What can you tell us about your hometown?
“My home town is Oviedo. It is a little town in the north of Spain, in Asturias, which is where I was raised and where my family is from. My dad used to be a football player so, since I can remember, I was kicking a ball, playing with my sister, going to my dad's training and games. So football was always a big part of my life. I remember my childhood being a very happy one, in school, making a lot of friends with the people who are still my friends, playing football as a kid and, later, as a football player.
Manchester United midfielder Juan Mata discusses growing up in Spain and life in Oviedo, where some other famous sports stars were born.
