Ramiro Enrique

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Ramiro Enrique
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Enrique in 2024
Personal information
Full name Ramiro Enrique Paz
Date of birth (2001-05-04) 4 May 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Burzaco, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) [1]
Position(s) Forward [2]
Team information
Current team
Orlando City
Number 7
Youth career
Banfield
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021–2022 Banfield 66 (11)
2023– Orlando City 47 (8)
International career
2019 Argentina U18
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 September 2024

Ramiro Enrique Paz (born 4 May 2001) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for Orlando City of Major League Soccer. [1] [3]

Contents

Club career

Banfield

Enrique progressed through the youth ranks of Banfield. [4] On 25 July 2019, he signed his first professional contract; penning terms for three years. [2] He was promoted to the club's senior squad under manager Javier Sanguinetti at the beginning of 2021, having only previously been called up to train with them and featuring in a friendly in October 2020 against Talleres. [5] [6] On 12 February 2021, he made his senior professional debut, entering as a 73rd-minute substitute for Luciano Pons in a 2–0 victory over Racing Club in the 2021 Copa de la Liga Profesional group stage. [7] He scored his first senior goal in the same competition, the equalizer of a 2–2 draw with Estudiantes de La Plata on 5 April 2021.

Orlando City

On 26 January 2023, Enrique signed for Orlando City of Major League Soccer on a three-year contract with two additional club option years. He was rostered under the MLS U22 initiative. [8] He made his debut for the club on 26 February 2023, replacing Ercan Kara in the 63rd minute of a 1–0 win over the New York Red Bulls. [9] Enrique scored his first goal for the club in a 2–0 victory over the Colorado Rapids on 10 June. [10] On 18 September, Enrique was named Player of the Matchday for scoring his first brace of his career and providing an assist in a 4–3 comeback victory against Columbus Crew two days earlier. [11] [12]

Following an ankle injury near the start of the 2024 season which sidelined him for just over two months, Enrique scored a goal in six matches across all competitions in a row from 6 July to 4 August, with the streak only ending after a 0–0 draw against Cruz Azul before Orlando City lost 5–4 on penalties. [1] With four consecutive league goals in a row, Enrique matched Dom Dwyer, Nani, and Daryl Dike's record for the most consecutive goals across league matches for the club. [13]

International career

Enrique received call-ups at under-18 level from Argentina in 2019. [14] [15] [16]

Personal life

Enrique is the son of 1986 FIFA World Cup winner Héctor Enrique. [14] [17] [18] His uncle, Carlos, also played professional football. [14] He also has two brothers, Fernando and Facundo, who are also sportsmen; in football and rugby, respectively. [14]

Career statistics

As of match played 18 September 2024 [1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational Cup [lower-alpha 1] League Cup [lower-alpha 2] Continental [lower-alpha 3] OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Banfield 2021 Primera División 2432 [lower-alpha 4] 01321 [lower-alpha 5] 0405
2022 27541111 [lower-alpha 6] 0337
Total5186114310107312
Orlando City 2023 Major League Soccer 3041030203 [lower-alpha 7] 0394
2024 154405 [lower-alpha 7] 2226
Total458103060626110
Career total981671173707213422

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