Juan Carlos Plata

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b. 1971forward Guatemala

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Counted from the international goal archive — every scorer-credited goal in the matches it covers, 1916 to today. A record of covered matches, not a complete career count; own goals never join a scorer's tally.

Juan Carlos Plata, nicknamed El Pin or Pin Plata, is a Guatemalan professional football manager and former player who played as a striker. He is the highest-scoring player in the history of Guatemala's top division. As of January 2010, Plata has, except for Marc Lloyd-Williams, been the most prolific scorer among all active players in the world in top division leagues, and is among the top 60 goalscorers of all time in the world according to the International Federation of Football History & Statistics. — Wikipedia

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Every goal

from the international archive · 14 goals in 11 matches

All (14)FIFA World Cup qualification (10)Gold Cup (4)

Date	Opponent	Result	Minutes	Competition	Venue
2004-09-05	Costa Rica	W2–1(h)	58' 73'	FIFA World Cup qualification	Guatemala City
2002-01-21	Mexico	L1–3(n)	36'	Gold Cup	Pasadena
2000-06-18	Antigua and Barbuda	W8–1(h)	37' 80'	FIFA World Cup qualification	Guatemala City
2000-05-07	El Salvador	D1–1(a)	20'	FIFA World Cup qualification	San Salvador
2000-02-15	Trinidad and Tobago	L2–4(n)	30'	Gold Cup	Los Angeles
1998-02-08	Jamaica	L2–3(n)	16'	Gold Cup	Los Angeles
1998-02-05	Brazil	D1–1(n)	90'	Gold Cup	Miami
1996-12-21	United States	D2–2(n)	44'	FIFA World Cup qualification	San Salvador
1996-11-24	Costa Rica	W1–0(n)	34'	FIFA World Cup qualification	Los Angeles
1996-05-10	Nicaragua	W2–1(h)	62' 67'	FIFA World Cup qualification	Guatemala City
1996-05-05	Nicaragua	W1–0(a)	27'	FIFA World Cup qualification	Diriamba