Juan Pablo Ramírez
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(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
Qingdao West Coast
(on loan from Atlético Nacional)
Youth career
Leones
2015–2016 Atlético Nacional
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014 Leones 4 (0)
2016– Atlético Nacional 48 (4)
2017Deportivo Pasto (loan) 10 (1)
2018Leones (loan) 9 (1)
2020Atlético Bucaramanga (loan) 1 (0)
2020–2021Bahia (loan) 13 (3)
2022América Mineiro (loan) 22 (2)
2023–Qingdao West Coast (loan) 20 (7)
International career
2017 Colombia U20 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 September 2023

Juan Pablo Ramírez Velásquez (26 November 1997) is a Colombian footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Chinese club Qingdao West Coast, on loan from Atlético Nacional. [1]

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.[2]

In February 2020, Ramírez moved to Atlético Bucaramanga on loan for the season.[3] On 9 November, still owned by Atlético Nacional, he joined Brazilian Série A side Bahia on loan until December 2021.[4]

Shortly after arriving at his new club, Ramírez tested positive for COVID-19.[5] 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,[6] 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.[7]

On 22 March 2023, Ramírez joined China League One club Qingdao West Coast on loan.[8]

Career statistics

As of 24 October 2021[9]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Leones 2014 Categoría Primera B 4070110
Atlético Nacional 2016 Primera A 10200102
2017 30001[lower-alpha 1]040
2018 12011131
2019 232005[lower-alpha 2]02809
2020 000000
Subtotal 4841160555
Deportivo Pasto (loan) 2017 Primera A 10110111
Leones (loan) 2018 Primera A 9110101
Atlético Bucaramanga (loan) 2020 Primera A 100010
Bahia (loan) 2020 Série A 932[lower-alpha 3]0113
2021 4000000040
Subtotal 133002000153
América Mineiro (loan) 2022 Série A 00000000
Career total 859101800010310
  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. Juan Pablo Ramírez at Soccerway
  2. "El 'Indio' Ramírez retorna a su casa" ['Indio' Ramírez returns home] (in Spanish). Atlético Nacional. 8 July 2018. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  3. "'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.
  4. "'El Índio'" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Esporte Clube Bahia. 9 November 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  5. "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. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
  6. "Nota oficial" [Official note] (in Brazilian Portuguese). EC Bahia. 21 December 2020. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
  7. "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.
  8. "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.
  9. Juan Pablo Ramírez at Soccerway. Retrieved 25 December 2020.



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