Aaron James Ramsey (born 21 January 2003) is an English professional footballer who plays as a wingerorattacking midfielder for EFL Championship club Burnley.[4] A product of the Aston Villa Academy, he has represented England at youth level, and is currently a member of the under-20 squad. His elder brother Jacob currently plays for Aston Villa.
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Full name | Aaron James Ramsey[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (2003-01-21) 21 January 2003 (age 21)[2] | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Great Barr, England | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[3] | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Burnley | ||||||||||||||||
Number | 21 | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
0000–2021 | Aston Villa | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
2021–2023 | Aston Villa | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2022 | → Cheltenham Town (loan) | 15 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
2022–2023 | → Norwich City (loan) | 18 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
2023 | → Middlesbrough (loan) | 11 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
2023– | Burnley | 14 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
2018–2019 | England U16 | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2019–2020 | England U17 | 9 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2021 | England U18 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2020–2022 | England U19 | 15 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
2022–2023 | England U20 | 6 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:00, 18 February 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:11, 29 March 2023 (UTC) |
Ramsey joined Aston Villa alongside his brother Jacob at under-9 level. He moved through the youth ranks, and was given his first professional contract on 16 March 2021.[5] During his time playing for the Aston Villa U23 side, Ramsey was named by The Guardian as one of England's top young talents.[6] On 24 May 2021, Ramsey was part of the Aston Villa U18s team that won the FA Youth Cup, beating Liverpool 2–1 in the final.[7]
Ramsey was promoted to the first-team towards the end of the 2020–21 season, and played his first game with the senior team on 21 July 2021 - scoring in a pre-season friendly against Walsall.[8] Ramsey made his first-team debut on 24 August 2021, in a 6–0 EFL Cup victory over Barrow.[9]
On 11 January 2022, Ramsey joined League One club Cheltenham Town on loan until the end of the season.[10] He made his EFL debut as a second-half substitute in a 1–0 defeat to Rotherham United on 22 January 2022.[11] On 23 April 2022, Ramsey scored his first goal in senior football in a 1–2 home defeat for Cheltenham against Bolton Wanderers.[12]
On 5 August 2022, Ramsey joined Championship club Norwich City on a season-long loan deal, linking up once again with former Villa manager Dean Smith.[13] He made his debut on 9 August 2022, as a substitute in a 2–2 EFL Cup draw against Birmingham City. Norwich won the match on penalties, but Ramsey did not take part in the penalty shoot-out.[14] He scored his first goals for the club on 29 October 2022 when he scored twice in a 3-1 win against Stoke City.[15] In December 2022, Ramsey suffered a knee injury which required surgery.[16] On 3 January 2023, Ramsey's loan deal with Norwich was terminated to allow him to continue his rehabilitation at Villa.[17]
Following surgery and a month of rehabilitation, Ramsey moved to Middlesbrough on loan for the rest of the season on 31 January 2023.[18] On 15 February, he made his debut for Middlesbrough in a Championship match against Sheffield United coming on as an 82nd minute substitute for Marcus Forss.[19] Ramsey got his first goals for Middlesbrough on 4 March, scoring twice in a 5–0 victory over Reading.[20]
On 22 August 2023, Ramsey signed for fellow Premier League club Burnley, for a fee in the region of £14 million plus add-ons on a five-year deal.[21][22] On 27 August he made his Premier League debut against his boyhood club Aston VillaatTurf Moor.
Ramsey has been capped at England under-16, under-17 and under-18 level.[23]Hecaptained the Under-17 national team to a 2–1 victory over Germany on 14 November 2017.[24] On 6 September 2021, after an injury to Harvey Elliott, Ramsey was called up to the England under-21 squad for the first time, ahead of their 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification match against Kosovo.[25] Ramsey was an unused substitute for the game.[26]
On 6 October 2021, Ramsey made a goalscoring debut for the England U19s during a 3–1 defeat to France in Marbella.[27]
On 17 June 2022, Ramsey was named in the England squad for the 2022 UEFA European Under-19 Championship finals.[28] Ramsey featured heavily in the tournament, including on 1 July 2022, scoring the final goal in England's 3–1 extra time victory over Israel in the final.[29][30]
On 21 September 2022, Ramsey made his England U20 debut during a 3–0 victory over Chile at the Pinatar Arena.[31] He scored his first goal for the U20 team, on 27 September in a 3–0 victory over Australia.[32]
Ramsey lives in Burnley. His older brother Jacob plays for Aston Villa, whilst his younger brother Cole is in the academy set-up there.[33][23] His father Mark was a boxer who twice fought Ricky Hatton, once in 1998 and once in 1999.[6]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Aston Villa U21 | 2020–21[34] | — | — | — | 2[a] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
2021–22[35] | — | — | — | 1[a] | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
Total | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |||||
Aston Villa | 2021–22[35] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
Cheltenham Town (loan) | 2021–22[35] | League One | 15 | 1 | — | — | — | 15 | 1 | |||
Norwich City (loan) | 2022–23[36] | Championship | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 20 | 3 | |
Middlesbrough (loan) | 2022–23[36] | Championship | 11 | 5 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5 | ||
Burnley | 2023–24[37] | Premier League | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 17 | 0 | |
Career total | 58 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 67 | 10 |
Aston Villa U18
England U19