| Ignacio Ramírez | |
| Fullname: | Juan Ignacio Ramírez Polero |
| Birth Date: | 1 February 1997 |
| Birth Place: | Mercedes, Uruguay |
| Height: | 1.79 m |
| Position: | Forward |
| Currentclub: | Newell's Old Boys |
| Clubnumber: | 99 |
| Youthclubs1: | Club Ascencio de Mercedes |
| Youthclubs2: | Sud América de Mercedes |
| Youthclubs3: | Liverpool Montevideo |
| Years1: | 2016–2022 |
| Clubs1: | Liverpool Montevideo |
| Caps1: | 155 |
| Goals1: | 81 |
| Years2: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs2: | → Saint-Étienne (loan) |
| Caps2: | 5 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs3: | → Saint-Étienne II (loan) |
| Caps3: | 1 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Years4: | 2022 |
| Clubs4: | → Nacional (loan) |
| Caps4: | 24 |
| Goals4: | 5 |
| Years5: | 2023–2024 |
| Clubs5: | Nacional |
| Caps5: | 34 |
| Goals5: | 19 |
| Years6: | 2024– |
| Clubs6: | Newell's Old Boys |
| Caps6: | 22 |
| Goals6: | 9 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2015 |
| Nationalteam1: | Uruguay U18 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2016 |
| Nationalteam2: | Uruguay U20 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 7 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 1 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2019 |
| Nationalteam3: | Uruguay U22 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 5 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 1 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2020 |
| Nationalteam4: | Uruguay U23 |
| Nationalcaps4: | 8 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 2 |
| Club-Update: | 27 July 2024 |
Juan Ignacio Ramírez Polero (born 1 February 1997) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a forward for Argentine Primera División club Newell's Old Boys.
A youth academy graduate of Liverpool Montevideo, Ramírez made his senior team debut on 21 February 2016 in a 3–1 league defeat against Juventud.[1] He scored his first goal on 12 March 2017 in a 3–1 league defeat against Boston River.[2]
On 31 August 2021, Ramírez joined French club Saint-Étienne on a season long loan deal.[3]
Ramírez is a former Uruguay youth international.[4] He was part of Uruguay squad which reached semi-finals at the 2019 Pan American Games.[5] On 29 December 2019, Uruguay under-23 team head coach Gustavo Ferreyra named Ramírez in 23-man final squad for 2020 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament.[6]
In May 2021, Ramírez received his first call-up to the senior team for FIFA World Cup qualifying matches against Paraguay and Venezuela.[7]
Ramírez is the elder brother of footballer Santiago Ramírez.[8]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Liverpool Montevideo | 2015–16 | Uruguayan Primera División | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||||
| 2016 | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||||||
| 2017 | 30 | 12 | — | 1[9] | 1 | — | 31 | 13 | |||||
| 2018 | 35 | 11 | — | — | — | 35 | 11 | ||||||
| 2019 | 33 | 23 | — | 4 | 1 | 1[10] | 1 | 38 | 25 | ||||
| 2020 | 30 | 24 | — | 2 | 1 | 1[11] | 0 | 33 | 25 | ||||
| 2021 | 10 | 11 | — | 2[12] | 0 | — | 12 | 11 | |||||
| Total | 155 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 166 | 85 | |||
| Saint-Étienne (loan) | 2021–22 | Ligue 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| Saint-Étienne II (loan) | 2021–22 | Championnat National 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Nacional (loan) | 2022 | Uruguayan Primera División | 24 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 6[13] | 1 | 2[14] | 0 | 34 | 7 | |
| Nacional | 2023 | Uruguayan Primera División | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[15] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Career total | 185 | 87 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 208 | 93 | |||
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