Kristian Platt is a defender

Defender (football)

Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

, currently playing for Stalybridge Celtic

Stalybridge Celtic F.C.

Stalybridge Celtic are an English full time professional football club from Stalybridge, Greater Manchester in North West England. The club, which plays its home matches at Bower Fold, is currently in the Conference North in the sixth tier of the English football league system...

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Platt made his professional debut as a 17 year old substitute for Shaun Kelly

Shaun Kelly

Shaun Kelly is a professional footballer currently playing for Bala Town.-Playing career:Kelly is a product of Chester's youth system and made his Football League debut as a late substitute against Shrewsbury Town on 15 April 2007....

 against Darlington

Darlington F.C.

Darlington Football Club is a professional association football club based in Darlington, County Durham, currently playing in the Conference National. The club was founded in 1883, and originally played its games at Feethams, before moving to the Darlington Arena in 2003...

 on May 3, 2009, in Chester's final match in The Football League

The Football League

The Football League, also known as the npower Football League for sponsorship reasons, is a league competition featuring professional association football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888, it is the oldest such competition in world football...

 following relegation. Prior to his debut, Platt had been linked to moves to Premier League clubs and had played for the first-team in a friendly match against Southport

Southport F.C.

Southport Football Club are an English football club, based in Southport, Merseyside. They are currently in the Conference National, and play their home matches at Haig Avenue, which has a capacity of 6,008...

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