Personal information | |||
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Full name | Iain Irinco Ramsay [1] | ||
Date of birth | 27 February 1988 | ||
Place of birth | Perth, Australia | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) [2] | ||
Position(s) | Left winger, left back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Rockdale Ilinden | ||
Number | 17 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2006 | Llanelli | ||
2006–2007 | Gretna | ||
2008–2009 | Sydney Olympic | ||
2009–2010 | Sydney FC | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2010 | Sydney FC | 1 | (0) |
2010 | Sydney Olympic | 37 | (1) |
2010–2013 | Adelaide United | 78 | (11) |
2013–2015 | Melbourne City | 46 | (3) |
2015–2016 | Tractor Sazi | 8 | (0) |
2017 | Ceres–Negros | 34 | (11) |
2018 | Felda United | 16 | (2) |
2019 | Sukhothai | 30 | (5) |
2020–2021 | PT Prachuap | 26 | (1) |
2021–2022 | Nongbua Pitchaya | 19 | (1) |
2022–2023 | Lamphun Warrior | 13 | (0) |
2023 | → Chiangmai United (loan) | 14 | (0) |
2023– | Rockdale Ilinden | 6 | (2) |
International career‡ | |||
2015– | Philippines | 36 | (5) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 July 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 March 2022 |
Iain Irinco Ramsay (born 27 February 1988) is a professional footballer who plays as a left winger or a left back for National Premier Leagues NSW club Rockdale Ilinden. [3] Born in Australia, he represents the Philippines national team. He previously made competitive appearances for Sydney FC, Melbourne City, Sydney Olympic, Adelaide United, Tractor Sazi, Ceres–Negros and Felda United.
Ramsay was born in Perth, Australia to a Scottish father and a Filipino mother. Ramsay's father was born in Dunblane, Scotland while his mother was born in Pampanga, Philippines who migrated to Australia at age 30 before the 1990s. Ramsay attended Prairiewood High School and Bossley Park High School. [4] [5]
In 2006 at 17 years old, Ramsay secured a contract with Scottish club, Gretna F.C. as a youth player. He also spent some time of his youth career with Sydney F.C. [4]
Ramsay signed for New South Wales Premier League team Sydney Olympic, returning to the club he played for as a youth. [6]
On 23 July 2010, Ramsay signed a one-year professional contract with Adelaide United. On 20 August 2010, Ramsay scored two goals against Melbourne Heart, to help Adelaide win the game. [7] His third goal for Adelaide came against his former club Sydney FC in a come from behind 2–1 victory. Ramsay scored in extra time to give Adelaide the 3 points. [8]
On 7 April 2013, Melbourne Heart FC (now known as Melbourne City FC), announced Ramsay had signed with the club for the 2013–14 season. [9] [10] On 13 May 2015, Melbourne City confirmed that Ramsay was released from the club. [11]
In the summer of 2015 Ramsay signed with Persian Gulf Pro League club Tractor Sazi. He made his debut for the club in an away match against Gostaresh Foolad where his team won 3–1. [12] He assisted three times in first two matches of his team.[ citation needed ]
Under manager, Toni, Ramsay started in some matches. When Amir Ghalenoei took over Tractor Sazi, Ramsay didn't have playing time with his club. [13] It was reported on 2 January 2016 that Tractor Sazi has terminated Ramsay's contract. [14] As of May 2016, is a free agent. He is not ruling out any future stints in Iran. [13]
In July 2016, Ramsay went on trial at Eerste Divisie side FC Volendam. [15]
In January 2017, Ceres-Negros announced that they have signed in Ramsay, along with few other players, to play for the club. [16] Ramsay scored his first goal on 7 March against Tampines Rovers FC for the 2017 AFC Cup, which ended 5–0 home victory. [17] He was also instrumental to his club's 4–1 win over Global Cebu in the title match of the 2017 Philippines Football League Final Series by scoring a hat-trick. [18]
Ramsay was signed in by Thai club, PT Prachuap in late 2017 while the 2017 season of the Philippines Football League was still ongoing. He completed the season with Ceres and was set to play for the Thai club who would be making their debut in the Thai League in the 2018 season. [19] However, in January 2018, Ramsay decided to move to FELDA United F.C. of the Malaysia Super League instead. [20]
Due to Ramsay being born in Australia and the heritage of his parents, Ramsay was eligible to play for Australia, Scotland and the Philippines. [21]
Ramsay was called up to the Philippines national team in May 2015, ahead of the 2018 World Cup Qualifiers against Bahrain and Yemen. [22] He scored his first goal in the 74th minute in a 2–0 away success versus Yemen. [23] Ramsay's second international goal came on 29 March 2016, against North Korea. [24]
Earlier, he said he aimed of playing for Australia but also considered the Philippines as "a great option" if he is not able to get a call-up from the Socceroos. [21]
He is one of many foreign born players in the Philippines national team. In 2015, he told Vice: "Of course there are a few that will question some of the squad players not being full blooded Filipino. But whether it's a half, a quarter, three-quarters: we consider ourselves Filipino, and we are honored to represent the country." [25]
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | |
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2015 | |||||||
1. | 16 June | Suheim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar | Yemen | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
2016 | |||||||
2. | 29 March | Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila, Philippines | North Korea | 3–2 | 3–2 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
3. | 10 October | 1–3 | 1–3 | Friendly | |||
2017 | |||||||
4. | 28 March | Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila, Philippines | Nepal | 3–0 | 4–1 | 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification | |
2019 | |||||||
5. | 14 November | National Football Stadium, Malé, Maldives | Maldives | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
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