Matthew Platt - Stats, Rating & Scouting Report

Profile

Full nameMatthew James Platt

PositionCentre-back

NationalityEngland

Age28

Date of birth3 Oct 1997

BirthplaceKnowsley

Height188 cm

Shirt number#5

ClubNotts County

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Centre-back

Season stats

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22

Appearances

1

Goals

0

Assists

1852

Minutes

Domestic-league season · Notts County.

Career

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Lancashire FA Challenge Trophy×2Liverpool Senior Cup×2National League×2

Platt's current-season form is down 51% on last season (Season 39→19), while his Rating eased 33→22. His peak season for form remains 2023/24 (Season 54).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Notts County · 5th	22	1	0	7.07	22	19
2024/25	Notts County · 6th	47	2	0	7.13	33	39
2023/24	Bradford · 9th	35	2	2	7	32	54
2022/23	Bradford · 6th	41	0	1	6.96	35	42
2021/22	Barrow · 22nd	28	2	0	7.01	30	21

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 5 earlier seasons and 3 youth-team spells in the full career.

Career

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Domestic career

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. 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.

On the season, Platt graded 19 for current form (age-blind), 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. At 28 Platt is in his prime years, and a market index of 2 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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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

22.3

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

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

22

Apps

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

Rated 22.3 overall — below regular-starter level. 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.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %42%

Available fixtures49 of 49

Goals / 900.049

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900.049

Defensive actions / 903.45

Player flow

Goal involvements1

Cards / 900.194

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~7), then tapers with age. At 28, Platt sits on 2, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Platt's projected Rating — 22.3 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the League One with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1

Passing

Assists0

Defending

Tackles31

Interceptions23

Blocks17

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards4

Red cards0

Transfer history

Notts CountyJun 2024 – nowFree

BradfordJul 2022 – Jun 2024Free

BarrowJul 2020 – Jul 2022

Barrow(on loan)Sept 2019 – Jul 2020

Blackburn(back from loan)Aug 2019 – Sept 2019

SSouthport(on loan)Feb 2019 – Aug 2019

Accrington ST(on loan)Aug 2018 – Feb 2019

Blackburn(back from loan)Jul 2017 – Aug 2018

Barrow(on loan)Feb 2017 – Jul 2017

Blackburnuntil Feb 2017

Transfer history

About M. Platt

Matthew James Platt is a 28-year-old centre-back who plays for Notts County, born on October 3, 1997 in Knowsley, standing 188 cm tall. He is from England. Notts County currently sit 15th of 24 in the League One.

This season

In the current season, M. Platt has made 22 appearances with 1 goal and 0 assists across 1,852 minutes, with 4 yellow cards.

M. Platt's next match is on August 29, 2026, when Notts County face Burton Albion at home in the League One.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates M. Platt at 22.3 with a Season form score of 18.9. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 6 career titles — among them the National League and the Liverpool Senior Cup. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 10 recorded seasons, M. Platt has totalled 265 club appearances with 11 goals and 3 assists for 7 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2024/25, with 47 appearances for Notts County.