He has previously played for the Newcastle Knights, in two spells, and the St. George Illawarra Dragons in the NRL.

[8][9] From 2008 to 2010, Mata'utia played for the Newcastle Knights' NYC team,[10] scoring over 300 points in 44 games.

[14] In 2011, Mata'utia graduated to the Knights' New South Wales Cup team, Central Coast Centurions.

[18] In July, Mata'utia was admitted to hospital after suffering a crushed larynx in a New South Wales Cup game for the Knights.

[21][22] 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.

[25] On 3 May, Mata'utia returned to the Samoan side against Fiji in the 2014 Pacific Rugby League International.

[26] In Round 10 of the 2014 NRL season, he made his club debut for the Dragons against the Parramatta Eels.

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.