Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ramiro Enrique Paz | ||
Date of birth | 4 May 2001 | ||
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* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021–2022 | Banfield | 66 | (11) |
2023– | Orlando City | 43 | (8) |
International career | |||
2019 | Argentina U18 | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 July 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]
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 equaliser of a 2–2 draw with Estudiantes (LP) on 5 April 2021.
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]
Following an ankle injury near the start of the 2024 season which sidelined him for just over two months, Enrique scored a goal in four matches in a row from 6 July to 20 July. [1]
Enrique received call-ups at under-18 level from Argentina in 2019. [11] [12] [13]
Enrique is the son of 1986 FIFA World Cup winner Héctor Enrique. [11] [14] [15] His uncle, Carlos, also played professional football. [11] He also has two brothers, Fernando and Facundo, who are also sportsmen; in football and rugby, respectively. [11]
Club | Season | League | National Cup [lower-alpha 1] | League Cup [lower-alpha 2] | Continental [lower-alpha 3] | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Banfield | 2021 | Primera División | 24 | 3 | 2 [lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 13 | 2 | — | 1 [lower-alpha 5] | 0 | 40 | 5 | |
2022 | 27 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 [lower-alpha 6] | 0 | — | 33 | 7 | |||
Total | 51 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 73 | 12 | ||
Orlando City | 2023 | Major League Soccer | 30 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 [lower-alpha 7] | 0 | 39 | 4 |
2024 | 11 | 4 | — | — | 4 | 0 | — | 15 | 4 | |||||
Total | 41 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 54 | 8 | ||
Career total | 94 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 127 | 20 |
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