| Mayra Ramírez | |
| Full Name: | Mayra Tatiana Ramírez Ramírez |
| Birth Date: | 25 March 1999 |
| Birth Place: | Sibaté, Colombia |
| Height: | 1.77m[1] |
| Position: | Striker |
| Currentclub: | Chelsea |
| Clubnumber: | 7 |
| Youthclubs1: | Real Pasión |
| Years1: | 2015–2016 |
| Clubs1: | Real Pasión |
| Years2: | 2017 |
| Clubs2: | Fortaleza CEIF |
| Years3: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs3: | Independiente Medellín |
| Years4: | 2020–2022 |
| Clubs4: | Sporting de Huelva |
| Caps4: | 61 |
| Goals4: | 12 |
| Years5: | 2022–2024 |
| Clubs5: | Levante |
| Caps5: | 34 |
| Goals5: | 20 |
| Years6: | 2024– |
| Clubs6: | Chelsea |
| Caps6: | 7 |
| Goals6: | 3 |
| Nationalteam1: | Colombia U20 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2018– |
| Nationalteam2: | Colombia |
| Nationalcaps2: | 30 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 3 |
| Club-Update: | 18 May 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 5 December 2023 |
Mayra Tatiana Ramírez Ramírez (born 25 March 1999) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Women's Super League club Chelsea and the Colombia women's national football team.
In 2020, Ramírez joined Spanish top tier club Sporting de Huelva.[2]
In July 2022, Ramírez transferred to Levante, staying in Spain's top tier.[3]
On 26 January 2024, it was announced that Ramírez had signed for English club Chelsea on a four-and-a-half-year deal.[4] Levante reported that her transfer fee was €450,000, making Ramírez the most expensive signing in women's football at the time.[5] She made her debut for Chelsea on 27 January 2024 in a 3–0 away win over Brighton & Hove Albion, replacing Lauren James in the second half.[6] She scored her first goal for the club in a 1–0 win against Crystal Palace in the FA Cup on 11 February.[7] Her first league goal was scored on March 3 in the 4–0 victory over Leicester City.[8] On 18 May 2024 she scored two goals and provided two assists in a 6–0 win over Manchester United that saw Chelsea claim the WSL title.[9]
Ramírez made her senior debut for the Colombia national team on 19 July 2018 in a 1–0 Central American and Caribbean Games loss to Costa Rica. She scored her first international goal for Colombia in a friendly match against Peru on 8 April 2019.
In the 2022 Copa América she made it to the final with her team and lost 1-0 to Brazil, achieving second place. During the tournament she also scored two goals and assisted one.[10] By reaching the final, her team also qualified for the 2023 World Cup.
On July 4, 2023, she was nominated for the final squad at the 2023 World Cup,[11] played in each of her team's five games, and was eliminated with the team in the quarter-finals against England.[12]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Sporting Huelva | 2020–21 | Primera División | 32 | 8 | — | — | — | 32 | 8 | ||||
| 2021–22 | Primera División | 29 | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 32 | 6 | ||||
| Total | 61 | 12 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 64 | 14 | |||||
| Levante | 2022–23 | Liga F | 27 | 14 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 28 | 15 | ||
| 2023–24 | Liga F | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | 10 | 7 | |||
| Total | 34 | 20 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 0 | 38 | 22 | ||||
| Chelsea | 2023–24 | Women's Super League | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 5 | |
| Career total | 102 | 35 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 115 | 41 | |||
Scores and results list Colombia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Ramírez goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 April 2019 | Estadio San Marcos, Lima, Peru | 1–0 | 4–0 | Friendly | |
| 2 | 16 May 2021 | Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos, Santiago, Chile | 1–0 | 2–0 | ||
| 3 | 20 February 2022 | Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero, Cali, Colombia | 2–1 | 2–2 | ||
| 4 | 8 July 2022 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 2022 Copa América Femenina | ||
| 5 | 17 July 2022 | 1–0 | 2–1 | |||
| 6 | 12 November 2022 | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly | ||
| 7 | 15 November 2022 | 1–0 | 1–0 | |||
| 8 | 9 April 2024 | Hinchliffe Stadium, Paterson, United States | 2–0 | 3–0 | ||
| 9 | 3 August 2024 | Stade de Lyon, Décines-Charpieu, France | 1–0 | 2–2 (2–4 p) | 2024 Summer Olympics | |
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