Ignacio Ramírez (footballer)

Ignacio Ramírez
Personal information
Full name Juan Ignacio Ramírez Polero
Date of birth (1997-02-01) 1 February 1997
Place of birth Mercedes, Uruguay
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
 Newell's Old Boys
Number 99
Youth career
Club Ascencio de Mercedes
Sud América de Mercedes
Liverpool Montevideo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2022 Liverpool Montevideo 155 (81)
2021–2022 → Saint-Étienne (loan) 5 (0)
2021–2022 → Saint-Étienne II (loan) 1 (1)
2022 → Nacional (loan) 24 (5)
2023 Nacional 34 (19)
2024– Newell's Old Boys 49 (16)
2025 → Everton (loan) 12 (2)
2025 → Sport Recife (loan) 8 (0)
International career
2015 Uruguay U18 4 (0)
2016 Uruguay U20 7 (1)
2019 Uruguay U22 5 (1)
2020 Uruguay U23 8 (2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:33, 8 May 2026 (UTC)

Juan Ignacio Ramírez Polero (born 1 February 1997) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a forward for Argentine Primera División club Newell's Old Boys.[1]

Club career

A youth academy graduate of Liverpool Montevideo, Ramírez made his senior team debut on 21 February 2016 in a 3–1 league defeat against Juventud.[2] He scored his first goal on 12 March 2017 in a 3–1 league defeat against Boston River.[3]

On 31 August 2021, Ramírez joined French club Saint-Étienne on a season long loan deal.[4]

In January 2025, Ramírez joined Chilean club Everton on loan from Argentine club Newell's Old Boys on a one-year deal.[5]

International career

Ramírez is a former Uruguay youth international.[6] He was part of Uruguay squad which reached semi-finals at the 2019 Pan American Games.[7] On 29 December 2019, Uruguay under-23 team head coach Gustavo Ferreyra named Ramírez in 23-man final squad for 2020 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament.[8]

In May 2021, Ramírez received his first call-up to the senior team for FIFA World Cup qualifying matches against Paraguay and Venezuela.[9]

Personal life

Ramírez is the elder brother of footballer Santiago Ramírez.[10]

Career statistics

As of 30 January 2023[1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Liverpool Montevideo 2015–16 Uruguayan Primera División 90———90
2016 80———80
2017 3012—1[a]1—3113
2018 3511———3511
2019 3323—4[a]11[b]13825
2020 3024—2[a]11[c]03325
2021 1011—2[d]0—1211
Total 1558100932116685
Saint-Étienne (loan) 2021–22 Ligue 1 5010——60
Saint-Étienne II (loan) 2021–22 Championnat National 3 11———11
Nacional (loan) 2022 Uruguayan Primera División 245216[e]12[f]0347
Nacional 2023 Uruguayan Primera División 0000001[g]010
Career total 18587311545120893
  1. 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana.
  2. ↑ Appearance in Torneo Intermedio final.
  3. ↑ Appearance in Primera División championship playoff.
  4. ↑ Appearances in Copa Libertadores.
  5. ↑ Three appearances in Copa Libertadores, three appearances and one goal in Copa Sudamericana.
  6. ↑ One appearance each in Torneo Intermedio final and championship playoff.
  7. ↑ Appearance in Supercopa Uruguaya.

Honours

Nacional

Individual

References

  1. 1 2 Ignacio Ramírez at Soccerway
  2. ↑ "Liverpool vs. Juventud - 21 February 2016". Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  3. ↑ "Boston River vs. Liverpool - 12 March 2017". Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  4. ↑ "L'ASSE accueille Juan Ignacio Ramirez". 1 September 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  5. ↑ "Everton confirmó a Juan Ignacio "Colo" Ramírez como su octavo refuerzo". Radio Cooperativa (in Spanish). 24 January 2025. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
  6. ↑ "11 - Juan Ignacio Ramírez - AUF". 16 January 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  7. ↑ "Convocados para los Panamericanos de Lima 2019". 29 June 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  8. ↑ "Gustavo Ferreyra definió el plantel para el Torneo Preolímpico 2020". 29 December 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  9. ↑ "Plantel convocado para las Eliminatorias". 28 May 2021. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  10. ↑ "El mercedario Santiago Ramírez firmó contrato con Nacional capitalino". Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  11. ↑ "Uruguayo: Nacional, con doblete de Suárez y Gigliotti, venció 4-1 a Liverpool y es campeón" (in Spanish). 30 October 2022. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
  12. ↑ "Equipo Ideal del Campeonato Uruguayo 2019". 27 December 2019. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  13. ↑ "Se definieron los Premios AUF anuales 2020". 23 April 2021. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  14. 1 2 "Campeonato Uruguayo: Federico Pereira fue elegido como el mejor jugador del 2023". 1 February 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
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