Gonzalo Plata

Ecuadorian footballer (born 2000)

Gonzalo Plata
Personal information
Full name Gonzalo Jordy Plata Jiménez[1]
Date of birth (2000-11-01) 1 November 2000 (age 23)[1]
Place of birth Guayaquil, Ecuador
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Right winger
Team information
Current team
 Al Sadd
Number 19
Youth career
2011–2012 LDU Quito
2012–2018 Independiente del Valle
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 Independiente del Valle 13 (1)
2019–2022 Sporting CP 30 (3)
2021 Sporting CP B 5 (2)
2021–2022 → Valladolid (loan) 30 (6)
2022–2023 Valladolid 34 (1)
2023– Al Sadd 20 (7)
International career‡
2018–2019 Ecuador U20 18 (3)
2019– Ecuador 37 (6)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Ecuador
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Third place 2019 Poland
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 April 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:31, 24 March 2024 (UTC)

Gonzalo Jordy Plata Jiménez (born 1 November 2000) is an Ecuadorian professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Qatar Stars League club Al Sadd and the Ecuador national team.[2]

Club career

Sporting

Plata joined Sporting from Ecuadorean club Independiente del Valle for an undisclosed fee during the 2018–19 winter transfer window. Plata scored his first Primeira Liga goal for Sporting in a 2–0 win over Boavista on 23 February 2020.[3]

On 19 May 2021, Plata scored in Sporting's 5–1 win over Marítimo as the club won their first Primeira Liga title in 19 years.[4][5]

Valladolid

On 31 August 2021, Plata joined Spanish Segunda División side Real Valladolid on loan for the 2021–22 season.[6]

On 11 July 2022, Plata was purchased by Valladolid, signing a contract until 2027.[7]

Al Sadd

On 23 July 2023, Plata joined Qatar Stars League side Al Sadd.[8]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 17 April 2024[9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Independiente del Valle 2018 Ecuadorian Serie A 13 1 – – – – 13 1
Sporting CP 2019–20 Primeira Liga 21 2 0 0 1 1 2[a] 0 – 24 3
2020–21 9 1 2 0 2 0 1[a] 0 – 14 1
Total 30 3 2 0 3 1 3 0 0 0 38 4
Sporting CP B 2020–21 Campeonato de Portugal 5 2 – – – – 5 2
Valladolid (loan) 2021–22 Segunda División 30 6 1 0 – – – 31 6
Valladolid 2022–23 La Liga 34 1 2 0 – – – 36 1
Total 64 7 3 0 – – – 67 7
Al Sadd 2023–24 Qatar Stars League 20 7 0 0 – 5[b] 2 3[c] 1 28 10
Career total 132 20 5 0 3 1 11 3 0 0 151 24
  1. ^ a b Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ Appearances in AFC Champions League
  3. ^ Appearances in Arab Club Champions Cup

International

As of match played 24 March 2024[10]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Ecuador 2019 4 1
2020 4 2
2021 14 2
2022 11 0
2023 2 0
2024 2 1
Total 37 6

Scores and results list Ecuador's goal tally first.

List of international goals scored by Gonzalo Plata
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 10 September 2019 Estadio Alejandro Serrano Aguilar, Cuenca, Ecuador  Bolivia 3–0 3–0 Friendly
2 13 October 2020 Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado, Quito, Ecuador  Uruguay 4–0 4–2 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
3 17 November 2020 Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado, Quito, Ecuador  Colombia 5–1 6–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
4 8 June 2021 Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado, Quito, Ecuador  Peru 1–2 1–2 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
5 20 June 2021 Estádio Olímpico Nilton Santos, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil  Venezuela 2–1 2–2 2021 Copa América
6 21 March 2024 Red Bull Arena, Harrison, United States  Guatemala 2–0 2–0 Friendly

Honours

Sporting CP

Ecuador U20

Individual

References

  1. ^ a b c "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list: Ecuador (ECU)" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 10. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 November 2022. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  2. ^ "Gonzalo Plata" (in Portuguese). Sporting CP. Archived from the original on 19 August 2019. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  3. ^ "Sporting CP 2:0 Boavista FC". Liga Portugal (in Portuguese). 23 February 2020. Archived from the original on 21 May 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Sporting 5-1 Marítimo: Pot of gold to close the season". Primetime Zone. 20 May 2021. Archived from the original on 21 May 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Sporting é campeão de Portugal ao fim de 19 anos" [Sporting are champions of Portugal after 19 years] (in Portuguese). UEFA. 11 May 2021. Archived from the original on 12 May 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  6. ^ "Gonzalo Plata potencia el ataque" [Gonzalo Plata bolsters the attack] (in Spanish). Real Valladolid. 31 August 2021. Archived from the original on 31 August 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  7. ^ "Oficial: Plata em definitivo no Valladolid (Espanha)". Archived from the original on 11 July 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  8. ^ "OFFICIAL: Gonzalo Plata signs for #AlSadd on a five-year deal starting from the 2023-24 season". Twitter. 23 July 2023. Archived from the original on 24 July 2023. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
  9. ^ "G. Plata". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 21 May 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  10. ^ Gonzalo Plata at National-Football-Teams.com Edit this at Wikidata
  11. ^ Ribeiro, Patrick (23 January 2021). "Sporting battle their way to League Cup glory with victory over Braga". PortuGOAL. Archived from the original on 2 March 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  12. ^ "Sporting CP win Supertaça with victory over SC Braga". Sporting CP. 31 July 2021. Archived from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  13. ^ "El 11 ideal del Sudamericano Sub 20 – Chile 2019 - CONMEBOL". www.conmebol.com (in European Spanish). 13 February 2019. Archived from the original on 4 December 2022. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  14. ^ "Lee, Lunin headline award winners at Poland 2019". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 15 June 2019. Archived from the original on 16 June 2019.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Gonzalo Plata.
  • Profile at the Real Valladolid website (in Spanish)
  • Gonzalo Plata at BDFutbol
  • Gonzalo Plata at Soccerway
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