Full name Melvin Platje Years Team Weight 79 kg Name Melvin Platje Position Forward | Playing position Role Footballer Current team Stade Brestois 29 Number 9 Height 1.77 m Date joined 2011 | |
Date of birth (1988-12-16) 16 December 1988 (age 27) | ||
Place of birth Naarden, Netherlands | ||
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Melvin Platje ( [ˈmɛlvɪm ˈplɑcə]; born 16 December 1988 in Naarden) is a Dutch footballer who plays as a forward for Telstar in the Dutch Eerste Divisie.
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Career
Before joining FC Volendam, Platje played in the youth departments of FC Omniworld and SV Huizen. He later moved to the FC Volendam youth system, and Platje joined the professional ranks at the club in the summer of 2007. Platje made his first team debut on 24 August 2007, when he came on as a 68th-minute substitute for Jack Tuyp in an Eerste Divisie match against FC Zwolle.
In the 2008–09 Eredivisie season, Platje became known as a super sub for coming on as a substitute and scoring many vital goals in the minutes he played. In his last season with Volendam in the Eerste Divisie, Platje recorded 4 appearances and netted 5 goals.
During the 2011 summer transfer window, Platje was transferred from Volendam to NEC on a free transfer. He made his debut for the club on 6 August 2011, starting in their draw 2-2 draw with Heerenveen. In his second game for the club, Platje scored a nine-minute second-half brace against Excelsior to give his club a 2-0 win. The win moved NEC up to fifth spot in the Eredivisie league table.
In July 2013, Platje signed a lucrative one-year contract with Neftchi Baku in the Azerbaijan Premier League, but after failing to make an impact in Azerbaijan, Platje moved to Kalmar on loan for the remainder of his contract.
On 3 September, Platje signed a deal with Dutch Eerste Divisie side VVV-Venlo.
On 14 February 2017 he joined Belgian Second division club Lommel United till the end of the season.