| José Joaquín Matos | |
| Full Name: | José Joaquín Matos García |
| Birth Date: | 6 May 1995 |
| Birth Place: | Utrera, Spain |
| Height: | 1.68 m[1] |
| Position: | Left-back |
| Currentclub: | Cádiz |
| Clubnumber: | 18 |
| Youthclubs1: | Sevilla |
| Years1: | 2013–2018 |
| Clubs1: | Sevilla B |
| Caps1: | 137 |
| Goals1: | 1 |
| Years2: | 2015–2016 |
| Clubs2: | Sevilla |
| Caps2: | 1 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2018–2021 |
| Clubs3: | Cádiz |
| Caps3: | 21 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs4: | → Twente (loan) |
| Caps4: | 2 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs5: | → Málaga (loan) |
| Caps5: | 30 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2021–2024 |
| Clubs6: | Burgos |
| Caps6: | 99 |
| Goals6: | 3 |
| Years7: | 2024– |
| Clubs7: | Cádiz |
| Caps7: | 12 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 21 November 2024 |
José Joaquín Matos García (born 6 May 1995) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Cádiz CF.
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]
| 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 | 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 | |||