Early career From 2008 to 2010, Mata'utia played for the Newcastle Knights'
NYC team, scoring over 300 points in 44 games. In August 2008, he played for the
Australian Schoolboys. On 17 October 2009, he played for
Samoa against the
Cook Islands in the
2009 Pacific Cup.
2011 In 2011, Mata'utia graduated to the Knights'
New South Wales Cup team,
Central Coast Centurions. In Round 11 of the
2011 NRL season, he made his
NRL debut for the Knights against the
Sydney Roosters, scoring a try on debut. On 17 June, he re-signed with the Knights on a 2-year contract, turning down offers from three rival teams. He finished his debut season having played in five games and scoring two tries.
2012 In July, Mata'utia was admitted to hospital after suffering a crushed
larynx in a New South Wales Cup game for the Knights. He received an emergency
tracheostomy after he was unable to breathe during a scan on his neck. He was ruled out for the rest of the season, after only playing one NRL game for the Knights that year.
2013 On 17 July, Mata'utia played for the
New South Wales Residents against the
Queensland Residents. On 23 August, he signed a 2-year contract with the
St. George Illawarra Dragons starting in 2014, after failing to break into the Knights' first-grade team in 2013. On 22 September, he was named at centre in the 2013 New South Wales Cup Team of the Year.
2014 On 3 May, Mata'utia returned to the Samoan side against
Fiji in the 2014 Pacific Rugby League International. In Round 10 of the
2014 NRL season, he made his club debut for the Dragons against the
Parramatta Eels. On 8 September, he was named in the Samoan train-on squad for the
2014 Four Nations, later making the final 24-man squad for Samoa, however he was unable to compete in the tournament due to passport issues.
2015 On 3 May, Mata'utia again played for the New South Wales Residents against the Queensland Residents, this time alongside his brother Chanel. On 24 June, he re-signed with the Dragons on a 2-year contract.
2016 On 20 April, Mata'utia returned to the Newcastle Knights effective immediately on a contract until the end of 2017, after being released from his Dragons contract.
2017 Mata'utia played in every match for the Knights in the 2017 season, only missing 6 games since returning to the Knights midway through the 2016 season. In October, he rejected a 1-year extension offer from the Knights and instead signed a 3-year contract with the
Leigh Centurions in the English
Kingstone Press Championship.
2018 Mata'utia started the 2018 season with the
Leigh Centurions, however, was allowed to leave the club due to the club's inability to make the top 4 of the Championship and owner Derek Beaumont admitting that he would not be able to financially support the club beyond the current season. Mata'utia signed a loan deal with
Castleford Tigers until the end of 2018, which would lead to a 3-year deal from 2019 until the end of 2021. He made his debut in the Tigers' 52–24 victory over
Widnes Vikings.
2019 Mata'utia was assigned the number 1 jersey. In January 2019 he revealed tha this five-year-old son had suffered a cancer scare.
2021 On
25 June 2021 he played for the
Combined Nations All Stars, and scored a try, in their 26–24 victory over
England, staged at the
Halliwell Jones Stadium,
Warrington, as part of England's
2021 Rugby League World Cup preparation. On 17 July, he played for Castleford in their
2021 Challenge Cup Final loss against St. Helens.
2023 He played 26 games for Warrington in the 2023 Super League season as Warrington finished sixth on the table and qualified for the playoffs. He played in the clubs elimination playoff loss against St Helens. On 7 October 2023, he announced his retirement from professional rugby league. ==References==