Career
He plays at centre. Born in Campsie, New South Wales, Mata'utia is of Samoan descent and played his junior rugby league for the South Newcastle Lions in the Newcastle Rugby League, before being signed by the Newcastle Knights. Early career In October 2011, Mata'utia played for the Australian Schoolboys. In 2012 and 2013, he played for the Newcastle Knights' NYC team.
On 16 October 2013, he re-signed with the Knights on a 2-year contract. In 2014, he graduated on to the Knights' New South Wales Cup team. 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.
He scored a try on debut in the Knights' 12-30 loss at Cbus Super Stadium.
