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.
Club career 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. He scored his first goal on 12 March 2017 in a 3–1 league defeat against Boston River.
On 31 August 2021, Ramírez joined French club Saint-Étienne on a season long loan deal.
In January 2025, Ramírez joined Chilean club Everton on loan from Argentine club Newell's Old Boys on a one-year deal.
International career Ramírez is a former Uruguay youth international. He was part of Uruguay squad which reached semi-finals at the 2019 Pan American Games. 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.
In May 2021, Ramírez received his first call-up to the senior team for FIFA World Cup qualifying matches against Paraguay and Venezuela.
Personal life Ramírez is the elder brother of footballer Santiago Ramírez.
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsLiverpool Montevideo2015–16Uruguayan Primera División90———90201680———8020173012—1Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana.1—311320183511———351120193323—411Appearance in Torneo Intermedio final.1382520203024—211Appearance in Primera División championship playoff.0332520211011—2Appearances in Copa Libertadores.0—1211Total1558100932116685Saint-Étienne (loan)2021–22Ligue 15010——60Saint-Étienne II (loan)2021–22Championnat National 311———11Nacional (loan)2022Uruguayan Primera División245216Three appearances in Copa Libertadores, three appearances and one goal in Copa Sudamericana.12One appearance each in Torneo Intermedio final and championship playoff.0347Nacional2023Uruguayan Primera División0000001Appearance in Supercopa Uruguaya.010Career total18587311545120893
Honours Nacional Uruguayan Primera División: 2022
Individual Uruguayan Primera División Team of the Year: 2019, 2020, 2023 Uruguayan Primera División top scorer: 2023
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