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Gastón Ramírez

Gastón Ramírez
Gastón Ramírez against Chile.jpg
Ramírez with Uruguay in 2011
Personal information
Full name Gastón Exequiel Ramírez Pereyra
Date of birth (1990-12-02) 2 December 1990 (age 26)
Place of birth Fray Bentos, Uruguay
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
Middlesbrough
Number 21
Youth career
2005–2008 Peñarol
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2010 Peñarol 42 (8)
2010–2012 Bologna 58 (12)
2012–2016 Southampton 48 (6)
2014–2015 Hull City (loan) 22 (1)
2016 Middlesbrough (loan) 18 (7)
2016– Middlesbrough 17 (2)
National team
2009 Uruguay U20 3 (0)
2012 Uruguay U23 5 (2)
2010– Uruguay 41 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:06, 10 February 2017 (UTC).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 06:08, 16 November 2016 (UTC)

Gastón Exequiel Ramírez Pereyra (locally: [ɡahˈton raˈmiɾeh]; born 2 December 1990) is a Uruguayan footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Middlesbrough and the Uruguay national football team.

A full international for Uruguay since 2010, he represented the nation at the 2012 Olympics, 2013 Confederations Cup and 2014 World Cup.

Born in Fray Bentos, Ramírez started his senior career in Uruguay with Peñarol, making his professional debut for the club at age eighteen, in a 1-0 loss against Defensor Sporting on 21 March 2009.

In his second year there, Ramírez proved a breakthrough season for him, as he was given a handful of first team appearances. Despite being absent from Torneo Apertura campaign, due to international commitment, Ramírez scored his first Peñarol goal, in a 5-0 win over Atenas on 13 December 2009. In the Torneo Clausura, Ramírez started the campaign well when he scored again and set up a goal, in a 2-1 win over Cerro on 30 January 2010. As the Torneo Clausura season progressed, Ramírez scored four more goals against Liverpool,Rampla Juniors, Defensor Sporting and Danubio. Ramírez went on to score 6 goals in 30 games, helping the club win the 2009–10 Primera División.


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