Adrián Ramos

Colombian footballer (born 1986)

Adrián Ramos
Ramos with Borussia Dortmund in 2014
Personal information
Full name Gustavo Adrián Ramos Vásquez
Date of birth (1986-01-22) 22 January 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth Santander de Quilichao, Colombia
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
2004 América de Cali
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2009 América de Cali 84 (35)
2005 → Trujillanos (loan) 23 (8)
2006–2007 → Santa Fe (loan) 31 (5)
2009–2014 Hertha BSC 157 (60)
2014–2017 Borussia Dortmund 52 (13)
2017 → Granada (loan) 14 (4)
2017–2018 Chongqing Lifan 0 (0)
2017–2018 → Granada (loan) 26 (5)
2018–2020 Granada 17 (4)
2020–2024 América de Cali 117 (40)
International career‡
2008–2016 Colombia 37 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 03 June 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 31 October 2023

Gustavo Adrián Ramos Vásquez (Spanish pronunciation: [aˈðɾjan ˈramos]; born 22 January 1986), commonly known as Adrián Ramos, is a Colombian footballer who plays as a striker.

He made his debut for the Colombia national football team in 2008 and has represented them 37 times, including at the 2011 Copa América and the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

Club career

Hertha Berlin

Ramos started his career at América de Cali but was sent out on loan to Trujillanos FC and Club Santa Fe in consecutive seasons. Ramos returned to América de Cali for the 2008 season and was one of the biggest reasons for the team winning the Mustang Cup in 2008, scoring in their 4–1 aggregate victory over Independiente Medellín. On 30 August 2009, he joined Hertha BSC in Germany after the clubs agreed a fee in the region of €2 million.[1]

His first goal for Hertha came in the second round of the DFB Pokal on 22 September 2009, helping the club come back from 0–2 down to level at 2–2, only to lose in a penalty shoot-out.[2] His first Bundesliga goal came against Stuttgart on 12 November, putting his side ahead before a late Zdravko Kuzmanović strike ensured a 1–1 draw.[3] On 13 December 2013, Ramos scored two goals in nine minutes as Hertha came from 0–1 down to defeat Werder Bremen 3–2.[4] In the 2013–14 Bundesliga season, he had his best season to date with Hertha, contributing 16 goals, the joint fourth most in the league.

Borussia Dortmund

On 9 April 2014, it was announced that Ramos would sign for Borussia Dortmund, joining them on 1 July 2014, moving for an undisclosed fee and penning a four-year contract with the club.[5] Ramos went on to say that he was looking forward to joining his new team, while also stating that he hoped to fill the void left by Robert Lewandowski for the fans.[6][7]

Ramos made his Dortmund debut on 13 August 2014, coming on as a second-half substitute in Dortmund's 2–0 victory over Bayern Munich in the DFL Supercup.[8] His first Dortmund goal came three days later, scoring Dortmund's final goal of their 4–1 victory over Stuttgart Kickers in the first round of the DFB Pokal.[9] On 29 August, Ramos scored his first league goal for Borussia Dortmund against FC Augsburg, resulting in a 3–2 win, Dortmund's first of the Bundesliga season.[10] On 13 September, Ramos scored his second goal for Dortmund against SC Freiburg and also provided an assist for Shinji Kagawa in a 3–1 win.[11] He scored his first goals in Europe for Dortmund on 1 October, scoring twice after coming on as a substitute in a 3–0 win against Anderlecht in the Champions League.[12]

Granada (loan)

Ramos was loaned out to Granada during the winter transfer window on 24 January 2017.

Chongqing Lifan

Borussia Dortmund announced that Ramos was due to join Chongqing Lifan on 30 June 2017. A fee of €12 million was reported to have been agreed over his transfer.

Granada

In 2018, Ramos signed with Granada after two loan spells.[13]

Return to América de Cali

On 1 January 2020, Ramos returned to Colombia to sign with América de Cali.[14]

International career

He played for Colombia U-17 in the 2003 World Cup and scored three goals. This helped Colombia finish fourth. He received a full international call-up and started for Colombia on 20 August 2008 in a friendly against Ecuador in New Jersey.

On 2 July 2011, Ramos scored the only goal of the game just before half time against Costa Rica in the group stage of the 2011 Copa América in Argentina.[15]

Ramos was included in Colombia's squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, their first appearance in the tournament since 1998. He made his first appearance by starting in the last group game with the team already qualified, playing the whole 90 minutes as Colombia beat Japan 4–1.[16] He came on as a substitute in both knockout games as Colombia eventually fell at the quarter-finals, their best performance to date.[17]

International goals

Scores and results lists Colombia's goal tally first.[18]
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 14 October 2009 Defensores del Chaco, Asunción, Paraguay  Paraguay
1–0
2–0
 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
2. 2 July 2011 Estadio 23 de Agosto, San Salvador de Jujuy, Argentina  Costa Rica
1–0
1–0
 2011 Copa América
3. 18 November 2014 Stožice Stadium, Ljubljana, Slovenia  Slovenia
1–0
1–0
 Friendly
4. 26 March 2015 Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain  Bahrain
4–0
6–0

Career statistics

Updated 23 December 2016.[1]
Club Season League National
Cup1
Continental2 		Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
América de Cali 2008 46 21 — 6 2 52 23
2009 19 13 — 4 0 23 13
Total 65 34 — 10 2 75 36
Hertha BSC 2009–10 29 10 1 1 7 0 37 11
2010–11 33 15 2 2 — 35 17
2011–12 31 6 6 4 — 37 10
2012–13 32 11 1 0 — 33 11
2013–14 32 16 2 0 — 34 16
Total 157 58 12 7 7 0 176 65
Borussia Dortmund 2014–15 18 2 5 1 6 3 29 6
2015–16 27 9 3 1 9 0 39 10
2016–17 7 2 2 0 2 1 11 3
Total 52 13 10 2 16 4 79 19
Career total 274 105 22 9 33 6 330 120

1Refers as Copa Colombia, Bundesliga Relegation play-off, DFB-Pokal and DFL-Supercup.

2Refers as Copa Libertadores, Copa Sudamericana, UEFA Champions League and Europa League.

Source: [1]

Honours

Club

América de Cali[1]
Hertha Berlin[1]
Borussia Dortmund[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Colombia - A. Ramos". Soccerway. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
  2. ^ "Kiraly vergrößert Hertha-Krise". Kicker (in German). 22 September 2009. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
  3. ^ "Kuzmanovic rettet einen Punkt". Kicker (in German). 12 November 2009. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
  4. ^ "Hertha BSC vs. Werder Bremen 3-2". Soccerway. 13 December 2013. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
  5. ^ "Adrian Ramos joins BVB in the summer". Borussia Dortmund. 9 April 2014.
  6. ^ Figueroa, Patricio; Zocher, Thomas (12 April 2014). "Transfer news: Hertha Berlin striker Adrian Ramos is excited to be joining Borussia Dortmund". Sky Sports News.
  7. ^ Wright, Joe (11 April 2014). "Ramos: I can fill the Lewandowski void at Dortmund". Goal.
  8. ^ "Aubameyang köpft BVB zum Supercup-Sieg". Kicker (in German). 13 August 2014. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
  9. ^ "Aubameyang packt auch ohne Spider-Man doppelt zu". Kicker (in German). 16 August 2014. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
  10. ^ "Marco Reus scored one and set up another as Borussia Dortmund beat Augsburg 3-2 for their first win of the new Bundesliga season". BBC Sport. 29 August 2014. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
  11. ^ "Kagawa on Target in Dream Dortmund Comeback". Bundesliga. 13 September 2014. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
  12. ^ "Dortmund beat Anderlecht to pull clear". UEFA. 1 October 2014. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
  13. ^ "Adrian Ramos se queda". Marca (in Spanish). 25 August 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
  14. ^ "Adrián Ramos: the goodbye of the hero of Albacete who changes Granada for Cali". sportsfinding.com. 1 January 2020. Archived from the original on 2 January 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  15. ^ "Copa América - Colombia edge past Costa Rica". Eurosport. 3 July 2011. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
  16. ^ Sanghera, Mandeep (24 June 2014). "Japan 1-4 Colombia". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
  17. ^ "Brazil secured a World Cup semi-final against Germany with victory over Colombia on a night of gripping tension and passion in Fortaleza". BBC Sport. 4 July 2014. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
  18. ^ "Adrian Ramos International Statistics"., Int.soccerway.com Retrieved on 31 July 2014

External links

  • Adrián Ramos at BDFutbol
  • Adrián Ramos at National-Football-Teams.com
  • Adrián Ramos at Soccerway
  • Adrián Ramos at fussballdaten.de (in German)
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