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 (1997-10-03) 3 October 1997[2]
Place of birth Knowsley, England
Playing position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Barrow
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 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 22:00 7 July 2020 (BST)

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 undiscloused fee.[10]

Career statistics
As of match played 26 September 2017
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Blackburn Rovers 2016–17[11] Championship 0000001[lower-alpha 1]010
2017–18[12] League One 0000001[lower-alpha 2]010
Total 0000002020
Barrow (loan) 2016–17[11] National League 8000—0080
Career total 80000020100
  1. Appearance in the EFL Trophy with Blackburn's U23 side
  2. Appearance in the EFL Trophy


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References
  1. "EFL Released and Retained List 2016-17" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
  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.
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