Gonzalo Plata

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Plata and the second or maternal family name is Jiménez.

Gonzalo Jordy Plata Jiménez (born 1 November 2000) is an Ecuadorian professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A club Flamengo and the Ecuador national team.^[2]

Gonzalo Plata

Personal information
Full name	Gonzalo Jordy Plata Jiménez[1]
Date of birth	(2000-11-01) 1 November 2000 (age 24)[1]
Place of birth	Guayaquil, Ecuador
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s)	Right winger
Team information
Current team	Flamengo
Number	50
Youth career
2011–2012	LDU Quito
2012–2018	Independiente del Valle
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–2019	Independiente del Valle	13	(1)
2019–2022	Sporting CP	30	(3)
2021	Sporting CP B	5	(2)
2021–2022	→ Valladolid (loan)	30	(6)
2022–2023	Valladolid	34	(1)
2023–2024	Al Sadd	21	(8)
2024–	Flamengo	22	(2)
International career‡
2018–2019	Ecuador U20	18	(3)
2019–	Ecuador	43	(8)
Medal record Men's football Representing  Ecuador FIFA U-20 World Cup 2019 Poland
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12 April 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 03:45, 26 March 2025 (UTC)

Club career

Sporting

Plata joined Sporting from Ecuadorean club Independiente del Valle for an undisclosed fee during the 2018–19 winter transfer window. Plata scored his first Primeira Liga goal for Sporting in a 2–0 win over Boavista on 23 February 2020.^[3]

On 19 May 2021, Plata scored in Sporting's 5–1 win over Marítimo as the club won their first Primeira Liga title in 19 years.^[4][5]

Valladolid

On 31 August 2021, Plata joined Spanish Segunda División side Real Valladolid on loan for the 2021–22 season.^[6]

On 11 July 2022, Plata was purchased by Valladolid, signing a contract until 2027.^[7]

Al Sadd

On 23 July 2023, Plata joined Qatar Stars League side Al Sadd.^[8]

Flamengo

On 30 August 2024, Plata joined Brazilian side Flamengo.^[9]

He scored the goal that secured the 2024 Copa do Brasil 5th trophy for Flamengo by winning 1-0 against Atlético Mineiro at Arena MRV.

International career

Plata was selected in the 28 player Ecuador squad for the 2021 Copa América.^[10]

Plata was named in the Ecuadorian squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.^[11]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 12 April 2025^[12]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup		League cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Independiente del Valle	2018	Ecuadorian Serie A	13	1	–		–		–		–		13	1
Sporting CP	2019–20	Primeira Liga	21	2	0	0	1	1	2[a]	0	–		24	3
	2020–21		9	1	2	0	2	0	1[a]	0	–		14	1
	Total		30	3	2	0	3	1	3	0	0	0	38	4
Sporting CP B	2020–21	Campeonato de Portugal	5	2	–		–		–		–		5	2
Valladolid (loan)	2021–22	Segunda División	30	6	1	0	–		–		–		31	6
Valladolid	2022–23	La Liga	34	1	2	0	–		–		–		36	1
	Total		64	7	3	0	–		–		–		67	7
Al Sadd	2023–24	Qatar Stars League	21	8	4	0	–		5[b]	2	3[c]	1	33	12
Flamengo	2024	Série A	11	1	4	1	–		2[d]	0	–		17	2
	2025		3	0	1	0	–		1[e]	0	8[f]	1	13	1
	Total		14	1	5	1	–		3	0	8	1	30	3
Career total			147	22	14	1	3	1	11	2	11	2	186	28

1. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
2. Appearances in AFC Champions League
3. Appearances in Arab Club Champions Cup
4. Appearances in Copa Libertadores
5. Appearances in Copa Libertadores
6. Appearances in Campeonato Carioca

International

As of match played 25 March 2025^[13]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Ecuador	2019	4	1
	2020	4	2
	2021	14	2
	2022	11	0
	2023	2	0
	2024	6	3
	2025	2	0
Total		43	8

Scores and results list Ecuador's goal tally first.

List of international goals scored by Gonzalo Plata

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	10 September 2019	Estadio Alejandro Serrano Aguilar, Cuenca, Ecuador	Bolivia	3–0	3–0	Friendly
2	13 October 2020	Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado, Quito, Ecuador	Uruguay	4–0	4–2	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
3	17 November 2020	Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado, Quito, Ecuador	Colombia	5–1	6–1	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
4	8 June 2021	Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado, Quito, Ecuador	Peru	1–2	1–2	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
5	20 June 2021	Estádio Olímpico Nilton Santos, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil	Venezuela	2–1	2–2	2021 Copa América
6	21 March 2024	Red Bull Arena, Harrison, United States	Guatemala	2–0	2–0	Friendly
7	14 November 2024	Estadio Isidro Romero Carbo, Guayaquil, Ecuador	Bolivia	2–0	4–0	2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
8				3–0

Honours

Sporting CP

• Primeira Liga: 2020–21^[5]
• Taça da Liga: 2020–21^[14]
• Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira: 2021^[15]

Flamengo

• Copa do Brasil: 2024
• Supercopa do Brasil: 2025^[16]
• Campeonato Carioca: 2025

Ecuador U20

• South American Youth Championship: 2019

Individual

• South American Youth Championship Team of the Tournament: 2019^[17]
• FIFA U20 World Cup Bronze Ball: 2019^[18]