Jacob Ramsey

Aston Villa

Ramsey joined the youth academy of Aston Villa at the age of six. He was often among the smallest players in his age group in youth football and would supplement his football training with boxing training with his father, an ex-professional boxer, to build muscle. On 15 January 2019, Ramsey signed a professional contract with Aston Villa. Ramsey caught national attention playing for Aston Villa U18s in the 2018–19 FA Youth Cup, scoring 2 goals in every round, until the Fifth Round. On 2 February 2019, Ramsey was given a straight red card less than ten minutes into Villa's Fifth Round defeat against AFC Bournemouth U18s. While suspended for the youth team, Ramsey joined first team training to "make up the numbers" during a spate of injuries. After training with the first team, 17-year-old Ramsey was selected by manager Dean Smith to be on the bench for a Championship game against Brentford on 13 February 2019 in which he was an unused substitute and then made his professional debut with Aston Villa as a 61st minute substitute in a 2–0 loss to West Bromwich Albion three days later. On 1 May 2019, at the Aston Villa End-of-Season awards, Ramsey was named "2018–19 Academy Player of the Season". On 31 January 2020, Ramsey signed for Doncaster Rovers on loan for the remainder of the 2019–20 season. On the same day, he signed a new three-and-a-half-year contract with Aston Villa. On 4 February 2020, Ramsey made his Doncaster debut, in a 3–0 away victory over…

Ramsey was born in England to a Jamaican father and English mother. He represented the England U18s at the UAE Sports Chain Cup in March 2019 and the Slovakia Cup in May 2019. On 5 September 2019, he made his England U19s debut during a 3–1 victory over Greece at St. George's Park. On 13 October 2020, Ramsey made his debut for the England U20s and scored during a 2–0 victory over Wales at St. George's Park. On 7 October 2021, Ramsey made his debut for the England U21s during a 2–2 U21 EURO qualifying away draw to Slovenia. On 25 March 2022, Ramsey scored his first goal for England U21s, in a 4–1 victory over Andorra. On 14 June 2023, Ramsey was included in the England squad for the 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship. He scored a goal in their opening group match against Czech Republic. A metatarsal injury sustained in the quarter-final victory over Portugal ruled him out of their final two games of the competition, a tournament the Young Lions ultimately went on to win.

As of match played 5 September 2026

Ramsey was born in the Great Barr area of Birmingham and attended the Barr Beacon School in Walsall. His younger brothers are both also footballers, Aaron plays for Burnley having graduated through the Aston Villa academy and Cole plays for the Tottenham Hotspur academy after previously also playing for the Aston Villa U18s. His father Mark was a professional boxer, who fought future unified light-welterweight world champion Ricky Hatton twice early in his career, losing both times on a points decision.