Plata switches it up, set to wear a third different number at Flamengo | OneFootball

Gonzalo Plata will take the field with something new this Wednesday (21)

Generally, football players have a lucky number and stick to something consistent. However, with Gonzalo Plata at Flamengo, it's different. The Ecuadorian will play the 2026 season with a new number, unlike the options used in the previous two years.

If in 2024 Plata scored the winning goal in the Copa do Brasil against Atlético-MG with the number 45, last year, the winger changed and started wearing the number 50. Now, in 2026, the player will take the field with the number 19. The debut happens this Wednesday (21), against Vasco, at Maracanã, for the Campeonato Carioca.

IS 19 NEW IN PLATA'S LIFE?

The number 19 is not new in Gonzalo Plata's career. This is because the winger also uses this number in the Ecuadorian National Team. In fact, it was with this number that the Flamengo player participated in the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. The club has not yet revealed the reason for the change, but it is worth noting that there is another World Cup in 2026.

When he was announced in 2024, Plata chose the number 45, but without any apparent reason. Later, with the change to 50, the number referred to the beginning of his professional football career, being of great sentimental value to the Ecuadorian forward.

WHO WAS NUMBER 19?

The last number 19 at Flamengo was the young Lorran, who was loaned to Pisa (ITA) in the middle of last year. Since then, the number has been without an owner. In fact, in the Club World Cup, played against PSG (FRA) in the final, no player wore the number 19.

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