Gonzalo Plata is already a reality. The Ecuadorian has settled within the eleven of Real Valladolid, a team that aspires to ascend to the First Division and whose president is Ronaldo Nazario. His progression as a player improves in each game he plays and, in addition, he already has four goals in 12 games. This has caused an increase in its market value amounting to 5 million euros, as detailed by Transfermarkt.
At 21 he has managed to enter the plans of Pacheta and Gustavo Alfaro, Ecuador coach. Gonzalo Plata will play next January 2022 the pass to the World Cup in Qatar against Brazil and Peru. Right now, La Tri is in third position with 23 points and a distance of six points with Peru and Colombia, its two closest rivals in the standings.
In just a few months, the market value of Gonzalo Plata has grown to reach 5 million euros before the end of 2021, which makes him the South American footballer with the highest market value in LaLiga Smarbank. Of the players born after 2000, only Real Sociedad’s Julen Lobete has the same market value as the Real Valladolid player.
Regarding the Second Division, Gonzalo Plata is the fourth player with the highest market value surpassed by Umar Sadiq (18M), Shon weissman (6M) and Some Djurdjevic (6M). The Ecuadorian has not yet reached its ceiling and there is no doubt that its value will increase throughout 2022.