Alex Plat

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Alex Plat
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-02-04) 4 February 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Volendam, Netherlands
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
Telstar
Number 24
Youth career
RKAV Volendam
0000–2017 Volendam
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2019 Jong Volendam 62 (2)
2017–2022 Volendam 105 (0)
2022–2023 NAC Breda 21 (0)
2023– Telstar 19 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:05, 22 January 2024 (UTC)

Alex Plat (born 4 February 1998) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Eerste Divisie club Telstar.[1]

Career[edit]

Volendam[edit]

Plat started playing football at RKAV Volendam, after which he moved to the youth academy of FC Volendam. He signed his first contract on 30 March 2015, on a deal until 2017 with an option for an additional season.[2] At the end of the 2016–17 season, the option in his contract was triggered and he was extended for one year.[3]

He made his Eerste Divisie debut for Volendam on 20 October 2017 in a game against NEC as a 71st-minute substitute for Luís Pedro.[4] He mainly played for the reserve team, Jong Volendam in the Derde Divisie that season, winning promotion to the third-tier Tweede Divisie in May 2019.[5]

On 8 March 2019, Plat signed a new contract with Volendam until 2020.[6] He mainly featured as a starter the following season, making 23 appearances as a starter before the season was abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[7][8] On 10 October 2019, he had signed another contract extension keeping him at Volendam until 2022.[9]

NAC Breda[edit]

Plat joined NAC Breda on 1 July 2022 as his contract with Volendam had expired, signing a two-year contract with an option for an additional year.[10] Plat was revealed as captain during the open day of the new season.

Telstar[edit]

On 31 August 2023, Plat signed a one-year contract with Eerste Divisie club Telstar, after his contract with NAC had been terminated by mutual consent earlier that day.[11] He made his debut for the club the following day, replacing Lassana Faye in the 71st minute of a 1–0 league loss to FC Eindhoven.[12][13] In the subsequent match, a 2–1 defeat at home against VVV-Venlo on 9 September, Plat earned his first start for Telstar, solidifying his position as a regular starter since then.[14][15]

Career statistics[edit]

As of match played 19 January 2024[7]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League KNVB Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Jong Volendam 2015–16 Beloften Eredivisie 2 0 2 0
2016–17 Derde Divisie 20 1 20 1
2017–18 Derde Divisie 24 1 24 1
2018–19 Derde Divisie 16 0 16 0
Total 62 2 62 2
Volendam 2017–18 Eerste Divisie 13 0 0 0 13 0
2018–19 Eerste Divisie 7 0 0 0 7 0
2019–20 Eerste Divisie 23 0 0 0 23 0
2020–21 Eerste Divisie 35 0 1 0 1[a] 0 37 0
2021–22 Eerste Divisie 27 0 1 0 28 0
Total 105 0 2 0 1 0 108 0
NAC Breda 2022–23 Eerste Divisie 21 1 1 0 22 1
Telstar 2023–24 Eerste Divisie 19 0 1 0 20 0
Career total 145 3 4 0 1 0 150 3
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in Eerste Divisie promotion play-offs

Honours[edit]

Jong Volendam

References[edit]

  1. ^ Alex Plat at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ "Jeugdspelers tekenen contract". FC Volendam (in Dutch). 30 April 2015. Archived from the original on 13 August 2017.
  3. ^ "FC Volendam zegt contracten van spelers op en licht diverse opties". FC Volendam (in Dutch). 31 March 2017. Archived from the original on 29 September 2017.
  4. ^ "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 20 October 2017.
  5. ^ a b "Jong FC Volendam kampioen Derde Divisie". FC Volendam (in Dutch). 26 May 2019.
  6. ^ "Alex Plat verlengt contract met 2 jaar". FC Volendam (in Dutch). 8 March 2018.
  7. ^ a b "A. Plat: Summary". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  8. ^ "Voetbalseizoen lijkt ten einde: Kabinet verlengt maatregelen tot 1 juni" [Football season seems to have ended: Government extends measures until 1 June 2020] (in Dutch). voetbal247.nl. 23 March 2020. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  9. ^ "Alex Plat twee jaar langer bij FC Volendam". FC Volendam (in Dutch). 10 October 2019.
  10. ^ "Alex Plat verruilt oranje voor geel-zwart". NAC (in Dutch). 1 July 2022. Archived from the original on 1 July 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
  11. ^ "Alex Plat verruilt Breda voor de IJmond". SC Telstar (in Dutch). 31 August 2023. Archived from the original on 31 August 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  12. ^ Dal, Thomas (1 September 2023). "Een eigen doelpunt en doelman Brondeel helpen FC Eindhoven voorbij Telstar". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 23 November 2023.
  13. ^ "Telstar vs. Eindhoven 0–1: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Archived from the original on 23 November 2023. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
  14. ^ "VVV bezorgt tiental Telstar late dreun en grijpt koppositie". Voetbal International (in Dutch). 9 September 2023. Archived from the original on 23 November 2023. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
  15. ^ "Alex Plat » Club matches". WorldFootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 23 November 2023.

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