Ramírez with Uruguay in 2011
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Gastón Exequiel Ramírez Pereyra | ||
Date of birth | 2 December 1990 | ||
Place of birth | Fray Bentos, Uruguay | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Playing position | Attacking midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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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.