Leo Ramirez-Espain

Leo Ramirez-Espain

Ramirez-Espain playing for Watford in 2025
Personal information
Full name	Leo Ramirez-Espain [1]
Date of birth	(2006-10-02) 2 October 2006 (age 19)
Place of birth	England
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position	Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	Watford
Number	52
Youth career
2016–2024	Watford
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2024–	Watford	0	(0)
2025	→ Yeovil Town (loan)	0	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:02, 16 December 2025 (UTC)

Leo Ramirez-Espain (born 2 October 2006) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for EFL Championship club Watford. ^[2]

Career

Ramirez-Espain joined Watford in 2016, at the age of 9. ^[3] Ramirez-Espain made his professional debut, aged 17, on 13, August, 2024, in a 5–0 Carabao Cup draw with Milton Keynes Dons, coming on as a substitute to replace Tom Dele-Bashiru after 76 minutes. ^[4] came back in for the next match against Plymouth Argyle to replace Tom Dele-Bashiru again after 75 minutes. ^{[5] [6]}

In November 2025, Ramirez-Espain joined National League side Yeovil Town on loan until the end of January 2026. ^[7] On 16 December 2025, after making just one appearance for Yeovil, Ramirez-Espain was recalled from his loan by Watford. ^[8]

Personal life

Ramirez-Espain was born in England to an Argentinian father and a South African mother, and is of Spanish descent on his father's side.

Career statistics

As of match played 13 December 2025

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		EFL Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Watford	2024–25 [9]	Championship	0	0	0	0	2	0	—		2	0
	2025–26 [10]	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	2	0	—		2	0
Yeovil Town (loan)	2025–26 [2]	National League	0	0	0	0	—		1 [a]	0	1	0
Career total			0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	3	0

1. Appearance in FA Trophy

References

1. "Updated squads for 2025/26 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 29 July 2025. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
2. "Summary - Leo Ramirez-Espain - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 29 July 2025.
3. "Academy: Ramirez-Espain Joins Yeovil On Loan". www.watfordfc.com. 11 November 2025. Retrieved 13 December 2025.
4. "Report: Watford 5-0 MK Dons". www.mkdons.com. 13 August 2024. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
5. "Report | Watford 2-0 Argyle | Plymouth Argyle - PAFC". www.pafc.co.uk. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
6. "Carabao Cup: Watford 2-0 Plymouth Argyle: Hornets ease into third round". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
7. "Yeovil sign Ramirez-Espain on loan from Watford". BBC Sport. 11 November 2025. Retrieved 13 December 2025.
8. "Leo Ramirez-Espain Returns to Watford". ytfc.net. 16 December 2025. Retrieved 16 December 2025.
9. "Games played by Leo Ramirez-Espain in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 December 2025.
10. "Games played by Leo Ramirez-Espain in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 December 2025.