Gonzalo Jordy Plata Jiménez (born 1 November 2000) is an Ecuadorian professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A club Flamengo 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]
Flamengo
On 30 August 2024, Plata joined Brazilian side Flamengo.[9]
He scored the goal that secured the 2024 Copa do Brasil 5th trophy for Flamengo by winning 1-0 against Atlético Mineiro at Arena MRV.
International career
Plata was selected in the 28 player Ecuador squad for the 2021 Copa América.[10]
Plata was named in the Ecuadorian squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.[11]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 6 November 2024[12]
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 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 0 | – | 5[b] | 2 | 3[c] | 1 | 33 | 12 | |
Flamengo | 2024 | Série A | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | – | 2[d] | 0 | – | 13 | 1 | ||
Career total | 139 | 21 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 164 | 25 |
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearances in AFC Champions League
- ^ Appearances in Arab Club Champions Cup
- ^ Appearances in Copa Libertadores
International
- As of match played 19 November 2024[13]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
Ecuador | 2019 | 4 | 1 |
2020 | 4 | 2 | |
2021 | 14 | 2 | |
2022 | 11 | 0 | |
2023 | 2 | 0 | |
2024 | 6 | 3 | |
Total | 41 | 8 |
Scores and results list Ecuador's goal tally first.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 10 September 2019 | Estadio Alejandro Serrano Aguilar, Cuenca, Ecuador | ![]() |
3–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
2 | 13 October 2020 | Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado, Quito, Ecuador | ![]() |
4–0 | 4–2 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
3 | 17 November 2020 | Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado, Quito, Ecuador | ![]() |
5–1 | 6–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
4 | 8 June 2021 | Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado, Quito, Ecuador | ![]() |
1–2 | 1–2 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
5 | 20 June 2021 | Estádio Olímpico Nilton Santos, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil | ![]() |
2–1 | 2–2 | 2021 Copa América |
6 | 21 March 2024 | Red Bull Arena, Harrison, United States | ![]() |
2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
7 | 14 November 2024 | Estadio Isidro Romero Carbo, Guayaquil, Ecuador | ![]() |
2–0 | 4–0 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
8 | 3–0 |
Honours
Sporting CP
Flamengo
Ecuador U20
Individual
- South American Youth Championship Team of the Tournament: 2019[17]
- FIFA U20 World Cup Bronze Ball: 2019[18]
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Gonzalo Plata" (in Portuguese). Sporting CP. Archived from the original on 19 August 2019. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Oficial: Plata em definitivo no Valladolid (Espanha)". Archived from the original on 11 July 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Gonzalo Plata é o mais novo reforço do Mengão" [Gonzalo Plata is Mengão’s newest reinforcement]. CR Flamengo (in Portuguese). 30 August 2024.
- ^ Ecuadorian Football Federation [@LaTri] (9 June 2021). "¡Y los convocados son! Estos son los elegidos por el DT #GustavoAlfaro para encarar un desafío continental: la @CopaAmerica" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 June 2021 – via Twitter.
- ^ Ecuador national football team [@LaTri] (14 November 2022). "Aquí están los 26 jugadores elegidos por el DT Gustavo Alfaro para jugar la Copa Mundial FIFA, estamos listos para hacer historia" [Here are the 26 players chosen by head coach Gustavo Alfaro to play the FIFA World Cup, we are ready to make history.] (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 November 2022 – via Twitter.
- ^ "G. Plata". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 21 May 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
- ^ Gonzalo Plata at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Flamengo domina o Botafogo e é campeão da Supercopa Rei" (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge.globo. 2 February 2025. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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
- Profile at the Real Valladolid website (in Spanish)
- Gonzalo Plata at BDFutbol
- Gonzalo Plata at Soccerway