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Matthew Platt
Personal information
Full name Matthew James Platt[1]
Date of birth (1997-10-03) 3 October 1997 (age 27)[2]
Place of birth Knowsley, England
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Bradford City
Number 5
Youth career
2013–2015 Blackburn Rovers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2020 Blackburn Rovers 0 (0)
2017Barrow (loan) 8 (0)
2018–2019Accrington Stanley (loan) 0 (0)
2019Southport (loan) 5 (2)
2019–2020Barrow (loan) 29 (0)
2020–2022 Barrow 52 (4)
2022– Bradford City 11 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 May 2022

Matthew James Platt (born 3 October 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Bradford City.

Career

Blackburn Rovers

In November 2015 Platt signed a new professional contract at Blackburn Rovers penning a two and a half year deal.[3]

In February 2017 Platt and his team mate, Connor Thomson, joined Barrow on loan. He made eight appearances for the Bluebirds during his short spell with the club.[4]

In August 2017 he made his first team debut coming on as a substitute for Blackburn Rovers in an 2017–18 EFL Trophy game against Stoke City Under 21's.[5]

On 3 August 2018, he joined newly-promoted League One side Accrington Stanley on a season-long loan deal.[6] On 2 January he returned to Blackburn Rovers.[7]

On 11 May 2019, he signed a new one-year contract with Blackburn Rovers until the summer of 2020.[8]

Barrow

On 30 August 2019 he rejoined Barrow on loan until the end of the season.[9] On 29 July 2020 he signed a two year deal with Barrow for an undisclosed fee.[10]

Bradford City

In May 2022 it was announced that he would sign for Bradford City on 1 July 2022.[11][12]

Career statistics

As of 14 May 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Blackburn Rovers 2016–17[13] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 1[a] 0 1 0
2017–18[14] League One 0 0 0 0 0 0 3[b] 0 3 0
2019–20[15] Championship 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
Total 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 5 0
Barrow (loan) 2016–17[13] National League 8 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
Accrington Stanley (loan) 2018–19[16] League Two 0 0 0 0 1 0 4[b] 0 5 0
Southport (loan) 2018–19[16] National League North 5 2 0 0 0 0 5 2
Barrow (loan) 2019–20[15] National League 29 0 1 0 1[c] 0 31 0
Barrow 2020–21[17] League Two 24 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 25 2
2021–22[17] League Two 28 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 31 0
Total 52 4 3 0 1 0 0 0 56 4
Career total 94 6 4 0 3 0 9 0 110 6
  1. ^ Appearance in the EFL Trophy with Blackburn's U23 side
  2. ^ a b Appearances in the EFL Trophy
  3. ^ Appearance(s) in FA Trophy

References

  1. ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Barrow" (PDF). English Football League. p. 6. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Matthew Platt". Rovers.co.uk. Blackburn Rovers. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
  3. ^ "Platt pens pro deal". Retrieved 29 August 2017.
  4. ^ "Duo join Bluebirds on loan". rovers.co.uk. 15 February 2017. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
  5. ^ "Rovers v Stoke City u21 team news". rovers.co.uk. 29 August 2017. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
  6. ^ "Matthew Platt: Accrington Stanley sign Blackburn Rovers defender on loan". BBC Sport. 3 August 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  7. ^ "Loan Rovers return". www.rovers.co.uk.
  8. ^ "Platt pens new deal". Blackburn Rovers. 11 May 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  9. ^ "Platt returns to Holker Street". Blackburn Rovers Official Site. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  10. ^ "Matty Platt: Barrow sign Blackburn Rovers defender". BBC Sport. 29 July 2020.
  11. ^ "Bradford sign defender Platt from Barrow" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  12. ^ "Defender Platt becomes Bradford City's latest summer recruit". Bradford Telegraph and Argus.
  13. ^ a b "Games played by Matthew Platt in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
  14. ^ "Games played by Matthew Platt in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
  15. ^ a b "Games played by Matthew Platt in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  16. ^ a b "Games played by Matthew Platt in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  17. ^ a b "Games played by Matthew Platt in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 December 2020.