Michel Platini Ferreira Mesquita or simply Michel Platini (born 8 September 1983) is a Brazilian

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who plays as a

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for Gama.

Career

Platini played for

Brazlândia Brazlândia is an administrative region in the Federal District in Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with ov ...

Mexican Primera División The Liga MX, officially known as the Liga BBVA MX for sponsorship reasons, is the top professional football division in Mexico, holding 2 tournaments per year. The league is considered the strongest in North America, and among the strongest in al ...

side

Pachuca Pachuca (; ote, Nju̱nthe), formally known as Pachuca de Soto, is the capital and largest city of the Mexican state of Hidalgo. It is located in the south-central part of the state. Pachuca de Soto is also the name of the municipality of whic ...

, Gama,

Araguaína Araguaína () is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Tocantins. Its population was 183,381 (2020), and its area is . Higher education The city has campuses from several higher education institutions. There are two campuses of the ...

, Grêmio Anápolis,

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side

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and

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, before moving to Chernomorets Burgas in Bulgaria.

Chernomorets Burgas

Platini signed a three-year contract with Chernomorets on 29 June 2008, after a successful trial period with the club. He marked his competitive debut on 5 July with the equalising goal in Chernomorets's second round match of

Intertoto Cup The UEFA Intertoto Cup (from la, Inter, 'between' + german: toto, 'betting pool'),Most precisely, from (football pool); cf. often abbreviated and more known in the German-speaking world as UI Cup and originally called the International Foot ...

against

ND Gorica Nogometno društvo Gorica, commonly referred to as ND Gorica or simply Gorica, is a Slovenian football club based in the town of Nova Gorica. They are one of the most successful Slovenian clubs with four Slovenian PrvaLiga and three Slovenian Cu ...

which ended in a 1–1 draw. Platini made his Bulgarian A Group debut against

Botev Plovdiv Profesionalen Futbolen Klub Botev, commonly referred to as Botev Plovdiv ( bg, „Ботев“ Пловдив, ) or simply Botev (within its associated city), is a Bulgarian professional football club based in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, that competes ...

in a 1–0 away win on 10 August. He scored his first league goal for Chernomorets on 21 September 2008 against

Litex Lovech Litex ( bg, Литекс) is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in Lovech, which currently competes in the Second League. The club was founded in 1921 as Hisarya Sports Club. The club's home ground is the Gradski Stadion ...

in a 2–2 away draw. During his first season, he scored 10 goals in 27 league games. In May 2009 it was reported in the Bulgaria media that Michel was a target for Russian side

Amkar Perm FC Amkar Perm (russian: link=no, Футбо́льный клуб "Амка́р" Пермь ) is a professional football club. Originally founded in 1994, it is based in the city of Perm. It was a participant in second-tier football from 1995 and ...

and

Levski Sofia Levski Sofia ( bg, Левски София) is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in Sofia, which competes in the First League, the top division of the Bulgarian football league system. The club was founded on 24 May 1914 b ...

. Platini began the following season for Chernomorets, netting three goals in four league games.

CSKA Sofia

On 31 August 2009,

CSKA Sofia CSKA Sofia ( bg, ЦСКА София) is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in Sofia and currently competing in the country's premier football competition, the First League. ''CSKA'' is an abbreviation for ''Central Sport ...

signed Platini for a three-year deal keeping him in the club until 30 June 2012. He was given the number 22 shirt. Platini scored his first official goal for CSKA in the first match of the group stage of the

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against

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on 17 September 2009, which ended in a 1–1 draw. On 26 February 2011, Platini scored two goals in

the Eternal Derby The Eternal derby of Bulgarian football or simply The Eternal derby ( bg, Вечното дерби) is the name of the local derby Association football, football match between the two most popular and successful football clubs in Sofia and Bulg ...

against

, which ended in a 3–1 away win for CSKA. On 25 May, Platini won the

Bulgarian Cup The Bulgarian Cup ( bg, Купа на България, Kupa na Bulgaria) is a Bulgarian annual football competition. It is the country's main cup competition and all officially registered Bulgarian football teams take part in it. The tournament ...

with CSKA. On 17 October 2011, Platini signed a new contract with the club until the end of 2013–14 season.

Dinamo București

On 13 February 2012, Platini joined

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Ironically, he had played against them as a CSKA player in an ill-tempered friendly match just a week before, being sent off. However, he made only 8 appearances, struggling to establish himself in the squad.

Return to CSKA

On 12 July 2012, he returned to CSKA as part of the deal for

Boris Galchev Boris Petrov Galchev ( bg, Борис Галчев; born 31 October 1983) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder. Career Early career Born in Razlog, but raised in Dobrinishte, Galchev started his career in the youth s ...

. He finished the season with 16 appearances, scoring 8 goals.

Ludogorets Razgrad

On 28 July 2013, CSKA shockingly announced that they have reached an agreement with title rivals and Bulgarian champions Ludogorets Razgrad for the transfer of Platini. On 30 June 2013, he was officially presented as a new signing in front of the media at the club's training camp in Austria. After some time in Ludogorets, Platini was usually a sub and later on, he was released by the club.

Slavia Sofia

After being released from Ludogorets Razgrad, Platini signed a contract with Slavia Sofia and made 8 appearances, scoring 3 goals. Later on in the winter pause he was released by Slavia Sofia and subsequently returned to

Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

. As of March 2015, Platini is the second highest foreign goalscorer in the

A PFG The First Professional Football League ( bg, Първа професионална футболна лига, Parva Profesionalna Futbolna Liga), also known as the Bulgarian First League or Parva Liga, currently known as the efbet League for spon ...

of all time, having netted on 45 occasions.

Career statistics

Honours

CSKA Sofia

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Ludogorets

* Bulgarian A Group: 2013–14 *

: 2013–14

References

External links

*
Profile at cska.bg

{{DEFAULTSORT:Platini, Michel 1983 births Living people Brazilian men's footballers Men's association football forwards Sociedade Esportiva do Gama players Grêmio Esportivo Anápolis players Clube do Remo players Ceilândia Esporte Clube players South China AA players PSFC Chernomorets Burgas players PFC CSKA Sofia players FC Dinamo București players PFC Ludogorets Razgrad players PFC Slavia Sofia players Brasiliense FC players Samambaia Futebol Clube players Hong Kong First Division League players First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players Liga I players Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Hong Kong Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Romania Expatriate men's footballers in Hong Kong Expatriate men's footballers in Bulgaria Expatriate men's footballers in Romania Araguaína Futebol e Regatas players Sportspeople from the Federal District (Brazil)