Anderson Plata

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Anderson Plata

| fullname = Anderson Daniel Plata Guillén

| image =

| caption =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|11|8|df=y}}

| birth_place = Villanueva, Colombia

| height = {{height|m=1.72}}

| currentclub = Deportivo Cali 2024 Independiente Medellín

| clubnumber =

| position = Forward

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 2011

| clubs1 = Valledupar

| caps1 = 19

| goals1 = 7

| years2 = 2011–2014

| clubs2 = Deportivo Pereira

| caps2 = 56

| goals2 = 17

| years3 = 2013

| clubs3 = → Daejeon Citizen (loan)

| caps3 = 21

| goals3 = 1

| years4 = 2014

| clubs4 = → Millonarios (loan)

| caps4 = 16

| goals4 = 1

| years5 = 2015

| clubs5 = Atlético Huila

| caps5 = 20

| goals5 = 2

| years6 = 2016–2018

| clubs6 = Santa Fe

| caps6 = 79

| goals6 = 15

| years7 = 2018–2019

| clubs7 = Atletico Paranaense

| caps7 = 3

| goals7 = 0

| years8 = 2019–2022

| clubs8 = Deportes Tolima

| caps8 = 85

| goals8 = 19

| years9 = 2022–2023

| clubs9 = Al-Adalah

| caps9 = 6

| goals9 = 2

| years10 = 2023

| clubs10 = Al-Jabalain

| caps10 = 15

| goals10 = 5

| years11 = 2023–

| clubs11 = Independiente Medellín

| caps11 = 0

| goals11 = 0

| club-update = 21:04, 30 September 2019 (UTC)

| image_size = 220

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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,{{Cite web |last= |date=11 September 2011 |title=Anderson Plata, el último jugador inscrito por el Deportivo Pereira |url=https://elpilon.com.co/anderson-plata-el-ultimo-jugador-inscrito-por-el-deportivo-pereira/ |access-date=2022-07-05 |website=El Pilón}} 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.{{cite news |url=http://www.dcfc.co.kr/news/news_view.php?num=14592 |script-title=ko:콜롬비아 공격수 플라타 영입 - 하반기 반등의 첫 신호탄 |publisher=Daejeon Citizen |date=2013-06-19 |language=ko |access-date=2013-06-19 |archive-date=2015-09-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923213020/http://www.dcfc.co.kr/news/news_view.php?num=14592 |url-status=dead }}

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.{{cite web|url=http://www.millonarios.com.co/sitio/content/anderson-plata-nuevo-refuerzo-de-millonarios-fc |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201233841/http://www.millonarios.com.co/sitio/content/anderson-plata-nuevo-refuerzo-de-millonarios-fc |url-status=dead |archive-date=2014-02-01 |title=Anderson Plata, nuevo refuerzo de Millonarios FC |language=Spanish |publisher=Millonarios FC |date=2014-01-19 }} In 2015, he played with Atlético Huila.

In June 2016, he joined Independiente Santa Fe.{{Cite web |date=13 June 2016 |title=Anderson Plata será jugador de Independiente Santa Fe |url=https://www.antena2.com/futbol/anderson-plata-sera-jugador-de-independiente-97380 |access-date=2022-07-05 |website=Antena 2 |language=es}} 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.{{Cite web |last=Casallas |first=Sergio |date=19 December 2016 |title=¡Santa Fe campeón! La novena estrella es del León |url=https://colombia.as.com/colombia/2016/12/18/futbol/1482085260_753508.html |access-date=2022-07-06 |website=Diario AS |language=es-co}} In 2017, Santa Fe made the final again, in the Torneo Finalizacion, but lost to Millonarios. In August 2018, Plata left Santa Fe.{{Cite web |last= |last2= |date=10 August 2018 |title=¡Anderson Plata se va de Santa Fe! Continuará su carrera en el fútbol brasileño |url=https://www.pulzo.com/deportes/anderson-plata-no-continua-santa-fe-PP538175 |access-date=2022-07-06 |website=pulzo.com}}

On 16 August 2018, he joined Athletico Paranaense on a one-year contract.{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=16 August 2018 |title=‘No dude en venir a Paranaense, es un club muy grande’: Anderson Plata |url=https://www.futbolred.com/colombianos-en-el-exterior/anderson-plata-nuevo-jugador-del-atletico-paranaense-87127 |access-date=2022-07-06 |website=futbolred.com |language=spanish}}{{Cite web |date=2018-08-10 |title=Santa Fe cede a Anderson Plata a Atlético Paranaense |url=https://colombia.as.com/colombia/2018/08/10/futbol/1533934998_327821.html |access-date=2022-07-06 |website=Diario AS |language=es-co}} 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.{{Cite web |date=2019-06-24 |title=Anderson Plata es nuevo jugador del Deportes Tolima |url=https://colombia.as.com/colombia/2019/06/24/futbol/1561384391_913584.html |access-date=2022-07-06 |website=Diario AS |language=es-co}} In June 2019, he joined Deportes Tolima.{{Cite web |date=2019-06-24 |title=¡Atención! Ánderson Plata vuelve al fútbol colombiano |url=https://www.rcnradio.com/deportes/futbol-colombiano/anderson-plata-deja-el-futbol-brasileno-para-llegar-al-tolima |access-date=2022-07-06 |website=RCN Radio |language=es}} 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.{{Cite web |date=20 June 2021 |title=Tolima se coronó campeón de la Liga BetPlay |url=https://www.winsports.co/liga-betplay-dimayor/noticias/remontada-epica-tolima-vencio-millonarios-y-se-corono-campeon-en-el-campin-33460 |access-date=2022-07-06 |website=Win Sports.com |language=es-CO}}

On 8 August 2022, Plata joined Saudi Pro League club Al-Adalah on a two-year deal.{{cite web |title=بلاتا.. صفقة العدالة الأخيرة |url=https://arriyadiyah.com/777327}} On 25 January 2023, Plata was released from his contract.{{cite web |title=#العدالة يعلن الاستغناء عن خدمات الكولومبي أندرسون بلاتا لاعب وسط الفريق الأول لكرة القدم |url=https://nabd.com/s/114466817-e8072c/%D9%8A%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%BA%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%A1-%D8%B9%D9%86-%D8%AE%D8%AF%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%83%D9%88%D9%84%D9%88%D9%85%D8%A8%D9%8A-%D8%A3%D9%86%D8%AF%D8%B1%D8%B3%D9%88%D9%86-%D8%A8%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AA%D8%A7-%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B9%D8%A8-%D9%88%D8%B3%D8%B7-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%81%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%82-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D9%88%D9%84-%D9%84%D9%83%D8%B1%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%82%D8%AF%D9%85}} On 30 January 2023, Plata joined Saudi First Division League side Al-Jabalain.{{cite web |title=بعد 72 ساعة من ضمه.. فريق سعودي يفسخ عقد لاعب سيتي السابق |url=https://www.filgoal.com/articles/455738}}

On 7 July 2023, Plata joined Independiente Medellín.{{cite web |title=Anderson Plata es nuevo jugador del DIM |url=https://colombia.as.com/futbol/anderson-plata-es-nuevo-jugador-del-dim-n/}}

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.{{Cite web |last=Mayorga |first=Óscar Javier Ostos |date=2022-06-21 |title=Anderson Plata, cómo nos cambia la vida: de las dudas, a ser figura del Tolima |url=https://gol.caracoltv.com/futbol-colombiano/liga/anderson-plata-como-nos-cambia-la-vida-de-las-dudas-a-ser-figura-del-tolima-ex40 |access-date=2022-07-06 |website=Gol Caracol |language=es}}