Eric Ramires

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Santosand the second or paternal family name is Rodrigues.

Eric Ramires

Personal information
Full name	Eric dos Santos Rodrigues [1]
Date of birth	(2000-08-10) 10 August 2000 (age 23)
Place of birth	Salvador, Brazil
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Red Bull Bragantino
Number	7
Youth career
2011–2018	Bahia
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–	Bahia	38	(2)
2019–2020	→ Basel (loan)	9	(0)
2020–2021	→ Red Bull Bragantino (loan)	61	(5)
2022–	Red Bull Bragantino	45	(2)
International career‡
2019–	Brazil U20	4	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 05:26, 25 October 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11:53, 8 February 2019 (UTC)

Eric dos Santos Rodrigues (born 10 August 2000), known as Eric Ramires or Ramires, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Red Bull Bragantino.

Club career

Bahia

Born in Salvador, Bahia, Ramires joined Bahia's youth setup in 2011. ^[2] He played regularly for the under-15 and under-17 sides, going on to win the Copa Red Ball, Copa Dois de Julho and Copa Metropolitana. ^[3]

On 6 September 2018, Eric Ramires made his first team – and Série A – debut, starting in a 2–0 victory over Sport; ^[4] by doing so, he became the first player born in 2000 to play for the club. ^[1] On 15 September, his contract was extended until 2022. ^[5]

On 21 September 2018, Ramires made his Copa Sudamericana debut, starting and scoring the opener in a 2–1 home defeat of Botafogo. ^[6]

Basel

On 2 September 2019, Ramires da Silva signed with Swiss club Basel. ^[7] The club announced the loan for their 2019–20 season under manager Marcel Koller on their home page on that day. ^[8] He played his domestic league debut for the club in the home game at the St. Jakob-Park on 25 September as Basel won 4–0 against Zürich. He was substituted in for the last seven minutes of the match. ^[9]

The club announced that the contract with Ramires would not be prolonged on 5 September 2020. ^[10] During his one season with the club Ramires played a total of 12 games for Basel without scoring a goal. Nine of these games were in the Swiss Super League, two in the UEFA Europa League and one was a friendly game. ^[11]

International career

On 13 December 2018, Ramires was included in Brazil under-20s for the 2019 South American U-20 Championship. ^[12]

Career statistics

As of 25 October 2021 ^[13]

Club	Season	League			State League		Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Bahia	2018	Série A	15	1	—		—		2 [lower-alpha 1]	1	—		17	2
	2019		14	0	6	1	7	0	1 [lower-alpha 1]	0	5 [lower-alpha 2]	1	33	2
	2020		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
	Total		32	1	6	1	7	0	3	1	5	1	53	4
Basel (loan)	2019–20	Swiss Super League	9	0	—		0	0	2 [lower-alpha 3]	0	—		11	0
Red Bull Bragantino (loan)	2020	Série A	13	1	—		—		—		—		13	1
	2021		25	2	4	1	2	0	11 [lower-alpha 1]	1	—		42	4
	Total		38	3	4	1	2	0	11	1	—		55	5
Career total			79	4	10	2	9	0	16	2	5	1	119	9

1. Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
2. Appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste
3. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League

References

1. "Ramires define estreia pelo Bahia: 'Bom demais, sonho de criança'" [Ramires defines debut for Bahia: 'Too good, a child's dream'] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Correio 24 Horas. 6 September 2018. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
2. "Com sequência no time titular, Ramires fala de homenagem ao pai, canta reggae e avalia fama repentina" [With a sequence in the starting XI, Ramires talks about honour to father, sings reggae and evaluates sudden fame] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 21 September 2018. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
3. "Ramires estreia com bola na trave e aplausos da torcida: "Sonho de criança"" [Ramires debut with shot in the post and cheers from the supporters: "A child's dream"] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 6 September 2018. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
4. "Bahia melhora na segunda etapa, vence o Sport por 2 a 0 e se afasta da zona de rebaixamento" [Bahia get better in the second half, defeat Sport by 2–0 and get farther from the relegation zone] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 6 September 2018. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
5. "Bahia prorroga contrato do meia Ramires até fim de 2022" [Bahia extend contract of midfielder Ramires until the end of 2022] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 15 September 2018. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
6. "Botafogo desperdiça muitas chances e perde para o Bahia na Sul-Americana" [Botafogo waste too many chances and lose to Bahia in the Sudamericana] (in Brazilian Portuguese). O Globo. 20 September 2018. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
7. "Bahia fecha transferência de Eric Ramires e pode ter maior transação do Nordeste". GloboEsporte.com (in Portuguese). 2 September 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
8. FC Basel 1893. "Ramires leihweise zum FC Basel 1893". FC Basel homepage. Retrieved 2019-09-02.
9. Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. "FC Basel - FC Zürich 4:0 (1:0)". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
10. FC Basel 1893. "Eric Ramires kehrt zum EC Bahia zurück". FC Basel homepage. Retrieved 2020-09-05.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
11. Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. "Eric Ramires - FCB-Statistik". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 2020-09-05.
12. "Seleção Brasileira Sub-20 convocada para o Sul-Americano 2019" [Brazil national under-20 team called up for the 2019 South American Championship] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Confederação Brasileira de Futebol. 13 December 2018. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
13. Eric Ramires at Soccerway. Retrieved 9 January 2019.

External links

• EC Bahia profile Archived 2019-02-12 at the Wayback Machine (in Portuguese)