Career
He plays at wing and centre. Born in Liverpool, New South Wales, Mata'utia is of Samoan descent and played his junior football for the Bankstown Cougars, before moving to Newcastle, New South Wales at a young age and playing for the South Newcastle Lions in the Newcastle Rugby League. He was then signed by the Newcastle Knights.
Early career From 2010 to 2012, Mata'utia played for the Newcastle Knights' NYC team. On 21 April 2012, he played for the New South Wales Under-20s team against the Queensland Under-20s team and scored a try. In 2013, he moved on to the Knights' New South Wales Cup team.
On 16 October 2013, he re-signed with the Knights on a 1-year contract, later extending it by another year in. On 9 July , he played for the New South Wales Residents against the Queensland Residents and scored two tries. This was the first time since Round 1 of the 1942 NSWRFL season, that two brothers had debuted in the same game together, Bill and Doug McRitchie debuting for the St. George Dragons on that day.
On 9 September , he was named in the Samoa train-on squad for the Four Nations, but didn't make the final 24-man squad. However, the NRL's rules didn't allow the Bulldogs to register the contracts until 30 June , leaving the option of staying at the Knights open for the Mata'utias.
