Alex Plat

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	Volendam
Number	6
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)
2023–2024	Telstar	34	(1)
2024–	Volendam	0	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 07:13, 11 May 2024 (UTC)

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

Career

Volendam

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

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

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]}

Return to Volendam

On 6 June 2024, Plat returned to Volendam on a three-year contract. ^[16]

Career statistics

As of match played 10 May 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 [lower-alpha 1]	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

1. Appearance(s) in Eerste Divisie promotion play-offs

Honours

Jong Volendam

• Derde Divisie – Sunday: 2018–19 ^[5]

References

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. "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. Alex Plat at Soccerway
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.
16. "FC Volendam sluit Alex Plat voor drie jaar in de armen" [FC Volendam signs Alex Plat for three years] (in Dutch). FC Volendam. 6 June 2024. Retrieved 17 July 2024.

External links

• Alex Plat at Soccerway