Contact for direct plug connector and direct plug connector

A contact for a direct plug-in connector, comprising

• two strips made of sheet-metal material that are arranged next to one another in an insertion portion and in a contact portion, wherein
• the insertion portion is provided for insertion into a through-opening, which is electrically conductive at its inner wall, in a printed circuit board and
• the contact portion is provided to make electrical contact with the inner wall of the through-opening,
• wherein the two strips are connected together in a connection portion that is provided for connecting to a cable strand, the connection portion including a plate-like portion that defines a common plane across the surface of the plate-like portion and
• wherein a connecting portion is located between the connection portion and the contact portion, wherein
• the two strips are formed in an L-shaped manner in the connecting portion, and
• the legs of the connecting portion that are connected to the contact portion extend towards one another,
• wherein the two strips are located in the common plane in the connecting portion and in the insertion portion.