Calvin Ramsay

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Calvin Ramsay
Personal information
Full name Calvin William Ramsay [1]
Date of birth (2003-07-31) 31 July 2003 (age 22) [2]
Place of birth Aberdeen, Scotland
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.77 m) [3]
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
Liverpool
Number 47
Youth career
2012–2021 [4] Aberdeen
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021–2022 Aberdeen 28 (1)
2022– Liverpool 0 (0)
2023Preston North End (loan) 2 (0)
2024Bolton Wanderers (loan) 3 (0)
2024–2025Wigan Athletic (loan) 8 (0)
2025Kilmarnock (loan) 8 (0)
International career
2018–2019 Scotland U16 8 (0)
2019 Scotland U17 3 (0)
2021–2024 Scotland U21 6 (0)
2022 Scotland 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:01, 25 January 2025 (UTC)

Calvin William Ramsay (born 31 July 2003) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Premier League club Liverpool.

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Club career

Aberdeen

After progressing through the youth ranks at Aberdeen, Ramsay made his debut as a late substitute against Dundee United in March 2021, under caretaker manager Paul Sheerin. Ramsay went on to make another five appearances in his first season with the senior team. [4] He made his European debut for the club against Swedish side BK Häcken in July 2021 in a UEFA Conference League qualifier. He started at right back in a 5–1 win and assisting the first goal of the game. Ramsay won the SFWA Young Player of the Year award for 2021–22, his only full season with Aberdeen. [5]

Liverpool

Ramsay moved to Premier League club Liverpool in June 2022. He signed a five-year contract for an initial fee of £4.2m, [6] [7] a club record sale for Aberdeen at the time. [8]

On 1 November 2022, Ramsay made his debut for Liverpool when he came on as an 87th minute substitute in the 2-0 win against Napoli in the 2022–23 UEFA Champions League. [9] On 9 November 2022, he started his first game for Liverpool in the win against Derby County in the third round of the EFL Cup at Anfield. [10] In February 2023, having made only two appearances for Liverpool's first team, Ramsay was ruled out for the rest of the 2022–23 season following surgery on an unspecified injury. [11] [12]

2023–24: Loans to Preston North End and Bolton Wanderers

On 13 June 2023, after having had his appearances limited for Liverpool, Ramsay was sent on loan to EFL Championship club Preston North End for the 2023–24 season. [13] He was recalled by Liverpool on 15 January 2024 after making two appearances during his time with Preston, [14] and two weeks later joined EFL League One side Bolton Wanderers on loan, following in the footsteps of his Liverpool team-mates Conor Bradley and Owen Beck, who had made the move to the Toughsheet Community Stadium in the previous season. [15] He played 69 minutes with Bolton across three appearances. [16]

2024–25: Loans to Wigan Athletic and Kilmarnock

On 5 June 2024, Ramsay was again sent on loan, this time to Wigan Athletic for the 2024–25 season. [17] Having only made twelve appearances in all competitions across the first half of the season, he returned to Liverpool on 3 January 2025. [18] Ten days later he was loaned to Scottish Premiership club Kilmarnock. [19] He made eight appearances with Kilmarnock. [20]

International career

Ramsay was called up to the senior Scotland squad in November 2022. [21] He made his international debut on 16 November in a 2–1 friendly defeat to Turkey. [22]

Career statistics

Club

As of 3 January 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational Cup [a] League Cup [b] EuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Aberdeen U21 2019–20 1 [c] 010
Aberdeen 2020–21 [23] Scottish Premiership 4020000060
2021–22 [7] Scottish Premiership24120106 [d] 0331
Total281401060391
Liverpool 2022–23 [24] Premier League 0000101 [e] 00020
Preston North End (loan) 2023–24 [25] EFL Championship 20000020
Bolton Wanderers (loan) 2023–24 [25] EFL League One 301 [f] 040
Wigan Athletic (loan) 2024–25 [26] EFL League One8010102 [f] 0120
Career total41150307090601

International

As of match played 16 November 2022 [27]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Scotland 202210
Total10

Honours

Individual

References

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  2. "Calvin Ramsay". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
  3. "Calvin Ramsay: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
  4. 1 2 Calvin Ramsay, Aberdeen FC. Retrieved 27 August 2021
  5. 1 2 "Calvin Ramsay's future looks bright as he celebrates Young Player prize". www.scottishfwa.com. SFWA. 27 April 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  6. Sanghera, Mandeep (19 June 2022). "Calvin Ramsay: Liverpool sign Aberdeen right-back for £4.2m". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
  7. 1 2 "Games played by Calvin Ramsay in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  8. Marini, Gianni (19 June 2022). "Calvin Ramsay departs Aberdeen for Liverpool in club-record deal". STV News. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
  9. "Liverpool 2 Napoli 0". BBC Sport. 1 November 2022. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  10. "Kelleher's shootout saves see Liverpool scrape past Derby in Carabao Cup". Guardian. 9 November 2022. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
  11. "Calvin Ramsay set to miss rest of season after surgery". Liverpool FC. 17 February 2023. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  12. "Calvin Ramsay out 'for the season' as Liverpool and Scotland full-back undergoes surgery on injury". Daily Record . 16 February 2023. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  13. "Liverpool FC — Calvin Ramsay agrees to join Preston North End on loan". www.liverpoolfc.com. 13 June 2023. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  14. "Calvin Ramsay returns to Liverpool from Preston loan". Liverpool. 15 January 2024. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
  15. "Calvin Ramsay joins Bolton Wanderers on loan". Liverpool FC. 29 January 2024. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  16. "Bolton Wanderers 2023-24 Stats". Football Reference. 28 August 2025. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
  17. "Calvin Ramsay agrees Wigan Athletic loan move - Liverpool FC". www.liverpoolfc.com. 5 June 2024.
  18. "Calvin Ramsay returns to Liverpool FC". wiganathletic.com. 3 January 2025. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
  19. "Liverpool: Calvin Ramsay joins Kilmarnock on loan". BBC Sport. 13 January 2025. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
  20. "Kilmarnock 2024-25 Stats". Football Reference. 28 August 2025. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
  21. "Calvin Ramsay in but no Celtic players in Scotland squad for Turkey friendly". BBC. 9 November 2022. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
  22. "Turkey 2 Scotland 1". BBC Sport . 15 November 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  23. "Games played by Calvin Ramsay in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  24. "Games played by Calvin Ramsay in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
  25. 1 2 "Games played by Calvin Ramsay in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  26. "Games played by Calvin Ramsay in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
  27. "Calvin Ramsay". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 16 November 2022.