Gonzalo Jordy Plata Jiménez (born 1 November 2000) is an Ecuadorian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

Al Sadd Al Sadd Sports Club ( ar, نادي السد الرياضي, lit=Dam Sports Club) is a Qatari sports club based in the Al Sadd district of the city of Doha. It is best known for its association football team, which competes in the ...

and the Ecuador national team.

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

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goal for Sporting in a 2–0 win over Boavista on 23 February 2020. On 19 May 2021, Plata scored in Sporting's 5–1 win over Marítimo as the club won their first

title in 19 years.

Valladolid

On 31 August 2021, Plata joined Spanish

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side

Real Valladolid Real Valladolid Club de Fútbol, S.A.D., or simply Real Valladolid () or Valladolid, is a professional football club based in Valladolid, Castile and León, Spain that competes in La Liga, the top tier of the Spanish league system. The club colo ...

on loan for the 2021–22 season. On 11 July 2022, Plata was purchased by Valladolid, signing a contract until 2027.

Al Sadd

On 23 July 2023, Plata joined

side

Career statistics

Club

International

''Scores and results list Ecuador's goal tally first.''

Honours

Sporting CP *

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Taça da Liga The Taça da Liga (), known outside Portugal as Portuguese League Cup, is an annual football club competition organised by the Liga Portuguesa de Futebol Profissional (LPFP) for teams competing in the Primeira Liga and LigaPro, the top two tier ...

* Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira:

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Ecuador U20 * South American Youth Championship:

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Individual * South American Youth Championship Team of the Tournament:

* FIFA U20 World Cup Bronze Ball:

References

External links

Profile
at the Real Valladolid website * * 2000 births Living people Ecuadorian men's footballers Footballers from Guayaquil Men's association football midfielders Ecuador men's youth international footballers Ecuador men's under-20 international footballers Ecuador men's international footballers Ecuadorian Serie A players Primeira Liga players Campeonato de Portugal (league) players Segunda División players Qatar Stars League players Independiente del Valle footballers Sporting CP footballers Real Valladolid players Al Sadd SC players Ecuadorian expatriate men's footballers Ecuadorian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Ecuadorian expatriate sportspeople in Spain Ecuadorian expatriate sportspeople in Qatar Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Qatar 2021 Copa América players 2022 FIFA World Cup players {{Ecuador-footy-midfielder-stub