| Aaron Ramsey | |
| Full Name: | Aaron James Ramsey[1] |
| Height: | 1.80m[2] |
| Birth Place: | Great Barr, England |
| Birth Date: | 2003 1, df=yes[3] |
| Currentclub: | Burnley |
| Clubnumber: | 21 |
| Position: | Attacking midfielder |
| Youthyears1: | –2021 |
| Youthclubs1: | Aston Villa |
| Years1: | 2021–2023 |
| Clubs1: | Aston Villa |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2022 |
| Clubs2: | → Cheltenham Town (loan) |
| Caps2: | 15 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Years3: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs3: | → Norwich City (loan) |
| Caps3: | 18 |
| Goals3: | 3 |
| Years4: | 2023 |
| Clubs4: | → Middlesbrough (loan) |
| Caps4: | 11 |
| Goals4: | 5 |
| Years5: | 2023– |
| Clubs5: | Burnley |
| Caps5: | 14 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2018–2019 |
| Nationalteam1: | England U16 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 5 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2019–2020 |
| Nationalteam2: | England U17 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 9 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2021 |
| Nationalteam3: | England U18 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2020–2022 |
| Nationalteam4: | England U19 |
| Nationalcaps4: | 15 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 3 |
| Nationalyears5: | 2022–2023 |
| Nationalteam5: | England U20 |
| Nationalcaps5: | 6 |
| Nationalgoals5: | 1 |
| Club-Update: | 23:00, 18 February 2024 (UTC) |
| Ntupdate: | 23:11, 29 March 2023 (UTC) |
Aaron James Ramsey (born 21 January 2003) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger or attacking midfielder for 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.
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 Villa at Turf Moor.
Ramsey has been capped at England under-16, under-17 and under-18 level.[23] He captained 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] His father Mark was a boxer who twice fought Ricky Hatton, once in 1998 and once in 1999.
| Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Aston Villa U21 | 2020–21 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| 2021–22 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Total | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||||||
| Aston Villa | 2021–22 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Cheltenham Town (loan) | 2021–22 | League One | 15 | 1 | — | — | — | 15 | 1 | ||||
| Norwich City (loan) | 2022–23 | Championship | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 20 | 3 | ||
| Middlesbrough (loan) | 2022–23 | Championship | 11 | 5 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5 | |||
| Burnley | 2023–24 | 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
2020–21
England U19