Ramires
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Full Name | Ramires Santos do Nascimento |
Date of Birth | 24 March 1987 |
Place of Birth | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
Position | Midfielder |
Chelsea career | 2010–2016 |
Debut | 28 August 2010 |
Games (goals) | 251 (34) |
Other clubs | Joinville Cruzeiro Benfica Jiangsu Suning6 |
Ramires Santos do Nascimento, simply known as Ramires, is a Brazilian international midfielder who played for Chelsea from the summer of 2010 until January 2016, having signed from Benfica. A "box-to-box" midfielder, Ramires was known for his stamina s=from the beginning of his career in Brazil, pairing defensive ability with incisive forward runs. He was also employed on the right side of midfield for spells at Chelsea. In 2012 he was voted Players' Player of the Year by his team-mates, having been one of the outstanding players of Chelsea's ultimately highly successful 2011-12 season.
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Before Chelsea
In January 2008, Ramires agreed to a five-year deal with Cruzeiro in a permanent move from Joinville for a fee of $300,000, giving Cruzeiro 70% of the players' economic rights. Joinville kept 30% in the event of any transfers in the future. He was referred to by the fans and media during his time there as the "Queniano Azul", or "Blue Kenyan", in relation to Cruzeiro's main colour and his stamina on the field, comparable to the outstanding performances of Kenyan long distance runners.
On 21 May 2009, Ramires joined Portuguese club Benfica for €7.5m on a five-year contract, with a minimum fee release of €30 million. He helped the club to the Portuguese Liga title in his only season with the club.
On 4 August 2010 Benfica announced they had agreed a deal with Chelsea and his third-party owner for around €22m (£18.2m). Having not played the required 75% of Brazil's international games over the previous two years, on 12 August Ramires was granted a work permit under the special circumstances clause; the panel recognising his status as a highly sought after and talented young player [1].
Chelsea career
Ramires completed his move to Chelsea on 13th August 2010, on a four year contract for a reported fee of £17m [2].
Upon his arrival at Chelsea, he said:
"Every player in the world would love to play for Chelsea and it's a great opportunity that was given to me, I will give my best to repay this chance, and I am very happy... I have seen most of the facilities and it is really impressive. I believe what you have here is everything and a little bit more that every player needs to do well. I know I haven't seen everything but with a little time I will get to know everything and I am sure I will be very happy here.
"Just to think that I will wear Chelsea's shirt is a dream come true for any player. I know it is a very strong, competitive league but I just hope that I can adapt as fast and as well as I can to give my best, and I am sure everything is going to be fine." [3]
2010-11
Ramires made his debut against Stoke City on 28 August 2010 in the Premier League, coming on as a substitute for Michael Essien in the 85th minute. On 11 September 2010, he made his full Premier League debut, starting against West Ham United. He also started in Chelsea's 2-0 win over Arsenal on 3 October 2010, winning possession and then putting Ashley Cole through to cross to Didier Drogba for Chelsea's first goal. Ramires went on to establish himself in the starting line-up, and scored his first goal for Chelsea in a 4-0 win against Bolton Wanderers at the Reebok Stadium. Ramires settled into English football in the second half of the season, putting in a string of energetic and consistent performances. In March he scored a sublime goal to seal a 2-0 victory against Manchester City, dropping a shoulder and beating three defenders before finishing confidently. The strike was later voted "Goal of the Season" by Chelsea fans. Ramires was sent off for two bookable offences in Chelsea's Champions League Quarter Final defeat against Manchester United, but overall his first season in England was a personal success, having cemented his place in the side and made 41 appearances in all competitions.
2011-12
The 2011-12 season was tempestuous even by the standards of Chelsea's recent history, but Ramires was one of the stand-out performers throughout the season, scoring 12 goals in 47 appearances and providing exceptional energy and stamina in the Blues' midfield. Having established himself as a key player during his first season in England the Brazilian international was a regular starter under new manager André Villas-Boas.![](/w/images/thumb/5/59/Ramires_v_Barca.jpg/325px-Ramires_v_Barca.jpg)
International
Ramires was part of the Brazil U-23 team for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. He appeared four times at the Olympics and won a bronze medal. On 21 May 2009, he was called up to the Brazilian national team for 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification and the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup. He played his first game for the full national team on 6 June 2009, a 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification game against Uruguay, in which he came as a substitute for Elano. Ramires scored his first and second international goals on 7 June 2010 against Tanzania, in the lead up to the World Cup finals.
Ramires came on as a late subsitute in each of Brazil's three group games at the 2010 FIFA World Cup, and started in the second round against Chile, setting up Robinho for Brazil's third goal following a long run with the ball. However, Ramires picked up his second booking of the tournament and was suspended for Brazil's quarter final loss to the Netherlands.
Statistics
- See also: List of Ramires goals
Season | Prem | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |
2010-11 | 29 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 2 |
2011-12 | 30 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 12 |
2012-13 | 35 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 62 | 9 |
2013-14 | 30 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 4 |
2014-15 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 4 |
2015-16 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 3 |
Total | 159 | 17 | 21 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 53 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 251 | 34 |
Correct as of 10 January 2015
Career honours
Club
Joinville
- Campeonato Catarinense: 2005, 2006
Cruzeiro
- Campeonato Mineiro: 2008, 2009
Benfica
- Portuguese Liga: 2009-10
- Taça da Liga: 2010
Chelsea
- Premier League: 2014-15
- FA Cup: 2012
- League Cup: 2015
- UEFA Champions League: 2012
- UEFA Europa League: 2013
International
Brazil
- FIFA Confederations Cup: 2009