Max Mata promoted to Grasshopper’s first team

Max Mata is promoted to Grasshopper’s first team in Switzerland. The 19-year-old forward from New Zealand is now part of the main squad after spending some months with the U21 team. It was reported that he is going to wear the number 15.

He arrived in Europe last year to join the U21 squad of the Swiss team. He spent six months on loan at Nõmme Kalju from Estonia. He scored eleven goals in twenty matches during this stint before moving back to Switzerland. On the other hand, his countryman Nando Pijnaker remains in the Grasshopper’s U21 squad.

Mata is one of the hottest prospects from New Zealand. He was part of the U20 National Team squad that reached the knockout stage in the FIFA U20 World Cup last year. He has recently debuted in the senior squad in the 1-0 loss against Lithuania.