Juan Pablo Ramírez

Juan Pablo Ramírez
Juan Pablo Ramirez
Juan Pablo Ramirez
Personal information
Full name Juan Pablo Ramírez Velásquez
Date of birth (1997-11-26) 26 November 1997
Place of birth Rionegro, Colombia
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Avenida
Youth career
Leones
2015–2016 Atlético Nacional
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014 Leones 4 (0)
2016–23 Atlético Nacional 48 (4)
2017 → Deportivo Pasto (loan) 10 (1)
2018 → Itagüí Leones (loan) 9 (1)
2020 → Atlético Bucaramanga (loan) 1 (0)
2020–2021 → Bahia (loan) 13 (3)
2022 → América Mineiro (loan) 22 (2)
2023 → Qingdao West Coast (loan) 24 (9)
2025 Itagüí Leones 4 (1)
2025–2026 Anorthosis Famagusta 1 (0)
2026– Avenida 5 (1[1])
International career
2017 Colombia U20 6 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23 February 2026

Juan Pablo Ramírez Velásquez (26 November 1997) is a Colombian footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Avenida.[2]

Club career

Ramírez was born in Rionegro, and started his career with his hometown club Deportivo Rionegro (later renamed Leones FC). He made his first team debut for the side on 11 May 2014, starting in a 0–2 Categoría Primera B away loss against Real Santander.

After featuring regularly for Leones in the 2014 Copa Colombia, Ramírez moved to Atlético Nacional in 2015 and returned to the youth setup. Promoted to the main squad for the 2016 campaign, he made his Categoría Primera A debut on 9 June of that year by coming on as a late substitute for Macnelly Torres in a 1–1 draw at Atlético Junior.

Ramírez scored his first professional goal on 2 July 2016, netting his team's first in a 3–3 away draw against Alianza Petrolera. He could not establish himself as a regular starter for the Verdolagas, and subsequently served loans at Deportivo Pasto and former side Leones before being recalled by Atlético Nacional in July 2018.[3]

In February 2020, Ramírez moved to Atlético Bucaramanga on loan for the season.[4] On 9 November, still owned by Atlético Nacional, he joined Brazilian Série A side Bahia on loan until December 2021.[5]

Shortly after arriving at his new club, Ramírez tested positive for COVID-19.[6] After being fully recovered from the disease, he made his debut for Bahia on 9 December in a 2–3 home loss against Defensa y Justicia.

On 20 December 2020, Ramírez was accused of racism by Gerson during a 3–4 away loss against Flamengo; in that match, he also scored Bahia's first goal. Ramírez denied the claims,[7] as the incident led to the dismissal of Bahia manager Mano Menezes, while Ramírez was immediately separated from the first team. After the club's internal analysis of the case, which stated that they could not find any evidence of racial injury, he was brought back to the first team shortly after.[8]

On 22 March 2023, Ramírez joined China League One club Qingdao West Coast on loan from Atlético Nacional.[9] At the end of 2023, it was confirmed that Ramírez returned to Atlético Nacional, albeit with a serious knee injury, a torn ACL.[10]

Career statistics

As of match played 23 February 2026[11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League State League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Leones 2014 Categoría Primera B 40—70——110
Atlético Nacional 2016 Categoría Primera A 102——00—102
2017 Categoría Primera A 30—001[a]0—40
2018 Categoría Primera A 120—11——131
2019 Categoría Primera A 232—005[b]0—2809
2020 Categoría Primera A 00—00——00
2024 Categoría Primera A 00—0000—00
Total 484—1160—555
Deportivo Pasto (loan) 2017 Categoría Primera A 101—10——111
Itagüí Leones (loan) 2018 Categoría Primera A 91—10——101
Atlético Bucaramanga (loan) 2020 Categoría Primera A 10—00——10
Bahia (loan) 2020 Série A 93——2[c]000113
2021 Série A 400000—0040
Total 13300002000153
América Mineiro (loan) 2022 Série A 1616131——253
Qingdao West Coast (loan) 2023 China League One 249—20——269
Itagüí Leones 2025 Categoría Primera B 41—00——41
Anorthosis Famagusta 2025–26 Cypriot First Division 10—10——20
Avenida 2026 Gaúcho —51———51
Career total 13020112162800016124
  1. ↑ Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
  2. ↑ Four appearances in Copa Libertadores, one appearance in Copa Sudamericana
  3. ↑ Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana

Honours

Atlético Nacional

Bahia

References

  1. ↑ Ramirez, Juan. "Juan Ramirez". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 December 2025.
  2. ↑ Juan Pablo Ramírez at Soccerway
  3. ↑ "El 'Indio' Ramírez retorna a su casa" ['Indio' Ramírez returns home] (in Spanish). Atlético Nacional. 8 July 2018. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  4. ↑ "'Indio' Ramírez no llegará a Cúcuta y fue confirmado en Bucaramanga" ['Indio' Ramírez will not arrive at Cúcuta and was confirmed at Bucaramanga] (in Spanish). Antena 2. 21 February 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  5. ↑ "'El Índio'" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Esporte Clube Bahia. 9 November 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  6. ↑ "Recuperado, Juan Pablo Ramírez fala sobre Covid-19: "Foram 15 dias muito complicados"" [Recovered, Juan Pablo Ramírez talks about COVID-19: "It was a very complicated 15 days"] (in Brazilian Portuguese). A Tarde. 27 November 2020. Archived from the original on 27 November 2020. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
  7. ↑ "Nota oficial" [Official note] (in Brazilian Portuguese). EC Bahia. 21 December 2020. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
  8. ↑ "Presidente do Bahia diz que Ramírez será reintegrado ao elenco" [Bahia's president says that Ramírez will be brought back to the squad] (in Brazilian Portuguese). UOL. 24 December 2020. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
  9. ↑ "青岛西海岸创意官宣：哥伦比亚外援拉米雷斯加盟" (in Chinese). Sina Sports. 22 March 2023. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
  10. ↑ ¿Se acuerdan del ‘Indio’ Ramírez? Regresará a Nacional en 2024 por una lamentable razón, publimetro.co, 27 November 2023
  11. ↑ Juan Pablo Ramírez at Soccerway. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
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