Ramiro Funes Mori
Funes Mori in 2014
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | José Ramiro Funes Mori | ||
| Date of birth | 5 March 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Mendoza, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Everton | ||
| Number | 25 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008 | FC Dallas | ||
| 2008–2011 | River Plate | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2015 | River Plate | 76 | (7) |
| 2015– | Everton | 45 | (4) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2015– | Argentina | 18 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:01, 1 February 2017 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 07:38, 16 November 2016 (UTC) |
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José Ramiro Funes Mori (born 5 March 1991) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a defender for Premier League club Everton and the Argentina national team. He plays primarily as a centre-back but can also operate as a left-back.
Funes Mori was born in Mendoza, Argentina. He emigrated with his family from Argentina to the United States in 2001. His father, Miguel, played professional football in Argentina with clubs such as Independiente Rivadavia and Club Atlético Argentino in the 1980s. In 2008, Funes Mori joined the FC Dallas youth team after his brother won the Sueño MLS talent competition, but spent less than a year playing for the side before moving back to Argentina.
Funes Mori joined River Plate as a youth player, progressing to the senior team in 2011. He is considered a legend of the club because he won 6 professional titles (four of them international) including the 2015 Copa Libertadores. He made his debut for the Argentina national team whilst playing for River Plate. Funes Mori is remembered not only for his performances and titles, but also for scoring very important goals such as the third goal in the Copa Libertadores final and an iconic goal against Boca Juniors. He made a total of 108 appearances for River Plate across five seasons, scoring ten goals.
On 1 September 2015, Funes Mori joined Premier League club Everton for a fee of £9.5 million. He made his debut 11 days later, coming on as a substitute, in a 3–1 home win against Chelsea. He scored his first goal for Everton in a 3–3 draw with Bournemouth in November 2015. In his first season with the club, he received significant playing time at centre-back due to injuries and lack of form for the expected starting pair of Phil Jagielka and John Stones. In April 2016, Funes Mori was sent off for stamping on the ankle of Divock Origi, in a 4–0 loss to Liverpool. As a result, he was suspended for three games. He scored 5 goals across all competitions in his first season with the club.
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