PLAYER PROFILE / Centre-Forward
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Not recorded · Spain
TM 81999 · Current player profileAge today36
Recorded moves21
Peak recorded value€8.00m
Current market value€2.80m
01 / PLAYER DETAILS
At a glance
- Full name
- José Luis Mato Sanmartín
- Born
- 27 Mar 1990
- Nationality
- Spain
- Position
- Centre-Forward
- Preferred foot
- right
- Height
- 191
- Joined current club
- —
- Contract expires
- —
02 / THE JOURNEY
Previous clubs
- Al-Gharafa SCLast recorded move · 01 Jul 2026
- Real MadridLast recorded move · 02 Jul 2024
- RCD Espanyol BarcelonaLast recorded move · 01 Jul 2024
- Deportivo AlavésLast recorded move · 01 Jul 2022
- Newcastle UnitedLast recorded move · 15 Jul 2019
- Stoke CityLast recorded move · 16 Aug 2017
- Deportivo A CoruñaLast recorded move · 30 Jun 2017
- Hannover 96Last recorded move · 01 Jul 2015
- TSG 1899 HoffenheimLast recorded move · 01 Jul 2014
- Eintracht FrankfurtLast recorded move · 30 Jun 2014
- Real Madrid CastillaLast recorded move · 08 Aug 2012
- Celta de VigoLast recorded move · 30 Jun 2010
- RC Celta FortunaLast recorded move · 01 Jan 2009
- Celta de Vigo U19Last recorded move · 01 Jul 2008
- Celta Vigo YouthLast recorded move · 01 Jul 2007
Clubs from completed, dated transfers, most recent first. Repeat spells are listed in the full transfer history.
03 / VALUE OVER TIME
Market value history
| Valuation date | Age then | Club at the time | Market value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Jan 2013 | 22 | TSG 1899 Hoffenheim | €6.00m |
| 10 Aug 2012 | 22 | TSG 1899 Hoffenheim | €7.00m |
| 12 Aug 2010 | 20 | Real Madrid Castilla | €0 |
| 05 Apr 2010 | 20 | Celta de Vigo | €1.40m |
| 26 Nov 2009 | 19 | Celta de Vigo | €900k |
| 06 Aug 2009 | 19 | Celta de Vigo | €800k |
Each row is a dated valuation. The bar shows its share of the player’s peak recorded value. — means not recorded.
04 / EVERY MOVE
Full transfer history
| Date | From | To | Move | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Jul 2026 | Al-Gharafa SC | Not recorded | Transfer | — |
| 02 Jul 2024 | Real Madrid | Al-Gharafa SC | Transfer | €1.50m |
| 01 Jul 2024 | RCD Espanyol Barcelona | Real Madrid | Transfer | €1.50m |
| 30 Jun 2024 | Real Madrid | RCD Espanyol Barcelona | Loan return | — End of loan |
| 01 Jul 2023 | RCD Espanyol Barcelona | Real Madrid | Loan | €500k |
| 01 Jul 2022 | Deportivo Alavés | RCD Espanyol Barcelona | Transfer | Free |
| 15 Jul 2019 | Newcastle United | Deportivo Alavés | Transfer | €2.24m |
| 16 Aug 2017 | Stoke City | Newcastle United | Transfer | €5.50m |
| 30 Jun 2017 | Deportivo A Coruña | Stoke City | Loan return | — End of loan |
| 31 Aug 2016 | Stoke City | Deportivo A Coruña | Loan | — loan transfer |
| 01 Jul 2015 | Hannover 96 | Stoke City | Transfer | €8.00m |
| 01 Jul 2014 | TSG 1899 Hoffenheim | Hannover 96 | Transfer | €5.00m |
| 30 Jun 2014 | Eintracht Frankfurt | TSG 1899 Hoffenheim | Loan return | — End of loan |
| 02 Jul 2013 | TSG 1899 Hoffenheim | Eintracht Frankfurt | Loan | €800k |
| 08 Aug 2012 | Real Madrid Castilla | TSG 1899 Hoffenheim | Transfer | €6.00m |
| 30 Jun 2010 | Celta de Vigo | Real Madrid Castilla | Loan return | — End of loan |
| 31 Aug 2009 | Real Madrid Castilla | Celta de Vigo | Loan | — loan transfer |
| 30 Aug 2009 | Celta de Vigo | Real Madrid Castilla | Transfer | €1.50m |
| 01 Jan 2009 | RC Celta Fortuna | Celta de Vigo | Internal move | — |
| 01 Jul 2008 | Celta de Vigo U19 | RC Celta Fortuna | Internal move | — |
| 01 Jul 2007 | Celta Vigo Youth | Celta de Vigo U19 | Internal move | — |
Includes loans, loan returns, internal moves and scheduled transfers. Free means a recorded €0 fee; — means no figure was recorded.