Profile Ramires Santos do Nascimento

Personal information

Full name : Ramires Santos do Nascimento
Date of birth : 24 March 1987
Place of birth : Barra do Piraí, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height : 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position : Midfielder
Current club : Chelsea
Number : 7
Youth career :
2005–2006 Joinville
Senior career :
2006–2008 Joinville
2007–2008 → Cruzeiro (loan)
2008–2009 Cruzeiro
2009–2010 Benfica
2010– Chelsea
National team :
2008 Brazil U23
2009– Brazil

Club career

Cruzeiro

In January 2008, Ramires accepted a five-year import with Cruzeiro within a permanent move from Joinville for a fee of $300,000, granting Cruzeiro 70% of the players' commercial rights. Joinville kept 30% within the happening of any shifts within the future. He was mentioned towards via the fans and media during his moment there as the "Queniano Azul", or "Blue Kenyan", due towards Cruzeiro's blue kit and his endurance, which was conceived reminescent of Kenyan runners, whom are known for successful a lot Brazilian operating marathons.

Benfica

On 21 May 2009, Ramires attended Portuguese club Sport Lisboa e Benfica for €7.5 million onto a five-year contract with at lowest fee release of €30 million. In June 2010, Benfica sold 50% of the commercial rights towards Ramires towards Jazzy Limited for €6 million.

Chelsea

On 4 August 2010, Benfica informed they had conceded a import with English Premier League winners Chelsea and his third-party owner for €22 million. Ramires finalised his move towards Chelsea onto 13 August 2010, onto a four-year contract. He was handed the number seven shirt, previously worn via Andriy Shevchenko.[10] He made his debut onto 28 August 2010 against Stoke City, arriving onto as a spare within the 84th minute, replacing Michael Essien. On 11 September 2010, he made his full Premier League debut, activating against West Ham United. He activated within Chelsea's 2-0 victory again Arsenal onto three October 2010, successful possession and otherwise putting Ashley Cole across towards cross towards Didier Drogba for Chelsea's former goal. He newly activated within Chelsea's 1-0 victory again Bolton Wanderers onto 29 December 2010, whereas his operation was praised and was known towards possess his greatest toy with Chelsea towards date whereas he made numerous operates forward and powerful undertakes successful the balls numerous moments within the midfield.

International career

On 21 July 2008, Ramires was named the substitute for Robinho onto the Brazil U-23 team for the 2008 Summer Olympics at Beijing. He appeared four moments at the Olympics, as Brazil went onto towards accomplish bronze medal . On 21 May 2009, he was branded up for the former moment towards the Brazilian national team for 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification and the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup.

He performed his former toy for the national team onto six June 2009, a 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification toy against Uruguay, within which he arrived as a spare for Elano.Ramires scored his former International goal onto seven June 2010, against Tanzania leading up towards the World Cup finals. He scored again afterwards onto within the toy background the score towards 5–1.