Matthew James Platt (born 3 October 1997) is an English professional
footballer
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...
who plays as a
defender for club
Notts County.
Career
Blackburn Rovers
In November 2015 Platt signed a new professional contract at
Blackburn Rovers penning a two-and-a-half-year deal.
In February 2017 Platt and his teammate, Connor Thomson, joined
Barrow
Barrow may refer to:
Places
England
* Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria
** Borough of Barrow-in-Furness, local authority encompassing the wider area
** Barrow and Furness (UK Parliament constituency)
* Barrow, Cheshire
* Barrow, Gloucestershire
* Barro ...
on loan. He made eight appearances for the Bluebirds during his short spell with the club.
In August 2017 he made his first team debut coming on as a substitute for
Blackburn Rovers in a
2017–18 EFL Trophy
The 2017–18 EFL Trophy, known as the Checkatrade Trophy for sponsorship reasons, was the 35th season in the history of the competition, a knock-out tournament for English football clubs in League One and League Two of the English football syste ...
game against
Stoke City
Stoke City Football Club is a professional football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, which competes in the . Founded as Stoke Ramblers in 1863, it changed its name to Stoke in 1878 and then to Stoke City in 1925 after Stoke ...
Under 21's.
On 3 August 2018, he joined newly-promoted
League One side
Accrington Stanley on a season-long loan deal. On 2 January he returned to Blackburn Rovers.
On 11 May 2019, he signed a new one-year contract with
Blackburn Rovers until the summer of 2020.
Barrow
On 30 August 2019 he rejoined
Barrow
Barrow may refer to:
Places
England
* Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria
** Borough of Barrow-in-Furness, local authority encompassing the wider area
** Barrow and Furness (UK Parliament constituency)
* Barrow, Cheshire
* Barrow, Gloucestershire
* Barro ...
on loan until the end of the season. On 29 July 2020 he signed a two-year deal with Barrow for an undisclosed fee.
Bradford City
In May 2022 it was announced that he would sign for
Bradford City
Bradford City Association Football Club is an English professional football club in Bradford, West Yorkshire. The team competes in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system and are currently managed by Mark Hughes.
Th ...
on 1 July 2022. At the end of the 2023–24 season, he was offered a new contract by Bradford City.
Notts County
On 24 May 2024, he signed for
Notts County on a two-year contract.
Career statistics
References
External links
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1997 births
Living people
Blackburn Rovers F.C. players
Southport F.C. players
Accrington Stanley F.C. players
Barrow A.F.C. players
Bradford City A.F.C. players
English Football League players
National League (English football) players
Men's association football defenders
English men's footballers
People from Knowsley, Merseyside
Footballers from Merseyside
Sportspeople from the Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley