Mayra Ramírez
Colombian footballer (born 1999) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
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| Full name | Mayra Tatiana Ramírez Ramírez[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 25 March 1999[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Sibaté, Colombia[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Striker[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Chelsea | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Real Pasión | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | Real Pasión | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Fortaleza CEIF | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | Independiente Medellín | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2022 | Sporting de Huelva | 61 | (12) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2024 | Levante | 34 | (20) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Chelsea | 21 | (7) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colombia U20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018– | Colombia | 36 | (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 March 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 January 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Club career
Sporting de Huelva
In 2020, Ramírez joined Spanish top-tier club Sporting de Huelva.[3]
Levante
In July 2022, Ramírez transferred to Levante, staying in Spain's top tier.[4]
Chelsea
On 26 January 2024, it was announced that Ramírez had signed for English club Chelsea on a four-and-a-half-year deal.[5] Levante reported that her transfer fee was €450,000, making Ramírez the most expensive signing in women's football at the time.[6]
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.[7] She scored her first goal for the club in a 1–0 win against Crystal Palace in the FA Cup on 11 February.[8] Her first league goal was scored on March 3 in the 4–0 victory over Leicester City.[9] 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.[10]
Ramírez was named as a nominee for the 2024 Ballon d'Or Féminin[11] and finished 21st with 36 points.[12]
International career
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.[13] 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,[14] played in each of her team's five games, and was eliminated with the team in the quarter-finals against England.[15]
Based on her strong performance at the World Cup and for Chelsea, in January 2025, Ramírez was awarded the EFE Trophy for Best Ibero-American Player for the 2023-2024 season.[16]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 2 March 2025[17]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental | Total | ||||||
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| 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[c] | 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[c] | 1 | 13 | 5 |
| 2024–25 | Women's Super League | 14 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5[c] | 2 | 22 | 8 | |
| Total | 21 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 35 | 13 | ||
| Career total | 116 | 39 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 137 | 49 | ||
- Includes Copa de la Reina, Women's FA Cup
- Includes FA Women's League Cup
- Appearances in UEFA Women's Champions League
International
- Scores and results list Colombia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Ramírez goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | 8 April 2019 | Estadio San Marcos, Lima, Peru |  Peru |
1–0 | 4–0 | Friendly |
| 2 | 16 May 2021 | Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos, Santiago, Chile |  Chile |
1–0 | 2–0 | |
| 3 | 20 February 2022 | Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero, Cali, Colombia |  Argentina |
2–1 | 2–2 | |
| 4 | 8 July 2022 |  Paraguay |
2–1 | 4–2 | 2022 Copa América Femenina | |
| 5 | 17 July 2022 |  Ecuador |
1–0 | 2–1 | ||
| 6 | 12 November 2022 |  Zambia |
1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly | |
| 7 | 15 November 2022 | Zambia |
1–0 | 1–0 | ||
| 8 | 9 April 2024 | Hinchliffe Stadium, Paterson, United States |  Guatemala |
2–0 | 3–0 | |
| 9 | 3 August 2024 | Stade de Lyon, Décines-Charpieu, France |  Spain |
1–0 | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (2–4 p) | 2024 Summer Olympics |
Honours
Chelsea
References
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