Felix Platte

Felix Platte (born 11 February 1996) is a German professional footballer who plays as a striker for Darmstadt 98.[1]

Felix Platte

Platte in 2015
Personal information
Date of birth	11 February 1996
Place of birth	Höxter, Germany
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Club information
Current team	Darmstadt 98
Number	7
Youth career
2000–2008	TSV Sabbenhausen
2008–2009	TuS WE Lügde
2009–2012	SC Paderborn
2012–2015	Schalke 04
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2017	Schalke 04	3	(0)
2015	Schalke 04 II	3	(1)
2016–2017	→ Darmstadt 98 (loan)	20	(2)
2017–	Darmstadt 98	44	(7)
National team^‡
2016–2017	Germany U20	2	(0)
2017–	Germany U21	3	(1)
Honours UEFA European Under-21 Championship Winner 2017
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 03:31, 12 July 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 October 2017

Club career

Schalke 04

Platte joined the youth academy (Nachwuchsleistungszentrum) of Schalke 04 in 2012 from SC Paderborn 07 and attended the Gesamtschule Berger Feld.[2] He made his Bundesliga debut on 14 February 2015 against Eintracht Frankfurt in a 1–0 away defeat. He replaced Kevin-Prince Boateng after 79 minutes.[3] He then put on a great performance, and nearly leveled the scores – if it was not for the crossbar – against defending champions Real Madrid in the Champions League knockout stage after coming on early in the first half for injured hit-man Klaas-Jan Huntelaar.

Loan to Darmstadt 98

He was loaned to Darmstadt 98 on 1 February 2016.[4]

Darmstadt 98

On 26 August 2017, Darmstadt 98 announced the permanent capture of Platte on a four-year contract.[5]

International career

Platte is a German youth international.[6]

Career statistics

As of 24 November 2018[7]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Europe^1		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Schalke 04	2014–15	Bundesliga	2	0	0	0	1	0	3	0
	2015–16		1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	Total		3	0	0	0	1	0	4	0
Schalke 04 II	2015–16	Regionalliga West	3	1	—		—		3	1
Darmstadt 98	2015–16	Bundesliga (loan)	11	0	0	0	—		11	0
	2016–17		9	2	0	0	—		9	2
	2017–18	2. Bundesliga	21	5	0	0	—		21	5
	2018–19		1	0	0	0	—		1	0
	Total		42	7	0	0	—		42	7
Career total			48	8	0	0	1	0	49	8

• 1.^ Includes UEFA Champions League.

Honours

Germany

• UEFA European Under-21 Championship: 2017[8]

References

1. "F. Platte". Soccerway. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
2. "unsere erfolgreichsten Fussballschüler". Gesamtschule Berger Feld. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
3. "Eintracht Frankfurt vs. Schalke 04 1 - 0". Soccerway. 14 February 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
4. "Felix Platte auf Leihbasis zu den Lilien" [Felix Platte on loan to the Lilies] (in German). FC Schalke 04. 1 February 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
5. "Lilien verpflichten Platte" (in German). SV Darmstadt 98. 26 August 2017. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
6. "Felix Platte". DFB. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
7. "Felix Platte". kicker.de (in German). Retrieved 2 July 2017.
8. "Weisers Kopfball macht den EM-Traum wahr". kicker.de (in German). 30 June 2017. Retrieved 30 June 2017.

External links

• Felix Platte at fussballdaten.de (in German)