Sergio Ramos

Sevilla

Born in Camas, province of Seville, Andalusia, Ramos started playing at Camas CF by age six, then he began his career at local side Sevilla, emerging through the club's youth system alongside Jesús Navas and Antonio Puerta. He made his first-team and La Liga debut on 1 February 2004, coming on as a 64th-minute substitute for Paco Gallardo in a 0–1 away loss against Deportivo La Coruña. In the 2004–05 season, Ramos appeared in 41 games as Sevilla finished sixth and qualified to the 2005–06 UEFA Cup, scoring in home fixtures against Real Sociedad (2–1) and Real Madrid (2–2). In the 2004–05 UEFA Cup, he scored his first continental goal, heading to conclude a 2–0 win over C.D. Nacional at the Ramon Sánchez Pizjuán in the first round (4–1 aggregate).

Real Madrid

2005–09: Record transfer and early days

In the summer of 2005, Ramos was purchased by Real Madrid for €27 million, a record for a Spanish defender. He was the only Spanish player brought in during Florentino Pérez's first stint as Real Madrid’s president. At the club, Ramos was assigned the number 4 shirt, previously worn by Fernando Hierro. On 6 December 2005 he netted his first goal for the Meringues, in a 2–1 UEFA Champions League group stage loss at Olympiacos. During his first seasons, Ramos played as centre back, being also used as an emergency defensive midfielder on occasion. However, with the arrival of Christoph Metzelder and Pepe in the 2007–08 season, he was again…

2002–2006: Youth level and early international career

In 2004, Ramos became an instant hit for Spain's under-19, for whom he played six international matches. During the 2004 U19 Euro, Ramos was a key figure for Spain as he started in four out of five of their matches on the way to winning their second U19 European Championship, including scoring a decisive penalty in the Semi-final penalty-shoot out against Ukraine. On 26 March 2005, in a 3–0 friendly win over China in Salamanca, he first appeared for the senior side at only 18 years and 361 days of age, making him the youngest player to play for the national team in the last 55 years. He held this record until 1 March 2006, when it was broken by Cesc Fàbregas in a friendly match against Ivory Coast. On 12 October 2005, Ramos scored his first two international goals in a 6–0 away thrashing of San Marino for the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. He was selected for the final stages in Germany and, after the international retirement of Real Madrid teammate Míchel Salgado, became the undisputed first-choice right-back. Despite wearing the number 4 jersey for Real Madrid, Ramos admitted he wears the number 15 for Spain in memory of his close friend and former Sevilla teammate Puerta, who died in August 2007 and made his Spain debut wearing No. 15.

2008–2012: Spain's Golden Generation

Throughout Spain's UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying campaign, Ramos was a regular member of the starting eleven as the national side…

Club

As of match played 6 December 2025

International

Scores and results list Spain's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Ramos goal.

Ramos entered a relationship with journalist/presenter Pilar Rubio in September 2012 and they were seen together at that year's Ballon d'Or ceremony. They have four sons together: Sergio, Marco, Alejandro, and Máximo Adriano. On 16 July 2018, Ramos and Rubio got engaged. On 15 June 2019, they got married in Seville. Ramos has a close relationship with his family, especially his siblings and parents. Rene, his brother, is currently his football agent, and is married to singer Lorena Gómez. Ramos is a fan of bullfighting and he is friends with bullfighter Alejandro Talavante. Ramos also owns a stud farm in his native town of Andalusia that is dedicated to breeding the Andalusian horse. His horse, 'Yucatán SR4' became a World Champion in 2018. In addition, he and his wife Rubio are art collectors. In June 2014, Ramos was appointed as an ambassador for UNICEF Spain. Ramos is the second cousin of former footballer José Mari. Ramos is Catholic, and was baptised at the Parish Church of Nuestra Senora de La Moraleja in Madrid.

Body art

Ramos has lots of tattoos, including Jesus, Mary, the Star of David, a lion, a wolf, a dreamcatcher, the map of Spain, a Native American chief, the hamsa, the FIFA World Cup and Champions League trophies, and his family members.

Amazon Prime documentary

In January 2019, Amazon Prime and Ramos himself announced they would release an eight-episode documentary series on Ramos's life in football and outside of football. It was named El…