Gastón Ramírez
Uruguayan footballer (born 1990)
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- Gastón Exequiel Ramírez Pereyra ( Spanish pronunciation: [ɡaˈston raˈmiɾes] ; born 2 December 1990) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Miramar Misiones.
- During his time with Southampton, he spent one season on loan to Hull City in the 2014–15 season in the same division, and the first half of the 2016–17 season with Middlesbrough before joining them permanently for one season.
- Since 2010, he has represented the Uruguay national team, playing for them at the 2012 Olympics, 2013 Confederations Cup and 2014 World Cup.
- He made his professional debut for the club at age 18, in a 1–0 loss against Defensor Sporting on 21 March 2009.
- Despite being absent from the Torneo Apertura campaign due to international commitments, He scored his first Peñarol goal in a 5–0 win over Atenas on 13 December 2009.
Gastón Exequiel Ramírez Pereyra (Spanish pronunciation: [ɡaˈston raˈmiɾes]; born 2 December 1990) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Miramar Misiones.
He had spells in Uruguay with Peñarol and in Italy with Bologna before moving into the Premier League to Southampton. During his time with Southampton, he spent one season on loan to Hull City in the 2014–15 season in the same division, and the first half of the 2016–17 season with Middlesbrough before joining them permanently for one season. In 2017 he moved back to Italy signing with Sampdoria, before joining Monza in 2021.
Since 2010, he has represented the Uruguay national team, playing for them at the 2012 Olympics, 2013 Confederations Cup and 2014 World Cup.
Club career
Peñarol
Born in Fray Bentos, Uruguay, Ramírez moved to the capital city Montevideo to join Peñarol when he was sixteen. He made his professional debut for the club at age 18, in a 1–0 loss against Defensor Sporting on 21 March 2009.
His second year there proved to be a breakthrough season for Ramírez, as he was given a handful of first team appearances. Despite being absent from the Torneo Apertura campaign due to international commitments, He scored his first Peñarol goal in a 5–0 win over Atenas on 13 December 2009. In the Torneo Clausura, He scored again and set up a goal in a 2–1 win over Cerro on 30 January 2010. Ramírez scored four more goals against Liverpool, Rampla Juniors, Defensor Sporting and Danubio. He went on to score six goals in 30 games, helping the club win the 2009–10 Primera División.
Ramírez's performance at Peñarol attracted interest from European clubs, such as Schalke 04 and Bologna.
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