Matthew Platt

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

Matthew Platt

Personal information
Full name	Matthew James Platt[1]
Date of birth	3 October 1997[2]
Place of birth	Knowsley, England
Position(s)	Defender
Club information
Current team	Barrow
Number	5
Youth career
2013–2015	Blackburn Rovers
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2020	Blackburn Rovers	0	(0)
2017	→ Barrow (loan)	8	(0)
2018–2019	→ Accrington Stanley (loan)	0	(0)
2019	→ Southport (loan)	5	(2)
2019–2020	→ Barrow (loan)	29	(0)
2020–	Barrow	18	(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 09:40, 12 January 2021 (UTC)

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 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]

Career statistics

As of match played 19 December 2020

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[11]	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	1	0
	2017–18[12]	League One	0	0	0	0	0	0	3[lower-alpha 2]	0	3	0
	2019–20[13]	Championship	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
Blackburn Rovers Total			0	0	0	0	1	0	4	0	5	0
Barrow (loan)	2016–17[11]	National League	8	0	0	0	—		0	0	8	0
Accrington Stanley (loan)	2018–19[14]	League Two	0	0	0	0	1	0	4[lower-alpha 3]	0	5	0
Southport (loan)	2018–19[14]	National League North	5	2	0	0	—		0	0	5	2
Barrow (loan)	2019–20[13]	National League	29	0	1	0	—		1[lower-alpha 4]	0	31	0
Barrow	2020–21[15]	League Two	14	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	15	2
Career total			56	4	1	0	3	0	9	0	69	4

1. Appearance in the EFL Trophy with Blackburn's U23 side
2. Appearances in the EFL Trophy
3. Appearances in the EFL Trophy
4. 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". 29 July 2020 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
11. "Games played by Matthew Platt in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
12. "Games played by Matthew Platt in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
13. "Games played by Matthew Platt in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
14. "Games played by Matthew Platt in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
15. "Games played by Matthew Platt in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 December 2020.

External links

• Matthew Platt at Soccerbase
• Matthew Platt at Soccerway