Career
He plays at centre, fullback and wing. Born in Liverpool, New South Wales, Mata'utia is of Samoan descent and moved to Newcastle, New South Wales when he was 5 years old. He played his junior football for the Raymond Terrace Magpies and South Newcastle Lions in the Newcastle Rugby League, before being signed by the Newcastle Knights.
Mata'utia is the younger brother of St. George Illawarra Dragons player Peter Mata'utia and fellow Newcastle Knights players Chanel Mata'utia and Pat Mata'utia. Early career
In 2013 and 2014, Mata'utia played for the Knights' NYC team. On 16 October 2013, he extended his contract with the Knights from the end of 2014 to the end of 2015.
In September and November 2013, he captained the Australian Schoolboys. 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. He finished off his debut year in the NRL having played in 7 matches and scoring 7 tries for the Knights in the 2014 season.
On 2 September, he was named at centre in the 2014 NYC Team of the Year. On 8 September 2014, he was named in the Samoa train-on squad for the 2014 Four Nations, later being also named in the Junior Kangaroos train-on squad. On 12 October 2014, he played for the Prime Minister's XIII against Papua New Guinea.
On 14 October 2014, he was named in the Australian 2014 Four Nations squad. He became Australia's youngest ever Test player when he played against England, aged 18 years and 129 days, eclipsing Israel Folau's seven-year-old record by 65 days. He played in 3 matches for Australia including playing on the wing and scoring a try in the Kangaroos' 22-18 loss to New Zealand at Westpac Stadium.
However, the NRL's rules didn't allow the Bulldogs to register the contracts until 30 June 2015, leaving the option of staying at the Knights open for the Mata'utias. 2015
On 31 January and 1 February, Mata'utia played for the Knights in the 2015 NRL Auckland Nines. He finished off the 2015 season having played in 22 matches and scoring 3 tries as the club finished last.
2016
In February, Mata'utia played for the Knights in the 2016 NRL Auckland Nines.
