Stiven Plaza

Stiven Ricardo Plaza Castillo (born Esmeraldas, Ecuador, 11 March 1999) is an Ecuadorean professional footballer who plays as a forward for Spanish club Real Valladolid.

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Plaza and the second or maternal family name is Castillo.
Stiven Plaza
Personal information
Full name Stiven Ricardo Plaza Castillo
Date of birth (1999-03-11) 11 March 1999
Place of birth Eloy Alfaro, Ecuador
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Valladolid
Number 31
Youth career
2011–2016 Norte América
2014 → Deportivo Azogues (loan)
2015 → Deportivo Azogues (loan)
2016 Aucas
2017–2018 Independiente DV
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018 Alianza Cotopaxi 0 (0)
2018 Independiente DV 22 (7)
2019– Valladolid 2 (0)
2019– Valladolid B 5 (1)
National team‡
2019– Ecuador U20 2 (0)
2018– Ecuador 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 November 2019
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 June 2019

Club career

Independiente del Valle

Born in Eloy Alfaro Canton, Plaza started his career with Norte América in 2011, as a left winger. In 2017, after stints at Deportivo Azogues and Aucas, he joined Independiente del Valle and was a regular starter in the club's under-18 squad.[1]

Converted to a forward by Juan Carlos León, Plaza made his senior debut during the 2018 season with Alianza Cotopaxi, the club's reserve team.[1] After scoring 7 goals in 3 games in the 2018 U-20 Copa Libertadores, he was reportedly being watched by scouts of the Premier League sides Manchester City and Manchester United.[2]

Plaza made his professional – and Serie A – debut on 11 June 2018, coming on as a late substitute in a 1–1 away draw against Universidad Católica.[3] He scored his first goal on 12 August, netting his team's third in a 3–1 home win against Emelec.[4]

On 23 October 2018, Plaza scored a brace in a 2–0 away defeat of Técnico Universitario.[5]

Valladolid

On 10 December 2018, Spain's Real Valladolid confirmed a pre-contract with Plaza to join the club once the transfer window opened on 1 January 2019.[6] Then, Plaza made his debut with Valladolid on 16 February 2019, in a 1–0 away loss against Barcelona.

International career

On 4 October 2018, Plaza was called up by Ecuador manager Hernán Darío Gómez for friendlies against Qatar and Oman.[7] He made his full international debut eight days later, starting in a 4–3 loss against the former at the Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium in Doha.[8]

Career statistics

Club
As of 13 January 2019[9]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Alianza Cotopaxi 2018[10] Segunda Categoría 00——7[lower-alpha 1]878
Independiente del Valle 2018 Serie A 227———229
Real Valladolid 2018–19 La Liga 20———20
Career total 2470000783117
  1. Appearance(s) in Campeonato Provincial de Segunda Categoría de Cotopaxi

International
As of 12 October 2018[11]
Ecuador national team
YearAppsGoals
201820
Total20

Honours
Ecuador U20

Individual

References
  1. "Stiven Plaza, el delantero que comenzó como volante" [Stiven Plaza, the forward who started as a midfielder] (in Spanish). El Comercio. 3 November 2018. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  2. "Stiven Plaza estaría en la mira de equipos de Inglaterra" [Stiven Plaza would be on target of English club] (in Spanish). Estadio. 23 February 2018. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  3. "Universidad Católica salvó el empate 1–1 con Independiente del Valle gracias a Jhon Cifuente" [Universidad Católica saved a 1–1 draw with Independiente del Valle thanks to Jhon Cifuente] (in Spanish). El Universo. 11 June 2018. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  4. "Independiente logra primer triunfo de la segunda etapa con Stiven Plaza como figura" [Independiente reach the first triumph of the second half with Stiven Plaza as the main man] (in Spanish). El Universo. 11 August 2018. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  5. "Independiente del Valle derrotó 2–0 a Técnico Universitario y entra en la pelea por la segunda etapa" [Independiente del Valle defeated Técnico Universitario by 2–0 and get in the fight for the second half] (in Spanish). El Comercio. 22 October 2018. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  6. "Preacuerdo para la incorporación de Stiven Plaza" [Pre-contract for the signing of Stiven Plaza] (in Spanish). Real Valladolid. 10 December 2018. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  7. "Los convocados de Ecuador para medir a Qatar y Omán" [The called up players of Ecuador to face Qatar and Oman] (in Spanish). Estadio. 4 October 2018. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  8. "Qatar derrota 4–3 a una floja selección de Ecuador" [Qatar defeat by 4–3 a floppy Ecuador] (in Spanish). El Universo. 12 October 2018. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  9. Stiven Plaza at Soccerway. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  10. "Plaza Castillo Stiven Ricardo" (in Spanish). Ecuadorian Football Federation. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  11. "Stiven Plaza". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  12. "Mina sparks historic finish for Ecuador". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 14 June 2019.
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