, Andalusia,^[2] Matos was a Sevilla FC youth graduate. On 17 March 2013, aged only 17, he made his senior debut for the reserves by coming on as a late substitute in a 2–0 Segunda División B away loss against La Roda CF.^[3]

Despite being used sparingly, Matos was definitely promoted to the B-team only in the 2014–15 campaign. An undisputed starter, he appeared in 36 matches (all starts) as his side narrowly avoided relegation.

On 1 May 2016, Matos made his first team – and La Liga – debut, starting in a 1–0 loss at RCD Espanyol.^[4] He scored his first professional goal with the B's on 7 January 2018, in a 3–2 home defeat of Lorca FC in the Segunda División.

On 4 July 2018, free agent Matos signed a three-year contract with Cádiz CF in the second division. Roughly one year later, he extended his contract until 2022 and was loaned to Eredivisie side FC Twente for one year.^[5]

Matos returned to his parent club after having played only two league matches for Twente, and moved to Málaga CF on 16 September 2020, also in a temporary one-year deal.^[6] Upon returning, he terminated his contract with Cádiz on 15 July 2021,^[7] and signed for Burgos CF late in the month.^[8]

On 6 August 2023, during a pre-season friendly against Deportivo Alavés, Matos injured Giuliano Simeone after a tackle; the Argentine broke his fibula and also suffered an ankle injury.^[9] The following 6 July, he returned to Cádiz on a two-year deal.^[10]

On 21 July 2025, Matos terminated his link with the Yellow Submarine,^[11] and joined fellow second division side AD Ceuta FC on a two-year contract just hours later.^[12]

Career statistics

As of match played on 23 November 2023^[13]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Sevilla Atlético	2012–13	Segunda División B	1	0	—		—		—		1	0
	2013–14	Segunda División B	1	0	—		—		—		1	0
	2014–15	Segunda División B	36	0	—		—		—		36	0
	2015–16	Segunda División B	35	0	—		—		6[a]	0	41	0
	2016–17	Segunda División	40	0	0	0	—		—		40	0
	2017–18	Segunda División	24	1	0	0	—		—		24	1
	Total		137	1	0	0	0	0	6	0	143	1
Sevilla	2015–16	La Liga	1	0	0	0	—		—		1	0
Cádiz	2018–19	Segunda División	21	0	2	0	—		—		23	0
FC Twente (loan)	2019–20	Eredivisie	2	0	0	0	—		—		2	0
Málaga (loan)	2020–21	Segunda División	30	0	1	0	—		—		31	0
Burgos	2021–22	Segunda División	33	0	1	0	—		—		34	0
	2022–23	Segunda División	29	0	0	0	—		—		29	0
	2023–24	Segunda División	15	2	0	0	—		—		15	2
	Total		77	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	78	2
Career total			268	3	4	0	0	0	6	0	278	3

1. Appearances in the 2016 Segunda División B playoffs