Melvin Platje

Melvin Platje
Personal information
Full name Melvin Platje
Date of birth (1988-12-16) 16 December 1988
Place of birth Naarden, Netherlands
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
 Hansa Rostock
Number 14
Youth career
FC Omniworld
SV Huizen
FC Volendam
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2011 FC Volendam 100 (43)
2011–2013 NEC 63 (15)
2013–2014 Neftchi Baku 14 (1)
2014 → Kalmar (loan) 4 (0)
2014–2015 VVV-Venlo 33 (15)
2015–2016 Brest 12 (1)
2016– Hansa Rostock 10 (1)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 03 January 2015.


Melvin Platje (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈmɛlvɪm ˈplɑcə];[1] born 16 December 1988 in Naarden) is a Dutch footballer who plays as a forward for Hansa Rostock.

Career

Before joining FC Volendam, Platje played in the youth departments of FC Omniworld and SV Huizen. He later moved to the FC Volendam youth system, and Platje joined the professional ranks at the club in the summer of 2007. Platje made his first team debut on 24 August 2007, when he came on as a 68th-minute substitute for Jack Tuyp in an Eerste Divisie match against FC Zwolle.[2]

In the 2008–09 Eredivisie season, Platje became known as a super sub for coming on as a substitute and scoring many vital goals in the minutes he played. In his last season with Volendam in the Eerste Divisie, Platje recorded 4 appearances and netted 5 goals.

During the 2011 summer transfer window, Platje was transferred from Volendam to NEC on a free transfer.[3] He made his debut for the club on 6 August 2011, starting in their draw 2-2 draw with Heerenveen.[4] In his second game for the club, Platje scored a nine-minute second-half brace against Excelsior to give his club a 2-0 win.[5] The win moved NEC up to fifth spot in the Eredivisie league table.[4]

In July 2013, Platje signed a lucrative one-year contract with Neftchi Baku in the Azerbaijan Premier League,[6] but after failing to make an impact in Azerbaijan, Platje moved to Kalmar on loan for the remainder of his contract.[7][8]

On 3 September, Platje signed a deal with Dutch Eerste Divisie side VVV-Venlo.

Career statistics

As of Match played 19 July 2014[9]
Club performance League Cup Continental Other1 Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2007–08VolendamEerste Divisie111 --348
2008–09Eredivisie32733--3510
2009–10Eerste Divisie241411--2515
2010–11372630--408
2011–12NECEredivisie30642--348
2012–1333910--349
2013–14Neftchi BakuAPL141202010191
2014Kalmar (Loan)Allsvenskan400000-40
Total Netherlands 16358126----17564
Azerbaijan 141202010191
Sweden 4000000040
Total 18159146201019865

Notes

1Includes other competitive competitions, including the Azerbaijan Supercup

References

  1. ↑ In isolation, Melvin is pronounced [ˈmɛlvɪn].
  2. ↑ "FC Volendam 2-2 FC Zwolle". Voetbal International. 24 August 2007. Retrieved 3 January 2011.
  3. ↑ Melvin Platje transferred from Volendam to NEC Nijmegen on a free transfer
  4. 1 2 Match: NEC Nijmegen v Excelsior - Dutch Eredivisie - ESPN FC
  5. ↑ http://www.telegraaf.nl/telesport/voetbal/nec/10374769/__Platje_helpt_NEC_langs_Excelsior__.html?sn=telesport
  6. ↑ "'Platje rondt transfer af in Baku en gaat vier à vijf keer meer verdienen'" (in Dutch). forzanec. Retrieved 19 March 2014.
  7. ↑ Нефтчи избавился от Платье (in Russian). azerifootball. Retrieved 19 March 2014.
  8. ↑ "Melvin Platje op huurbasis naar Zweden" (in Dutch). gelderlander. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
  9. ↑ http://www.soccerway.com/players/melvin-platje/59086/


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