Diant Ramaj

Diant Ramaj (born 19 September 2001) is a German professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Dutch Eredivisie club Ajax.

Diant Ramaj
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-09-19) 19 September 2001
Place of birth Stuttgart, Germany
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Ajax
Number 40
Youth career
0000 SpVgg Cannstatt
0000–2015 VfB Stuttgart
2015–2018 Stuttgarter Kickers
2018–2019 1. FC Heidenheim
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2021 1. FC Heidenheim 0 (0)
2021–2023 Eintracht Frankfurt 2 (0)
2022 Eintracht Frankfurt II 3 (0)
2023– Ajax 1 (0)
2023– Ajax II 1 (0)
International career‡
2018–2019 Germany U18 2 (0)
2019 Germany U19 5 (0)
2020–2021 Germany U20 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 October 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 November 2021

Club career

Early career and 1. FC Heidenheim

Ramaj played for Stuttgart clubs as SpVgg Cannstatt, VfB Stuttgart and Stuttgarter Kickers in his youth before moving to 1. FC Heidenheim in 2018. On 21 April 2019, he was named as a senior team substitute for the first time in a league match against St. Pauli.[2] Three months later, Ramaj was officially promoted to the senior team and was the third goalkeeper behind Kevin Müller and Vitus Eicher.[3]

Eintracht Frankfurt

On 10 May 2021, Ramaj signed his first professional contract with Bundesliga side Eintracht Frankfurt after agreeing to a three-year deal.[4] On 8 August 2021, he was named as a Eintracht Frankfurt substitute for the first time in a DFB-Pokal first round match against Waldhof Mannheim.[5] His debut with Eintracht Frankfurt came on 16 January 2022 in a 1–1 away draw against Augsburg after being named in the starting line-up.[6]

Ajax

On 3 August 2023, Ramaj signed a five-year contract with Ajax.[7] He made his debut playing for the reserves team Jong Ajax in the Dutch Eerste Divisie on 25 September 2023 in a 1–1 deadlock against FC Eindhoven.[8]

International career

Since 2018, Ramaj is part of Germany at youth international level, respectively part of the U18, U19 and U20 teams and he with these teams played ten matches.[9]

Personal life

Ramaj was born in Stuttgart, Germany to Kosovo Albanian parents from Gjakova.[10] His older brother, Dijon Ramaj is also a professional footballer who plays as a winger.[10]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 29 August 2022[11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Frankfurt 2021–22 Bundesliga 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2022–23 Bundesliga 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Total 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Ajax 2023–24 Eredivisie 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career total 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0

References
  1. "Diant Ramaj". Eintracht Frankfurt. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  2. "Heidenheim vs. St. Pauli 3–0". Soccerway. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
  3. "Diese vier U-19-Spieler rücken in den Profikader nach" [These four U-19 players are promoted to the professional squad]. Heidenheimer Zeitung (in German). 21 July 2019.
  4. "Diant Ramaj to join Eagles". Eintracht Frankfurt. 10 May 2021.
  5. "Waldhof Mannheim vs. Eintracht Frankfurt 2–0". Soccerway. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  6. Eintracht Frankfurt [@eintracht_eng] (16 January 2022). "TEAM NEWS | Our line-up to face @FCA_World | #SGE #FCASGE" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  7. "Ajax sign Diant Ramaj". Ajax. 3 August 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  8. "Magistrale trap van Kökcü redt gehavend FC Eindhoven in blessuretijd bij Jong Ajax". Eindhoven Dagblad. 25 September 2021.
  9. Diant Ramaj at DFB (also available in German)
  10. "Dijon e Diant Ramaj, vëllezërit kosovarë të Gjermanisë" [Dijon and Diant Ramaj, the Kosovar brothers of Germany] (in Albanian). Koha Ditore. 4 September 2020.
  11. Diant Ramaj at Soccerway
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