Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 4 February 1998 | ||
Place of birth | Volendam, Netherlands | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Volendam | ||
Number | 6 | ||
Youth career | |||
RKAV Volendam | |||
–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) |
2023–2024 | Telstar | 34 | (1) |
2024– | Volendam | 35 | (7) |
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13 May 2025 |
Alex Plat (born 4 February 1998) is a Dutch footballer who plays as a midfielder for Eredivisie club Volendam. [1]
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]
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.
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]
On 6 June 2024, Plat returned to Volendam on a three-year contract. [16]
Club | Season | League | KNVB Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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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 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 35 | 1 | |
Career total | 160 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 165 | 4 |
Jong Volendam