Ramires

Club: Does not play in Premier League
Number: 7
Height: 180 cm.
Position: Midfielder
Date Birth: 1987-03-24 (37 years old)
Country: Brazil

Ramires Santos do Nascimento (Brazilian Portuguese: [ʁaˈmiɾes ˈsɐ̃tus du nasiˈmẽtu]); born 24 March 1987), known simply as Ramires, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for English club Chelsea and the Brazil national team. A midfielder, he is comfortable playing in either the centre or right midfielder position. He normally plays as a box-to-box midfielder role because of his energy in supporting defensive and offensive play. His attacking and defensive mentality have led to comparisons to former Chelsea teammate Michael Essien.

Ramires began his career playing for Royal Sport Club. In 2005, he signed for Joinville, before joining Cruzeiro, whom he spent just over two seasons with, appearing in 61 league matches and scoring 10 times. In 2009, Ramires moved to Portugal and signed for Benfica from Cruzeiro. He spent one season with Benfica in which he helped them to the Primeira Liga title, five points clear of second-placed Braga. He then joined English club Chelsea in the summer of 2010 on a four-year contract, and has since won five different domestic and European competitions with them.

Season	Goals*	Fastest
2015-16	2 (1-1)	4'	2
2014-15	2 (0-2)	77'	2
2013-14	1 (1-0)	35'	1			1

* First and Second half goals are shown in brackets

More statistics about Ramires

2015-16
Goal	1:0	4'	Chelsea	1:3	Liverpool	2015-16, Day 11	2015-10-31 12:45
Goal	2:1	79'	Newcastle United	2:2	Chelsea	2015-16, Day 7	2015-09-26 17:30
2014-15
Goal	1:3	83'	Leicester City	1:3	Chelsea	2014-15, Day 27	2015-04-29 19:45
Goal	3:5	77'	Everton	3:6	Chelsea	2014-15, Day 3	2014-08-30 17:30
2013-14
Red card		90'	Aston Villa	1:0	Chelsea	2013-14, Day 30	2014-03-15 17:30
Goal	2:1	35'	Chelsea	2:1	Crystal Palace	2013-14, Day 16	2013-12-14 15:00