Felix Platte

Felix Platte (born 11 February 1996) is a German professional footballer who plays as a striker.^[1]

Felix Platte

Platte in 2015
Personal information
Date of birth	(1996-02-11) 11 February 1996 (age 29)
Place of birth	Höxter, Germany
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
2000–2008	TSV Sabbenhausen
2008–2009	TuS WE Lügde
2009–2012	SC Paderborn
2012–2015	Schalke 04
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2017	Schalke 04	3	(0)
2015	Schalke 04 II	3	(1)
2016–2017	→ Darmstadt 98 (loan)	20	(2)
2017–2021	Darmstadt 98	65	(9)
2021–2025	SC Paderborn	75	(20)
International career‡
2016–2017	Germany U20	2	(0)
2017	Germany U21	3	(1)
Medal record UEFA European Under-21 Championship Winner 2017
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 10 October 2017

Club career

Schalke 04

Platte joined the youth academy (Nachwuchsleistungszentrum) of Schalke 04 in 2012 from SC Paderborn 07 and attended the Gesamtschule Berger Feld.^[2] He made his Bundesliga debut on 14 February 2015 against Eintracht Frankfurt in a 1–0 away defeat. He replaced Kevin-Prince Boateng after 79 minutes.^[3] He then put on a great performance, and nearly leveled the scores – if it was not for the crossbar – against defending champions Real Madrid in the Champions League knockout stage after coming on early in the first half for injured hit-man Klaas-Jan Huntelaar.

Loan to Darmstadt 98

He was loaned to Darmstadt 98 on 1 February 2016.^[4]

Darmstadt 98

On 26 August 2017, Darmstadt 98 announced the permanent capture of Platte on a four-year contract.^[5]

International career

Platte is a German youth international.^[6]

Career statistics

As of 1 July 2021^[7]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Europe1		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Schalke 04	2014–15	Bundesliga	2	0	0	0	1	0	3	0
	2015–16		1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	Total		3	0	0	0	1	0	4	0
Schalke 04 II	2015–16	Regionalliga West	3	1	—		—		3	1
Darmstadt 98 (loan)	2015–16	Bundesliga	11	0	0	0	—		11	0
	2016–17		9	2	0	0	—		9	2
	Total		20	2	0	0	—		20	2
Darmstadt 98	2017–18	2. Bundesliga	21	5	0	0	—		21	5
	2018–19		10	1	0	0	—		10	1
	2019–20		13	1	0	0	—		13	1
	2020–21		21	2	3	0	—		24	2
	Total		65	9	3	0	—		68	9
Career total			91	12	3	0	1	0	95	12

• 1.^ Includes UEFA Champions League.

Honours

Germany

• UEFA European Under-21 Championship: 2017^[8]