Aldo Leão Ramírez
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Aldo Leao Ramírez Sierra | ||
| Date of birth | 18 April 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Santa Marta, Colombia | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Central Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Atlético Nacional | ||
| Number | 29 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Atlético Nacional | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2005 | Santa Fe | 192 | (22) |
| 2005–2007 | Atlético Nacional | 78 | (11) |
| 2008–2014 | Morelia | 196 | (12) |
| 2009 | → Atlético Nacional (loan) | 15 | (1) |
| 2014– | Atlas | 52 | (2) |
| 2016 | → Cruz Azul (loan) | 31 | (2) |
| 2017– | → Atlético Nacional (loan) | 3 | (1) |
| National team | |||
| 2001 | Colombia U20 | 8 | (1) |
| 2002–2014 | Colombia | 30 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 February 2017. |
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Aldo Leao Ramírez Sierra (born 18 April 1981) is a Colombian footballer who plays for Atlético Nacional. He also holds Mexican citizenship.
Ramírez made his debut with Santa Fe of his home country of Colombia and also played for Atlético Nacional where he helped the team capture back-to-back league titles. In 2008 Leão moved to Mexican club Monarcas Morelia, the club where he has spent for the majority of his career. Ramírez has helped Morelia win the 2010 North American SuperLiga and the Apertura 2013 Copa MX. After the departure of goalkeeper Federico Vilar before the Clausura 2014 season, Ramírez was named captain of Morelia by then manager Carlos Bustos.
Ramírez has represented Colombia both at youth and senior level. Ramírez made his debut for the Colombia national football team in 2002 in a friendly against Honduras. Ramírez first goal for Colombia came in a 3–2 loss against England in 2005.
Ramírez began his career with Santa Fe of his home country of Colombia where he made his debut in 1999. In his first year as a professional, Santa Fe reached the final of the 1999 Copa Merconorte where they faced América de Cali. At age 18, Ramírez played the full 90 minutes of the first leg while he started the second leg but was substituted at half time by David Hernandez. Santa Fe would end up losing the final 5–3 on penalty kicks. The following year, Ramírez helped Santa Fe finish second in the 2000 Campeonato colombiano season with 74 points, Ramírez appeared in 36 games and scored three goals. In the 2001 season, Leão helped Santa Fe end seventh as he scored three goals in 35 appearances. When the Campeonato colombiano adapted the short tournament, Ramírez appeared in the majority of the games as Santa Fe ended second in the first short tournament in 2002 but the team failed to end in the top eight of the Campeonato colombiano for the next five short tournaments.
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