Érick Alexander Plúas Vera (born 20 March 2002) is an Ecuadorian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Orense S.C. in the LigaPro Serie A.
Club career Plúas joined the youth academy of Orense S.C. as a child and rose through the club's junior categories, winning several youth titles with the side. As a youth international, he was a regular starter for Ecuador's under-15 side at the 2017 South American Under-15 Championship in Argentina, and later played at the 2019 South American Under-17 Championship in Peru, through which Ecuador qualified for that year's 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Brazil.
On 4 July 2020, Orense confirmed that Plúas, then 18, had been sent on a one-year loan with an option to buy to Brazilian club Palmeiras, where he had already been training for several months. Registered with Palmeiras' under-20 squad, he was among a group of youth players promoted to train alongside the first team under head coach Vanderlei Luxemburgo.
Plúas returned to Orense S.C. at the end of the loan and was promoted to the first-team squad in 2021, going on to become a regular member of the side in the LigaPro Serie A, primarily as a central or defensive midfielder.
International career Plúas represented Ecuador at under-17 level, featuring at the 2019 South American Under-17 Championship in Peru, and was named in the squad for the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Brazil, announced on 8 October 2019.
In December 2023, he was called up by coach Miguel Bravo to a training microcycle with the Ecuador under-23 squad as part of preparation for the 2024 Pre-Olympic Tournament in Venezuela, a qualifying competition for the 2024 Summer Olympics.
Career statistics
+Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalState LeagueOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsOrense2021LigaPro Serie A10————102022260————2602023291————2912024 170————170202690————90Career total82100000000821
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