Mateo Joseph Ends Mallorca Loan After 29 La Liga Appearances
mateo joseph has ended his spell at Mallorca after a 2025-26 loan that brought 29 La Liga appearances, two goals and four assists. The Leeds United forward posted an emotional Instagram farewell after the season ended with him sidelined by a ligament injury.
His message made clear that the exit was not a routine goodbye. Joseph said he arrived on loan but was made to feel like part of the club, the dressing room and the city, then added that he could not finish the season on the pitch because of the injury.
Junior Firpo responded under the post with “Always with you,” while Wilfried Gnonto and Illan Meslier liked it. That reaction from Leeds players pointed to a player still tied to the club until 2028, even after a season away in Spain.
Mallorca loan ends in disappointment
Joseph’s numbers at Mallorca were solid enough on paper. He played 29 times in La Liga, scored two goals and set up four more, and one of those contributions came in April 2026 when he assisted Vedat Muriqi’s last-gasp winner in a 2-1 win against Real Madrid.
Yet the loan finished with frustration around him. He was sidelined by a ligament injury before the end of the spell, and Mallorca also went down from La Liga on goal difference, leaving his farewell message shaped as much by loss as by output.
That mix of production and setback explains the tone of his post. Joseph thanked teammates, staff, doctors and club officials Pablo Ortells and Jagoba Arrasate, then also mentioned Martin Demichelis for the final stretch he shared with him.
Leeds return carries uncertainty
The move now swings the focus back to Leeds United, where Joseph remains under contract until 2028. He made his first-team debut for Leeds under Jesse Marsch in November 2022, but he also fell out with Daniel Farke last summer, which leaves his next step far less settled than the end of a loan would usually suggest.
Joseph wrote that “this isn’t the end, but the beginning of something that will make you come back even stronger,” a line that read as both a farewell and a hope for what comes after. For Leeds, the immediate issue is whether the 22-year-old returns to Elland Road with a place in the plan or a summer decision still to be made.
