Calvin Ramsay
Calvin William Ramsay (born 31 July 2003) is a Scottish professional footballer who currently plays as a right-back for Championship club Preston North End, on loan from Liverpool, and the Scotland national team.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Calvin William Ramsay[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 31 July 2003||
Place of birth | Aberdeen, Scotland[3] | ||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[4] | ||
Position(s) | Right-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team |
Preston North End (on loan from Liverpool) | ||
Number | 22 | ||
Youth career | |||
2012–2021[5] | Aberdeen | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021–2022 | Aberdeen | 28 | (1) |
2022– | Liverpool | 0 | (0) |
2023– | → Preston North End (loan) | 0 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2018–2019 | Scotland U16 | 8 | (0) |
2019–2020 | Scotland U17 | 3 | (0) |
2022– | Scotland U21 | 3 | (0) |
2022– | Scotland | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:01, 13 June 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:15, 16 November 2022 (UTC) |
Club career
Aberdeen
After progressing through the youth ranks at Aberdeen, Ramsay made his debut as a late substitute against Dundee United in March 2021, under caretaker manager Paul Sheerin. Ramsay went on to make another five appearances in his first season with the senior team.[5] He made his European debut for the club against Swedish side BK Häcken in July 2021 in a UEFA Conference League qualifier. He started at right back in a 5–1 win and assisting the first goal of the game. Ramsay won the SFWA Young Player of the Year award for 2021–22, his only full season with Aberdeen.[6]
Liverpool
Ramsay moved to Premier League club Liverpool in June 2022. He signed a five-year contract for an initial fee of £4.2m,[7][8] a club record sale for Aberdeen.[9]
On 1 November 2022, Ramsey made his debut for Liverpool when he came on as an 87th minute substitute in the 2-0 win against Napoli in the 2022–23 UEFA Champions League.[10] On 9 November 2022, he started his first game for Liverpool in the win against Derby County in the third round of the EFL Cup at Anfield.[11] In February 2023, having made only two appearances for Liverpool's first team, Ramsay was ruled out for the rest of the 2022–23 season following surgery on an unspecified injury.[12][13]
Loan to Preston North End
On 13 June 2023, after having had his appearances limited for Liverpool, Ramsay was sent on loan to Championship club Preston North End for the 2023–24 season.[14]
International career
Ramsay was called up to the senior Scotland squad in November 2022.[15] He made his international debut on 16 November in a 2–1 friendly defeat to Turkey.[16]
Career statistics
Club
Club | Season | League | National Cup[lower-alpha 1] | League Cup[lower-alpha 2] | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Aberdeen U21 | 2019–20 | – | – | – | – | 1[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
Aberdeen | 2020–21[19] | Scottish Premiership | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 6 | 0 | |
2021–22[8] | Scottish Premiership | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | – | 33 | 1 | ||
Total | 28 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | – | 39 | 1 | |||
Liverpool | 2022–23[20] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 5] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Career total | 28 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 1 |
- Includes Scottish Cup and FA Cup
- Includes Scottish League Cup and EFL Cup
- Appearance in Scottish Challenge Cup
- Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- Appearance in UEFA Champions League
Honours
- SFWA Young Player of the Year: 2021–22[6]
References
- Statutory registers - Births - Search results, ScotlandsPeople Retrieved 27 August 2021
- "Calvin Ramsay: Overview". ESPN. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
- "Calvin Ramsay". AFC Heritage Trust. Archived from the original on 27 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- "Calvin Ramsay: Profile". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
- Calvin Ramsay, Aberdeen FC. Retrieved 27 August 2021
- "Calvin Ramsay's future looks bright as he celebrates Young Player prize". www.scottishfwa.com. SFWA. 27 April 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
- Sanghera, Mandeep (19 June 2022). "Calvin Ramsay: Liverpool sign Aberdeen right-back for £4.2m". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
- "Games played by Calvin Ramsay in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
- Marini, Gianni (19 June 2022). "Calvin Ramsay departs Aberdeen for Liverpool in club-record deal". STV News. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
- "Liverpool 2 Napoli 0". BBC Sport. 1 November 2022. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
- "Kelleher's shootout saves see Liverpool scrape past Derby in Carabao Cup". Guardian. 9 November 2022. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
- "Calvin Ramsay set to miss rest of season after surgery". Liverpool FC. 17 February 2023. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
- "Calvin Ramsay out 'for the season' as Liverpool and Scotland full-back undergoes surgery on injury". Daily Record. 16 February 2023. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
- "Liverpool FC — Calvin Ramsay agrees to join Preston North End on loan". www.liverpoolfc.com. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
- "Calvin Ramsay in but no Celtic players in Scotland squad for Turkey friendly". BBC. 9 November 2022. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
- "Turkey 2 Scotland 1". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
- Calvin Ramsay at Soccerbase
- C. Ramsay, Soccerway. Retrieved 27 August 2021
- "Games played by Calvin Ramsay in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
- "Games played by Calvin Ramsay in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
- "Calvin Ramsay". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 16 November 2022.