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Ignacio Ramírez
Personal information
Full name Juan Ignacio Ramírez Polero
Date of birth (1997-02-01) 1 February 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Mercedes, Uruguay
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Newell's Old Boys
Number 99
Youth career
Club Ascencio de Mercedes
Sud América de Mercedes
Liverpool Montevideo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2022 Liverpool Montevideo 155 (81)
2021–2022Saint-Étienne (loan) 5 (0)
2021–2022Saint-Étienne II (loan) 1 (1)
2022Nacional (loan) 24 (5)
2023–2024 Nacional 34 (19)
2024– Newell's Old Boys 22 (9)
International career
2015 Uruguay U18 4 (0)
2016 Uruguay U20 7 (1)
2019 Uruguay U22 5 (1)
2020 Uruguay U23 8 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 July 2024

Juan Ignacio Ramírez Polero (born 1 February 1997) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a forward for Argentine Primera División club Newell's Old Boys.[1]

Club career

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A youth academy graduate of Liverpool Montevideo, Ramírez made his senior team debut on 21 February 2016 in a 3–1 league defeat against Juventud.[2] He scored his first goal on 12 March 2017 in a 3–1 league defeat against Boston River.[3]

On 31 August 2021, Ramírez joined French club Saint-Étienne on a season long loan deal.[4]

International career

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Ramírez is a former Uruguay youth international.[5] He was part of Uruguay squad which reached semi-finals at the 2019 Pan American Games.[6] On 29 December 2019, Uruguay under-23 team head coach Gustavo Ferreyra named Ramírez in 23-man final squad for 2020 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament.[7]

In May 2021, Ramírez received his first call-up to the senior team for FIFA World Cup qualifying matches against Paraguay and Venezuela.[8]

Personal life

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Ramírez is the elder brother of footballer Santiago Ramírez.[9]

Career statistics

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As of 30 January 2023[1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Liverpool Montevideo 2015–16 Uruguayan Primera División 9 0 9 0
2016 8 0 8 0
2017 30 12 1[a] 1 31 13
2018 35 11 35 11
2019 33 23 4[a] 1 1[b] 1 38 25
2020 30 24 2[a] 1 1[c] 0 33 25
2021 10 11 2[d] 0 12 11
Total 155 81 0 0 9 3 2 1 166 85
Saint-Étienne (loan) 2021–22 Ligue 1 5 0 1 0 6 0
Saint-Étienne II (loan) 2021–22 Championnat National 3 1 1 1 1
Nacional (loan) 2022 Uruguayan Primera División 24 5 2 1 6[e] 1 2[f] 0 34 7
Nacional 2023 Uruguayan Primera División 0 0 0 0 0 0 1[g] 0 1 0
Career total 185 87 3 1 15 4 5 1 208 93
  1. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana.
  2. ^ Appearance in Torneo Intermedio final.
  3. ^ Appearance in Primera División championship playoff.
  4. ^ Appearances in Copa Libertadores.
  5. ^ Three appearances in Copa Libertadores, three appearances and one goal in Copa Sudamericana.
  6. ^ One appearance each in Torneo Intermedio final and championship playoff.
  7. ^ Appearance in Supercopa Uruguaya.

Honours

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Nacional

Individual

References

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  1. ^ a b Ignacio Ramírez at Soccerway
  2. ^ "Liverpool vs. Juventud - 21 February 2016". Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Boston River vs. Liverpool - 12 March 2017". Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  4. ^ "L'ASSE accueille Juan Ignacio Ramirez". 1 September 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  5. ^ "11 - Juan Ignacio Ramírez - AUF". 16 January 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  6. ^ "Convocados para los Panamericanos de Lima 2019". 29 June 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  7. ^ "Gustavo Ferreyra definió el plantel para el Torneo Preolímpico 2020". 29 December 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  8. ^ "Plantel convocado para las Eliminatorias". 28 May 2021. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  9. ^ "El mercedario Santiago Ramírez firmó contrato con Nacional capitalino". Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  10. ^ "Uruguayo: Nacional, con doblete de Suárez y Gigliotti, venció 4-1 a Liverpool y es campeón" (in Spanish). 30 October 2022. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
  11. ^ "Equipo Ideal del Campeonato Uruguayo 2019". 27 December 2019. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  12. ^ "Se definieron los Premios AUF anuales 2020". 23 April 2021. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  13. ^ a b "Campeonato Uruguayo: Federico Pereira fue elegido como el mejor jugador del 2023". 1 February 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
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