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Full nameMatthew James Platt
PositionCentre-back
NationalityEngland
Age28
Date of birth3 Oct 1997
BirthplaceKnowsley
Height188 cm
Shirt number#5
ClubNotts County
Centre-back
22
Appearances
1
Goals
0
Assists
1852
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Notts County.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
League Two221018527.07
EFL Trophy100615.9

Scout report

Squad depthCentral defender

M. Platt is a 28-year-old central defender at Notts County, rated 22.3 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 299th of 478 on scout potential in the League Two. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (42% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.45 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Platt.

Judged on this season alone, Platt graded 19 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 33rd of 76 of the 76 centre-backs in the League Two, on 7 clean sheets and 3.45 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 39 → 19). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 22, 39th of 76 of the 76 centre-backs in the League Two. At 28 Platt is in his prime years, and a market index of 2 reflects that trajectory.

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Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2023/24Trending downBreakout: 2022/23
Current potential39th of 76 centre-backs · League TwoCurrent season33rd of 76 centre-backs · League Two33rd-best centre-back in the League Two299th in the League Two · potential39th-highest potential centre-back in the League Two
22.3
Ratingi
39th of 76 centre-backs
18.9
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
42%
Minutes
rotation minutes
3.45
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Notts County finished 5th of 24 · an upper-table side

3.45
Def. / 90
31
Tackles
23
Interceptions
7
Clean sheets

3.45 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 7 clean sheets across 22 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (5th of 24) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 42% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 22.3, Platt carries the 39th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the League Two of 76. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.45 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.2× now → 0.9× projected in three years).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.