![]() Viera (right) action for Valencia in 2012
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jonathan Viera Ramos | ||
Date of birth | 21 October 1989 | ||
Place of birth | Las Palmas, Spain | ||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
Playing position | Winger / Attacking midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Las Palmas | ||
Number | 21 | ||
Youth career | |||
Atlético Feria | |||
2005–2008 | Las Palmas | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2008–2010 | Las Palmas B | 42 | (19) |
2010–2012 | Las Palmas | 60 | (16) |
2012–2014 | Valencia | 18 | (2) |
2013–2014 | → Rayo Vallecano (loan) | 26 | (5) |
2014–2015 | Standard Liège | 3 | (0) |
2015 | → Las Palmas (loan) | 21 | (7) |
2015– | Las Palmas | 63 | (17) |
National team | |||
2011 | Spain U21 | 1 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 April 2017. |
Jonathan Viera Ramos (born 21 October 1989) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for UD Las Palmas as a left winger or an attacking midfielder.
Born in Las Palmas, Viera finished his youth career with hometown's UD Las Palmas, where he earned the nickname Romário. He made his senior debuts with the reserve team, appearing in ten third division games in the 2008–09 season and suffering relegation; on 18 February 2010, he renewed his contract until June 2013.
Viera was definitely promoted to the main squad for 2010–11, as the team competed in the second level. He finished the campaign with 31 matches (26 starts) and six goals, including three in a 5–3 away win against FC Barcelona B on 15 May 2011, which all but certified the Canary Islands side's permanence.
In January 2012, amidst rumours of a transfer – Las Palmas inclusively had everything arranged with Granada CF but the deal eventually fell through – Viera assured he would stay with his club until the end of the season. He finished as the second-best top scorer in the squad at nine, only trailing another youth graduate, Vitolo, by one goal.
On 6 May 2012, one month before the Las Palmas season ended, Viera signed with La Liga's Valencia CF for five years and €2.5 million. He made his official debut against FC Barcelona, playing 13 minutes in a 0–1 away loss.