José Maria 'Chema' Mato Nieto (born 22 March 1984) is a Spanish

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

who plays for CD Bezana as a

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Club career

Born in

Santander Santander may refer to: Places * Santander, Spain, a port city and capital of the autonomous community of Cantabria, Spain * Santander Department, a department of Colombia * Santander State, former state of Colombia * Santander de Quilichao, a m ...

, Cantabria, Mato made his senior debuts with Deportivo Rayo Cantabria in the 2003–04 season, in

Tercera División Tercera División ( en, Third Division) was the fourth tier of the Spanish football league system. Founded in 1929, it was below the ''Primera División'' (also known as La Liga), the ''Segunda División'', and the semi-professional ''Segunda Di ...

. A season later, he joined

Racing de Santander Real Racing Club de Santander, S.A.D. (), also known as Racing de Santander () or simply Racing, is a football club based in Santander, Cantabria, Spain, that currently competes in Segunda División, the second tier of the Spanish league system ...

, being assigned to the reserves also in the fourth level. He also appeared two times with the first team (against

Real Madrid Real Madrid Club de Fútbol (, meaning ''Royal Madrid Football Club''), commonly referred to as Real Madrid, is a Spanish professional football club based in Madrid. Founded in 1902 as Madrid Football Club, the club has traditionally wor ...

on 21 December 2005 and against

Real Betis Real Betis Balompié, known as Real Betis () or just Betis, is a Spanish professional football club based in Seville in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded in 1907, it plays in La Liga. It holds home games at the Estadio Benito Vill ...

on 17 June 2007), only limited to the bench, however. On 17 August 2007 Mato signed with Racing de Ferrol, in

Segunda División The Campeonato Nacional de Liga de Segunda División, commercially known as LaLiga SmartBank for sponsorship reasons, is the men's second professional association football division of the Spanish football league system. Administrated by the Lig ...

. He made his division debut on 2 September, starting in a 3–1 away win over

Polideportivo Ejido Poli Ejido 2012 Sociedad Deportiva was a Spanish football team based in El Ejido, Province of Almería, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded in 1969 and dissolved in 2012, it held home matches at ''Estadio Municipal Santo Domingo'', ...

. Mato scored his first professional goal on 5 April 2008, the first of a 2–1 home win over

Celta de Vigo Real Club Celta de Vigo (; ), commonly known as Celta de Vigo or simply Celta, is a Spanish professional football club based in Vigo, Galicia, that competes in La Liga, the top tier of Spanish football. Nicknamed ''Os Celestes'' (The Sky Blues ...

. Mato played in

Segunda División B Segunda División B ( en, Second Division B) was the third tier of the Spanish football league system containing 102 teams divided into five groups, until it was replaced by the new structure in 2021. It was administered by the Royal Spanish Foot ...

but also in the fourth level in the following seasons, representing Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa, Rayo Cantabria,

CF Villanovense Club de Fútbol Villanovense is a Spanish football team based in Villanueva de la Serena, in the autonomous community of Extremadura. Founded in 1992 it plays in Segunda División RFEF – Group 4, holding home matches at ''Estadio Romero Cuerda' ...

, Real Balompédica Linense,

CD Guadalajara Club Deportivo Guadalajara (); often simply known as Guadalajara () and their nickname ''Chivas'' (), is a Mexican professional football club based in Zapopan, Jalisco. Guadalajara is one of the ten founding members of the Mexican First Divisi ...

El C.D. Guadalajara ficha a Chema Mato (C.D. Guadalajara signs Chema Mato)
Guadalajara's official website, 9 July 2014 and

CD Tudelano Club Deportivo Tudelano is a Spanish football team based in Tudela, in the autonomous community of Navarre. Founded in 1935 it plays in Segunda División RFEF – Group 2, holding home matches at '' Estadio Ciudad de Tudela'', with a capacity of ...

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Chema Mato
at La Preferente {{DEFAULTSORT:Mato Nieto, Jose Maria 1984 births Living people People from Santander, Spain Spanish men's footballers Footballers from Cantabria Men's association football midfielders Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players Deportivo Rayo Cantabria players Rayo Cantabria players Racing de Ferrol footballers Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa players CF Villanovense players Real Balompédica Linense footballers CD Guadalajara (Spain) footballers CD Tudelano footballers Mérida AD players