Leo Ramirez-Espain

Leo Ramirez-Espain
Ramirez-Espain with Watford in 2025
Personal information
Full name Leo Ramirez-Espain[1]
Date of birth (2006-10-02) 2 October 2006
Place of birth England
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Watford
Number 28
Youth career
–2016 Brentford
2016– Watford
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2024– Watford 0 (0)
2025 → Yeovil Town (loan) 0 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:02, 16 December 2025 (UTC)

Leo Ramirez-Espain (born 2 October 2006) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for EFL Championship club Watford.

Career

Ramirez-Espain joined Watford in 2016, at the age of 9.[2] Ramirez-Espain made his professional debut, aged 17, on 13, August, 2024, in a 5–0 Carabao Cup draw with Milton Keynes Dons, coming on as a substitute to replace Tom Dele-Bashiru after 76 minutes.[3] came back in for the next match against Plymouth Argyle to replace Tom Dele-Bashiru again after 75 minutes.[4][5]

In November 2025, Ramirez-Espain joined National League side Yeovil Town on loan until the end of January 2026.[6] On 16 December 2025, after making just one appearance for Yeovil, Ramirez-Espain was recalled from his loan by Watford.[7]

Personal life

Ramirez-Espain was born in England to an Argentinian father and a South African mother, and is of Spanish descent on his father's side.

Career statistics

As of match played 25 August 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Watford 2024–25[8] Championship 000020—20
2025–26[9] Championship 000000—00
2026–27[10] Championship 000010—10
Total 000030—30
Yeovil Town (loan) 2025–26[11] National League 0000—1[a]010
Career total 0000301040
  1. ↑ Appearance in FA Trophy

References

  1. ↑ "Updated squads for 2025/26 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 29 July 2025. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
  2. ↑ "Academy: Ramirez-Espain Joins Yeovil On Loan". www.watfordfc.com. 11 November 2025. Retrieved 13 December 2025.
  3. ↑ "Report: Watford 5-0 MK Dons". www.mkdons.com. 13 August 2024. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
  4. ↑ "Report | Watford 2-0 Argyle | Plymouth Argyle - PAFC". www.pafc.co.uk. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  5. ↑ "Carabao Cup: Watford 2-0 Plymouth Argyle: Hornets ease into third round". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  6. ↑ "Yeovil sign Ramirez-Espain on loan from Watford". BBC Sport. 11 November 2025. Retrieved 13 December 2025.
  7. ↑ "Leo Ramirez-Espain Returns to Watford". ytfc.net. 16 December 2025. Retrieved 16 December 2025.
  8. ↑ "Games played by Leo Ramirez-Espain in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 December 2025.
  9. ↑ "Games played by Leo Ramirez-Espain in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 December 2025.
  10. ↑ "Games played by Leo Ramirez-Espain in 2026/2027". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 August 2026.
  11. ↑ "Summary - Leo Ramirez-Espain - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 29 July 2025.

Career

Ramirez-Espain joined Watford in 2016, at the age of 9.[1] Ramirez-Espain made his professional debut, aged 17, on 13, August, 2024, in a 5–0 Carabao Cup draw with Milton Keynes Dons, coming on as a substitute to replace Tom Dele-Bashiru after 76 minutes.[2] came back in for the next match against Plymouth Argyle to replace Tom Dele-Bashiru again after 75 minutes.[3][4]

In November 2025, Ramirez-Espain joined National League side Yeovil Town on loan until the end of January 2026.[5] On 16 December 2025, after making just one appearance for Yeovil, Ramirez-Espain was recalled from his loan by Watford.[6]

Personal life

Ramirez-Espain was born in England to an Argentinian father and a South African mother, and is of Spanish descent on his father's side.

Career statistics

As of match played 13 December 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Watford 2024–25[7] Championship 000020—20
2025–26[8] Championship 000000—00
Total 000020—20
Yeovil Town (loan) 2025–26[9] National League 0000—1[a]010
Career total 0000201030
  1. ↑ Appearance in FA Trophy

References

  1. ↑ "Academy: Ramirez-Espain Joins Yeovil On Loan". www.watfordfc.com. 11 November 2025. Retrieved 13 December 2025.
  2. ↑ "Report: Watford 5-0 MK Dons". www.mkdons.com. 13 August 2024. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
  3. ↑ "Report | Watford 2-0 Argyle | Plymouth Argyle - PAFC". www.pafc.co.uk. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  4. ↑ "Carabao Cup: Watford 2-0 Plymouth Argyle: Hornets ease into third round". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  5. ↑ "Yeovil sign Ramirez-Espain on loan from Watford". BBC Sport. 11 November 2025. Retrieved 13 December 2025.
  6. ↑ "Leo Ramirez-Espain Returns to Watford". ytfc.net. 16 December 2025. Retrieved 16 December 2025.
  7. ↑ "Games played by Leo Ramirez-Espain in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 December 2025.
  8. ↑ "Games played by Leo Ramirez-Espain in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 December 2025.
  9. ↑ Cite error: The named reference SW was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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