Felix Platte

Felix Platte

Platte in 2015
Personal information
Date of birth	(1996-02-11) 11 February 1996 (age 29)
Place of birth	Höxter, Germany
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
2000–2008	TSV Sabbenhausen
2008–2009	TuS WE Lügde
2009–2012	SC Paderborn
2012–2015	Schalke 04
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2017	Schalke 04	3	(0)
2015	Schalke 04 II	3	(1)
2016–2017	→ Darmstadt 98 (loan)	20	(2)
2017–2021	Darmstadt 98	65	(9)
2021–2025	SC Paderborn	75	(20)
International career‡
2016–2017	Germany U20	2	(0)
2017	Germany U21	3	(1)
Medal record UEFA European Under-21 Championship Winner 2017
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 October 2017

Felix Platte (born 11 February 1996) is a German professional footballer who plays as a striker. ^[1]

Club career

Schalke 04

Platte joined the youth academy (Nachwuchsleistungszentrum) of Schalke 04 in 2012 from SC Paderborn 07 and attended the Gesamtschule Berger Feld. ^[2] He made his Bundesliga debut on 14 February 2015 against Eintracht Frankfurt in a 1–0 away defeat. He replaced Kevin-Prince Boateng after 79 minutes. ^[3] He then put on a great performance, and nearly leveled the scores – if it was not for the crossbar – against defending champions Real Madrid in the Champions League knockout stage after coming on early in the first half for injured hit-man Klaas-Jan Huntelaar.

Loan to Darmstadt 98

He was loaned to Darmstadt 98 on 1 February 2016. ^[4]

Darmstadt 98

On 26 August 2017, Darmstadt 98 announced the permanent capture of Platte on a four-year contract. ^[5]

International career

Platte is a German youth international. ^[6]

Career statistics

As of 1 July 2021 ^[7]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Europe 1		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Schalke 04	2014–15	Bundesliga	2	0	0	0	1	0	3	0
	2015–16		1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	Total		3	0	0	0	1	0	4	0
Schalke 04 II	2015–16	Regionalliga West	3	1	—		—		3	1
Darmstadt 98 (loan)	2015–16	Bundesliga	11	0	0	0	—		11	0
	2016–17		9	2	0	0	—		9	2
	Total		20	2	0	0	—		20	2
Darmstadt 98	2017–18	2. Bundesliga	21	5	0	0	—		21	5
	2018–19		10	1	0	0	—		10	1
	2019–20		13	1	0	0	—		13	1
	2020–21		21	2	3	0	—		24	2
	Total		65	9	3	0	—		68	9
Career total			91	12	3	0	1	0	95	12

• 1. ^ Includes UEFA Champions League.

Honours

Germany

• UEFA European Under-21 Championship: 2017 ^[8]

References

1. Felix Platte at Soccerway
2. "unsere erfolgreichsten Fussballschüler". Gesamtschule Berger Feld. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
3. "Eintracht Frankfurt vs. Schalke 04 1 - 0". Soccerway. 14 February 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
4. "Felix Platte auf Leihbasis zu den Lilien" [Felix Platte on loan to the Lilies] (in German). FC Schalke 04. 1 February 2016. Archived from the original on 13 January 2017. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
5. "Lilien verpflichten Platte" (in German). SV Darmstadt 98. 26 August 2017. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
6. "Felix Platte". DFB. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
7. "Felix Platte". Kicker (in German). Retrieved 2 July 2017.
8. "Weisers Kopfball macht den EM-Traum wahr". Kicker (in German). 30 June 2017. Retrieved 30 June 2017.

External links

• Felix Platte at fussballdaten.de (in German)