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Ecuador · 2019–26

Gonzalo Plata

Stalwart RM, also RB, CAM Right-footed dribblerfinisher
Rating
80
Life
2000
Clubs
Sporting CP, Independiente del Valle
#24
Editorial rank of 33 for Ecuador
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The people's rank, live from duel votes

At MetLife Stadium on 25 June 2026 he struck the goal that beat Germany 2-1 and carried his country out of the group stage, his ninth goal for Ecuador. The Copa Libertadores and Brasileirão double with Flamengo in 2025 sits above the 2024 Copa do Brasil, the 2020-21 Primeira Liga title at Sporting, and the Bronze Ball he took from Ecuador's third place at the 2019 Under-20 World Cup. Career record: club career at Sporting CP, Independiente del Valle.

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Career record

—Sporting CP
—Independiente del Valle

Shared the era

Ecuador legends whose careers overlapped Plata's

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Around Plata in the almanac

One rank above: Eduardo Hurtado at #23.

One rank below: Miller Bolaños at #25.

Ecuador's editorial top five: Alberto Spencer · Antonio Valencia · Willian Pacho · Álex Aguinaga · Enner Valencia.