Juan Pablo Ramírez
Juan Pablo Ramírez Velásquez (26 November 1997) is a Colombian footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Chinese club Qingdao West Coast, on loan from Atlético Nacional. [1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Juan Pablo Ramírez Velásquez | ||
| Date of birth | 26 November 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Rionegro, Colombia | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Qingdao West Coast (on loan from Atlético Nacional) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Leones | |||
| 2015–2016 | Atlético Nacional | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014 | Leones | 4 | (0) |
| 2016– | Atlético Nacional | 48 | (4) |
| 2017 | → Deportivo Pasto (loan) | 10 | (1) |
| 2018 | → Leones (loan) | 9 | (1) |
| 2020 | → Atlético Bucaramanga (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → Bahia (loan) | 13 | (3) |
| 2022 | → América Mineiro (loan) | 22 | (2) |
| 2023– | → Qingdao West Coast (loan) | 20 | (7) |
| International career | |||
| 2017 | Colombia U20 | 6 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 September 2023 | |||
Club career
Ramírez was born in Rionegro, and started his career with his hometown club Deportivo Rionegro (later renamed Leones FC). He made his first team debut for the side on 11 May 2014, starting in a 0–2 Categoría Primera B away loss against Real Santander.
After featuring regularly for Leones in the 2014 Copa Colombia, Ramírez moved to Atlético Nacional in 2015 and returned to the youth setup. Promoted to the main squad for the 2016 campaign, he made his Categoría Primera A debut on 9 June of that year by coming on as a late substitute for Macnelly Torres in a 1–1 draw at Atlético Junior.
Ramírez scored his first professional goal on 2 July 2016, netting his team's first in a 3–3 away draw against Alianza Petrolera. He could not establish himself as a regular starter for the Verdolagas, and subsequently served loans at Deportivo Pasto and former side Leones before being recalled by Atlético Nacional in July 2018.[2]
In February 2020, Ramírez moved to Atlético Bucaramanga on loan for the season.[3] On 9 November, still owned by Atlético Nacional, he joined Brazilian Série A side Bahia on loan until December 2021.[4]
Shortly after arriving at his new club, Ramírez tested positive for COVID-19.[5] After being fully recovered from the disease, he made his debut for Bahia on 9 December in a 2–3 home loss against Defensa y Justicia.
On 20 December 2020, Ramírez was accused of racism by Gerson during a 3–4 away loss against Flamengo; in that match, he also scored Bahia's first goal. Ramírez denied the claims,[6] as the incident led to the dismissal of Bahia manager Mano Menezes, while Ramírez was immediately separated from the first team. After the club's internal analysis of the case, which stated that they could not find any evidence of racial injury, he was brought back to the first team shortly after.[7]
On 22 March 2023, Ramírez joined China League One club Qingdao West Coast on loan.[8]
Career statistics
- As of 24 October 2021[9]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Leones | 2014 | Categoría Primera B | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||
| Atlético Nacional | 2016 | Primera A | 10 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 2 | ||
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2018 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 13 | 1 | ||||
| 2019 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | — | 28 | 09 | |||
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Subtotal | 48 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | 55 | 5 | |||
| Deportivo Pasto (loan) | 2017 | Primera A | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 1 | ||
| Leones (loan) | 2018 | Primera A | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 1 | ||
| Atlético Bucaramanga (loan) | 2020 | Primera A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Bahia (loan) | 2020 | Série A | 9 | 3 | — | 2[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | — | 11 | 3 | ||
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Subtotal | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 | ||
| América Mineiro (loan) | 2022 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 85 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 10 | ||
- Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
- Four appearances in Copa Libertadores, one appearance in Copa Sudamericana
- Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
Honours
Atlético Nacional
Bahia
References
- Juan Pablo Ramírez at Soccerway
- "El 'Indio' Ramírez retorna a su casa" ['Indio' Ramírez returns home] (in Spanish). Atlético Nacional. 8 July 2018. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
- "'Indio' Ramírez no llegará a Cúcuta y fue confirmado en Bucaramanga" ['Indio' Ramírez will not arrive at Cúcuta and was confirmed at Bucaramanga] (in Spanish). Antena 2. 21 February 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
- "'El Índio'" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Esporte Clube Bahia. 9 November 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
- "Recuperado, Juan Pablo Ramírez fala sobre Covid-19: "Foram 15 dias muito complicados"" [Recovered, Juan Pablo Ramírez talks about COVID-19: "It was a very complicated 15 days"] (in Brazilian Portuguese). A Tarde. 27 November 2020. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
- "Nota oficial" [Official note] (in Brazilian Portuguese). EC Bahia. 21 December 2020. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
- "Presidente do Bahia diz que Ramírez será reintegrado ao elenco" [Bahia's president says that Ramírez will be brought back to the squad] (in Brazilian Portuguese). UOL. 24 December 2020. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
- "青岛西海岸创意官宣：哥伦比亚外援拉米雷斯加盟" (in Chinese). Sina Sports. 22 March 2023. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
- Juan Pablo Ramírez at Soccerway. Retrieved 25 December 2020.