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In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Matias and the second or paternal family name is Ramos.
Gonçalo Ramos
Goncalo Ramos 2020.png
Ramos with Benfica in 2020
Personal information
Full name Gonçalo Ramos[1]
Date of birth (2001-06-20) 20 June 2001 (age 21)
Place of birth Olhão, Portugal
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Benfica
Number 88
Youth career
2009–2011 Olhanense
2011–2013 Loulé
2013–2019 Benfica
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2021 Benfica B 37 (16)
2020– Benfica 45 (20)
International career‡
2017–2018 Portugal U17 9 (1)
2018 Portugal U18 2 (0)
2019 Portugal U19 15 (9)
2020 Portugal U20 2 (0)
2020–2022 Portugal U21 18 (14)
2022– Portugal 5 (4)
Honours
Men's football
Representing  Portugal
UEFA European Under-19 Championship
Runner-up 2019
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Runner-up 2021
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:53, 13 November 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:24, 10 December 2022 (UTC)

Gonçalo Matias Ramos (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɡõˈsalu ˈʁɐmuʃ]; born 20 June 2001) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Primeira Liga club Benfica and the Portugal national team.

Born in Olhão, Ramos came through Benfica's youth academy. He began playing for Benfica B in 2019 and was promoted to the first team a year later. Following three seasons with the first team, Ramos established himself as an integral player for the club.

Ramos is a former Portugal youth international, representing his country at various levels, including the under-19 team that finished as runners-up at the 2019 UEFA European Championship and the under-21 team that finished as runners-up at the 2021 European Championship. He made his senior international debut in 2022.

Club career

Early career

Born in Olhão,[3] Algarve on 20 June 2001, Ramos started his football career in the youth ranks of local side Olhanense in 2009, before joining Loulé in 2011. Shortly Ramos had several trials with Sporting CP at age of 9, but was rejected due to his slight frame, leading him to join their crosstown rivals youth system Benfica in 2013 at the age of 12.[4]

Benfica

2019–22: Rise to the first team

On 13 January 2019, he made his professional debut with Benfica's reserve team as an 84th-minute substitute for Nuno Tavares in a 3–2 home loss to Braga B in LigaPro.[5] On 21 July 2020, he made first-team debut with Benfica as an 85th-minute substitute for Pizzi in a 4–0 away win over Desportivo das Aves in the Primeira Liga, netting a brace in 8 minutes.[6] During that season, Ramos played in the 2019–20 UEFA Youth League, in which he was a key part of Benfica reaching the final of the competition, lost to Real Madrid (3–2), in which he scored a brace in the finals; he finished as joint-top scorer in the tournament with eight goals.[7] On 7 October 2020, he agreed to a contract extension to 2025.[8]

After a promising 2020–21 season with the B team, which he scored eleven goals in twelve games, Ramos was given a run in the first-team at the start of the 2021–22 season by manager Jorge Jesus, starting in a 2–0 home victory over Spartak Moscow in the third qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League.[9][10][11] Following the arrival of Roman Yaremchuk and the return of Darwin Núñez from injury, Ramos found limited first-team minutes, leading him to pursue a move out of the club in the winter transfer window.[12] With the arrival of interim manager Nélson Veríssimo in January 2022, who had previously coached him at the B team, Ramos began playing more regularly, and reignited his form, scoring seven goals and adding two assists. His versatility enabled him to play in various positions in attack, which the new coach found useful.[13][14][15][16]

On 13 April, he scored his first UEFA Champions League goal in a 3–3 away draw against Liverpool at Anfield in the second leg of the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals tie.[17] In doing so, he became the second youngest player (aged 20 years and 297 days) to score for the club in the final phases of the competition,[18] though Benfica were eliminated after losing to Liverpool 6–4 on aggregate.[17]

2022–23: Breakthrough season

Ramos began the 2022–23 season by scoring his first career hat-trick on 2 August in a 4–1 home win over Midtjylland in the first leg of the 2022–23 UEFA Champions League third qualifying round.[19] His prolific form saw him score two more goals and provided two assists, as part of a partnership with newly signed teammate David Neres, including a goal and an assist in the 3–0 home win over Dynamo Kiev in the second leg of the 2022–23 UEFA Champions League play-off round, helping his side qualify to the tournament.[20] On 2 November, he scored his first UEFA Champions League goal of the season, opening Benfica's 6–1 away win against Maccabi Haifa in their last 2022–23 UEFA Champions League group stage match, to ensure the club's qualification to the round of sixteen, as group winners.[21]

International career

Youth career and early senior career

With the Portugal under-17s, Ramos participated in the 2018 UEFA European Under-17 Championship in England. In this competition, he played two matches, scoring a goal against Slovenia in a group stage exit.[22]

Ramos was part of the Portugal team that finished runners-up to Spain at the 2019 UEFA European Under-19 Championship in Armenia. He was the top scorer with four goals in five appearances, including a hat-trick in a 4–0 win against the Republic of Ireland in the semi-finals.[23]

On 12 November 2020, Ramos won his first cap for the under-21 side, scoring the third goal on his debut in a 3–0 victory in Belarus for the 2021 European Championship qualification campaign.[24] In March 2021, Ramos took part in the 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, helping Portugal finish as runners-up, after losing in the final 1–0 to Germany.[25]

On 20 September 2022, Ramos was called up to the senior team for the first time, as a replacement for Benfica team-mate Rafa Silva, who retired from international football, for the upcoming 2022–23 UEFA Nations League matches against the Czech Republic and Spain.[26]

2022 FIFA World Cup

On 10 November 2022, Ramos was named in Portugal's 26-man squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.[27][28] He made his senior international debut in a friendly against Nigeria on 17 November, scoring the third goal and assisting the fourth in a 4–0 win.[29][30] On 6 December, Portugal manager Fernando Santos started Ramos ahead of Cristiano Ronaldo in the team's round of 16 game against Switzerland. Ramos scored a hat-trick and provided an assist in Portugal's 6–1 victory,[31] becoming the first player to score a World Cup knockout stage hat-trick since Tomáš Skuhravý in 1990.[32][33] He also became the first player to score a hat-trick in his first World Cup start since Miroslav Klose in 2002.[34]

Style of play

Nicknamed "O Feiticeiro" ("The Wizard"),[35] Ramos is known for his versatility, being capable of playing in several offensive positions, such as a striker, or second striker. Ramos usually drops deep, to help his team build their attacking play by bring his teammates into play, and create chances for other players. Due to his awareness and willingness to follow instructions, he understands how to rotate positions in ways in which to benefit the ball-holder with his movement, short or long passes. When he is offering short, he aims to be positive in his control of the ball, he attempts to open his body up each time, with either foot, being able to hold up the ball and act as his team focal point in attack.[36][37]

During his second season at Benfica, under Roger Schmidt, Ramos has been deployed as a striker in a 4–2–3–1 formation. His ability to attack space and create further space both inside and outside the penalty area with his movement is what made the move to the centre a more natural progression. Ramos is good at picking up positions between the opposition's defenders and then exploiting space behind the defensive line. He presses with intent and is not afraid to put himself about against the opposition. Ramos usually links up with the midfield and makes proactive movements which always can put a striker in a goal-scoring position more often rather than standing around and waiting for the service, similar to Karim Benzema.[36][37]

Personal life

Ramos' father, Manuel Ramos, originally from Amareleja, in Alentejo Region, is also a former Portugal youth international who represented Farense among other Portuguese clubs.[38]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 13 November 2022[39]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Taça de Portugal Taça da Liga Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Benfica B 2018–19 LigaPro 5 1 — — — — 5 1
2019–20 20 4 — — — — 20 4
2020–21 12 11 — — — — 12 11
Total 37 16 — — — — 37 16
Benfica 2019–20 Primeira Liga 1 2 — — — — 1 2
2020–21 4 2 5 2 1 0 2[a] 0 — 12 4
2021–22 29 7 2 0 4 0 11[b] 1 — 46 8
2022–23 11 9 0 0 0 0 10[b] 5 — 21 14
Total 45 20 7 2 5 0 23 6 — 80 28
Career total 82 36 7 2 5 0 23 6 0 0 117 44
  1. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Champions League

International

As of match played 10 December 2022[40]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Portugal 2022 5 4
Total 5 4
As of match played 6 December 2022.
Portugal score listed first, score column indicates score after each Ramos goal.[40]
List of international goals scored by Gonçalo Ramos
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 17 November 2022 Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon, Portugal 1  Nigeria 3–0 4–0 Friendly [41]
2 6 December 2022 Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail, Qatar 4  Switzerland 1–0 6–1 2022 FIFA World Cup [42]
3 3–0
4 5–1

Honours

Benfica

Portugal U19

Portugal U21

Individual

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