Willis Plaza

Willis Plaza
Personal information
Full name Willis Deon Plaza
Date of birth (1987-08-03) 3 August 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth Mount Hope, Trinidad and Tobago
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2012 San Juan Jabloteh
2012 Navibank Sài Gòn 12 (5)
2012–2013 Sông Lam Nghệ An 18 (4)
2014 Central FC
2014–2015 Visé 6 (3)
2015–2016 Central FC
2016 Alianza 15[2] (3)
2016 San Juan Jabloteh
2017–2018 East Bengal 24 (11)
2018 Mohammedan
2018–2020 Churchill Brothers 35 (29)
2020 → Bashundhara Kings (loan)
2020–2021 Mohammedan
2021 Delhi
2021–2022 Aizawl 11 (2)
2022–2023 Bhawanipore
International career
2012– Trinidad and Tobago[1] 23 (7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Willis Deon Plaza (born 3 August 1987) is a Trinidadian professional footballer who plays as a forward.

Club career

Early years

In his early career, Plaza played club football in Trinidad and Vietnam for San Juan Jabloteh, Navibank Sài Gòn and Sông Lam Nghệ An, Central FC.[3][4][5] In July 2014 he signed for Belgian club Visé.[6]

In December 2015, Plaza signed a deal to join Salvadoran Primera División side Alianza in January 2016.[7][8][9] In 2016, he returned to San Juan Jabloteh.[3]

East Bengal

In January 2017, Plaza signed for Indian I-League club East Bengal.[10] On 14 January, he scored his first goal for the club, scoring the winning goal in the 80th minute of a 2–1 victory against DSK Shivajians.[11]

On 4 July 2017, it was announced that the club had retained Plaza for the upcoming season.[12] In January 2018, he was released by the club.[13][14]

Mohammedan/Churchill Brothers

It was announced that Willis would sign for Mohammedan from 8 February 2018.[15][16] He then moved to Churchill Brothers in March 2018.[17] He won the golden boot of the 2018–19 I-League season, with 21 goals.[18][19][20]

He scored a brace for Churchill in their Indian Super Cup qualifier against Delhi Dynamos and helped his side to advance in to the final round of the tournament.[21] Later he was included in Churchill's squad for remaining matches of the Goa Professional League.[22]

He was retained by Churchill Brothers for the 2019 season.[23] In April 2019 he moved on loan to Bashundhara Kings.[24]

In July 2020, he returned to Mohammedan.[25]

Delhi FC

In August 2021, he signed with Minerva Delhi FC[26] and appeared in the 130th edition of Durand Cup.[27] Plaza later appeared in the 2021 I-League Qualifiers, in which they finished on third position.[28]

Aizawl

On 25 November 2021, Plaza moved to Aizawl FC, ahead of the 2021–22 I-League season.[29][30]

Bhawanipore

He signed for Bhawanipore in June 2022.[31] He helped his team winning Naihati Gold Cup with scoring a brace in their 4–0 win against United Sports.[32]

International career

He made his international debut for Trinidad and Tobago on 22 January 2012.[33][34]

Personal life

Plaza has said that his ancestors lived in the southern part of the Indian city of Kolkata.[35] During his school days, Plaza played cricket and was a friend of West Indian international Sunil Narine. In an interview, he said that Narine was his close friend and both of them idolised Brian Lara. He also said that he started playing football on the advice of his coach.[36]

Career statistics

International

Trinidad and Tobago national team
Year Apps Goals
2012 6 4
2013 3 1
2014 2 0
2015 7 0
2016 3 2
Total 21 7

Statistics accurate as of match played 3 June 2016[34]

International goals

As of match played 3 June 2016. Trinidad & Tobago score listed first, score column indicates score after each Plaza goal.[3]
International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 29 February 2012 Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua, Antigua and Barbuda 2  Antigua and Barbuda 4–0 4–0 Friendly
2 10 October 2012 Warner Park Sporting Complex, Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis 3  French Guiana 4–1 4–1 2012 Caribbean Cup
3 14 October 2012 Warner Park Sporting Complex, Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis 5  Anguilla 8–0 10–0 2012 Caribbean Cup
4 9–0
5 5 September 2013 King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 8  United Arab Emirates 1–3 3–3 Friendly
6 3 June 2016 Qinhuangdao Olympic Sports Center Stadium, Qinhuangdao, China 23  China 1–3 2–4 Friendly
7 2–3

Honours

Bhawanipore

Individual

References

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