- Conal Platt
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Conal Platt Personal information Full name Conal James Platt Date of birth 14 October 1986 Place of birth Preston, England Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) Playing position Striker Club information Current club Lincoln City F.C. Number 12 Youth career Liverpool Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2004–2005 Liverpool 0 (0) 2006–2007 Bournemouth 28 (0) 2006 → Morecambe (loan) 3 (0) 2007 → Weymouth (loan) 11 (0) 2007–2008 Weymouth 20 (2) 2008 → Rushden & Diamonds (loan) 10 (0) 2008–2010 Forest Green Rovers 80 (10) 2010– Cambridge United 2011 → AFC Telford United (loan) 2011 → Lincoln City F.C. (loan) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:03, 14 August 2011 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).Conal James Platt (born 14 October 1986) is a professional footballer who plays for Cambridge United. He is noted as an attacking footballer and his best position is centre forward or left forward.
Career
Platt has one older brother and two younger sisters. He is eligible to play for the Republic of Ireland due to his Irish descent from his grandfather, Timothy Bryan. He was discovered by a Liverpool scout whilst playing for Fulwood and Cadley boys football club.
He played for Preston Schoolboys aged 14–15, one of the most successful schoolboy teams Preston ever had, and Platt was noted as the best player in the team. Aged 16 he went on to play for Lancashire Schools, Northwest Counties Schools and was finally selected for the English Schools squad (teams are selected on where you go school not on nationality). He was also an Irish Youth international.
After finishing his high school studies at Our Lady's High School he continued his studies on a scholarship at Liverpool Football Academy. After regular appearances with both the youth team and Liverpool reserves although he was released by Liverpool at the end of the 2005 season.
He joined Bournemouth in May 2006 and made his debut after coming on as a substitute in the 75th minute in a 3–1 defeat to Southend United in the League Cup.[1] He joined Morecambe on loan, initially for a period of one month, in November 2006.[2] Limited to a few appearances at Morecambe, Platt picked up an injury in a match against Southport, and returned to Bournemouth when his loan ended in January 2007, before being loaned again to Weymouth. He was released by Bournemouth in May 2007 and joined Weymouth permanently.
Platt joined Rushden & Diamonds on loan in February 2008 where he made a total of 10 appearances.
On 20 May 2008 it was announced that Platt had joined Forest Green Rovers.[3] Platt impressed in his first season with Forest Green and earnt himself a one year contract for the 2009-10 season. Platt played a key first team role in what proved to be a season Forest Green were relegated.
Platt joined Cambridge United in June 2010[4][5][6] after featuring in 80 league games for Forest Green, whilst scoring 10 goals in a two season spell. A compensation fee was agreed by both clubs for the transfer. Platt begun the season well, although an early injury hindered him and he never really regained full form for the rest of the 2010/2011 campaign.
Platt joined fellow Conference Premier side AFC Telford United on loan in September 2011 for a month. He returned to Cambridge United in October 2011.[7]
References
- ^ "Bournemouth 1-3 Southend". BBC Sport. 2006-08-22. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/5266240.stm. Retrieved 2008-12-21.
- ^ "Morecambe net Bournemouth's Platt". BBC Sport. 2006-11-06. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/morecambe/6120414.stm. Retrieved 2008-12-21.
- ^ "Two strikers to join Forest Green". BBC Sport. 2008-05-20. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/f/forest_green_rovers/7410625.stm. Retrieved 2008-12-21.
- ^ "I couldn't turn down move to U's, says Platt", Cambridge News
- ^ Left Winger Joins U's, www.cambridgeunited.co.uk
- ^ "Platt's my boy: Ling praises new signing Conal", Cambridge News
- ^ "Platt set for talks on future". Non League Daily. 27 October 2011. http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?&newsmode=FULL&nid=79611. Retrieved 27 October 2011.
External links
- Conal Platt career stats at Soccerbase
- Ex-academy striker joins Bournemouth, retrieved 31 May 2006.
Cambridge United F.C. – current squad 1 Naisbitt · 2 Roberts · 3 Jennings · 4 Coulson · 5 Wylde · 6 Shaw · 7 Charles · 8 Murtagh · 9 Gash · 10 Carew · 11 Dunk · 12 McAuley · 14 Platt · 15 Kinniburgh · 16 Jarvis · 19 Marriott · 20 Patrick · 21 Winn · 26 Hudson · 27 Berry · 28 Eades · 29 Hughes · 30 Brown · 31 Thorpe · — Miller · Manager: George
Categories:- 1986 births
- Living people
- Republic of Ireland association footballers
- Liverpool F.C. players
- A.F.C. Bournemouth players
- Morecambe F.C. players
- Weymouth F.C. players
- Rushden & Diamonds F.C. players
- Forest Green Rovers F.C. players
- Cambridge United F.C. players
- Conference National players
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