Gastón Ramírez

Club

As of match played 29 May 2022

International

As of 23 March 2018

In 2009, Ramírez played in the FIFA U-20 World Cup. On 8 October 2010, he received his first full cap for Uruguay in a 7–1 friendly win against Indonesia in Jakarta, replacing Diego Pérez at half time. In July 2012, he was named in the Uruguay squad for the football tournament at the 2012 Summer Olympics, scoring during a warm-up match against Panama on 15 July. On 26 July, he scored from a free-kick to equalise as Uruguay won 2–1 against the United Arab Emirates at Old Trafford in their opening game, although they were eventually eliminated at the group stage. In June 2013, Ramírez was picked by Óscar Tabárez for the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup tournament. Ramírez started the first group game against world champions Spain, and the third match against Tahiti, as Uruguay eventually came fourth. On 31 May 2014, Ramírez was named in Uruguay's squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. He made his tournament debut in the last group game against Italy on 24 June, replacing Cristian Rodríguez after 78 minutes. Three minutes later he supplied the cross from which Diego Godín scored the only goal of the game, putting Uruguay through to the knock-out stages. After missing the Copa América due to a hamstring injury, Ramírez played his first game for Uruguay in a year in a 3–1 win over Trinidad and Tobago and was included in the Copa América Centenario squad, where he played all three matches. He was named in the squad for the China Cup in March 2018. In May 2018 he was named in Uruguay's…

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.

Bologna

On 25 August 2010, Ramírez was sold to Serie A side Bologna for €2.5 million. Ramírez made his Bologna debut in a 1–1 draw away to Catania on 26 September 2010 as a substitute for Diego Pérez in the 76th minute. A month later, on 27 October 2010, he scored his first goals for the club in a 3–2 win over Modena in the third round of the Italian Cup. He scored again in the fourth round of the Italian Cup and assisted with another goal in a 3–1 win over Cagliari. He did not score his first Serie A goal for the club until 23 January 2011, in a 3–1…

Ramírez married Micaela Duarte in the summer of 2012. In early 2016 he became a father when his wife gave birth to a daughter. Upon moving to England, Ramírez said he was taking English lessons as part of his work permit requirements.