Anderson Plata

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Plata and the second or maternal family name is Guillén.
Anderson Plata
Personal information
Full name Anderson Daniel Plata Guillén
Date of birth (1990-11-08) 8 November 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Villanueva, Colombia
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Deportivo Cali 2024 Independiente Medellín
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011 Valledupar 19 (7)
2011–2014 Deportivo Pereira 56 (17)
2013 → Daejeon Citizen (loan) 21 (1)
2014 → Millonarios (loan) 16 (1)
2015 Atlético Huila 20 (2)
2016–2018 Santa Fe 79 (15)
2018–2019 Atletico Paranaense 3 (0)
2019–2022 Deportes Tolima 85 (19)
2022–2023 Al-Adalah 6 (2)
2023 Al-Jabalain 15 (5)
2023– Independiente Medellín 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:04, 30 September 2019 (UTC)

Anderson Daniel Plata Guillén (born 8 November 1990) is a Colombian footballer who plays as forward for Independiente Medellín.

Career

Plata began his career with second division club Valledupar in 2011. In September 2011, he transferred to Deportivo Pereira,[1] playing three seasons there until moving to South Korean outfit Daejeon Citizen on 19 June 2013, where he made 21 appearances but only scored once.[2] In January 2014, he moved back to Colombia and joined Millonarios on a one-year loan deal with an option to permanent switch for a further year.[3] In 2015, he played with Atlético Huila.

In June 2016, he joined Independiente Santa Fe.[4] On 10 August 2016, Plata played 15 minutes as he won his first title with Santa Fe, the Suruga Bank Championship against Kashima Antlers. He scored two goals in the playoffs against Independiente Medellín and Atlético Nacional to help guide Santa Fe into the final of the 2016 Finalizacion tournament, which they won against Deportes Tolima for Plata's first league title in his career, and second with Santa Fe.[5] In 2017, Santa Fe made the final again, in the Torneo Finalizacion, but lost to Millonarios. In August 2018, Plata left Santa Fe.[6]

On 16 August 2018, he joined Athletico Paranaense on a one-year contract.[7][8] In December, Paranaense won the Copa Sudamericana, but Plata wasn't able to play because he already played part of the competition with Santa Fe. His spell at the Brazilian club was short-lived and under expectations, only playing 8 games without scoring any goals, mainly due to an injury he suffered.[9] In June 2019, he joined Deportes Tolima.[10] In June 2021, he won his first title with Tolima, playing in both legs of the victory against Millonarios in the final of the league.[11]

On 8 August 2022, Plata joined Saudi Pro League club Al-Adalah on a two-year deal.[12] On 25 January 2023, Plata was released from his contract.[13] On 30 January 2023, Plata joined Saudi First Division League side Al-Jabalain.[14]

On 7 July 2023, Plata joined Independiente Medellín.[15]

Style of play

Anderson Plata likes to take advantage of his speed and dribbling, which has developed him into a winger that likes to take on defenders. However, he has been criticized for his decision making sometimes, as he would make passes at the wrong time or have poor accuracy when taking shots, although he improved these things as he aged.[16][10]

Honours

Independiente Santa Fe

  • Categoría Primera A: 2016-II
  • Suruga Bank Championship: 2016

Atlético Paranaense

Deportes Tolima

References

  1. ^ "Anderson Plata, el último jugador inscrito por el Deportivo Pereira". El Pilón. 11 September 2011. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  2. ^ 콜롬비아 공격수 플라타 영입 - 하반기 반등의 첫 신호탄 (in Korean). Daejeon Citizen. 19 June 2013. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
  3. ^ "Anderson Plata, nuevo refuerzo de Millonarios FC" (in Spanish). Millonarios FC. 19 January 2014. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014.
  4. ^ "Anderson Plata será jugador de Independiente Santa Fe". Antena 2 (in Spanish). 13 June 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  5. ^ Casallas, Sergio (19 December 2016). "¡Santa Fe campeón! La novena estrella es del León". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 July 2022.
  6. ^ "¡Anderson Plata se va de Santa Fe! Continuará su carrera en el fútbol brasileño". pulzo.com. 10 August 2018. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
  7. ^ "'No dude en venir a Paranaense, es un club muy grande': Anderson Plata". futbolred.com (in Spanish). 16 August 2018. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
  8. ^ "Santa Fe cede a Anderson Plata a Atlético Paranaense". Diario AS (in Spanish). 10 August 2018. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
  9. ^ "Anderson Plata es nuevo jugador del Deportes Tolima". Diario AS (in Spanish). 24 June 2019. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
  10. ^ a b "¡Atención! Ánderson Plata vuelve al fútbol colombiano". RCN Radio (in Spanish). 24 June 2019. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
  11. ^ "Tolima se coronó campeón de la Liga BetPlay". Win Sports.com (in Spanish). 20 June 2021. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
  12. ^ "بلاتا.. صفقة العدالة الأخيرة".
  13. ^ "#العدالة يعلن الاستغناء عن خدمات الكولومبي أندرسون بلاتا لاعب وسط الفريق الأول لكرة القدم".
  14. ^ "بعد 72 ساعة من ضمه.. فريق سعودي يفسخ عقد لاعب سيتي السابق".
  15. ^ "Anderson Plata es nuevo jugador del DIM".
  16. ^ Mayorga, Óscar Javier Ostos (21 June 2022). "Anderson Plata, cómo nos cambia la vida: de las dudas, a ser figura del Tolima". Gol Caracol (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 July 2022.