Jacob Ramsey

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Jacob Ramsey
Jacob Ramsey 2021.jpg
Ramsey playing for Aston Villa in 2021
Personal information
Full name Jacob Matthew Ramsey[1]
Date of birth (2001-05-28) 28 May 2001 (age 20)[2]
Place of birth Birmingham, England
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[3]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Aston Villa
Number 41
Youth career
2007–2019 Aston Villa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– Aston Villa 35 (3)
2020 → Doncaster Rovers (loan) 7 (3)
National team‡
2019 England U18 7 (0)
2019 England U19 3 (0)
2020– England U20 1 (1)
2021– England U21 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11:55, 10 November 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16:25, 16 November 2021 (UTC)

Jacob Matthew Ramsey (born 28 May 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Aston Villa. Ramsey is a product of the Aston Villa Academy and has represented England at youth level, he is currently a member of the under-21 squad. Ramsey played on loan for Doncaster Rovers in 2020 before the 2019–20 EFL League One season was curtailed due to the coronavirus pandemic. His younger brother Aaron also plays for Aston Villa.

Club career[]

Ramsey joined the youth academy of Aston Villa at the age of 6.[4] On 15 January 2019, Ramsey signed a professional contract with Aston Villa.[5] He made his professional debut with Aston Villa in a 2–0 Championship loss to West Bromwich Albion on 19 February 2019.[6]

On 1 May 2019, at the Aston Villa End-of-Season awards, Ramsey was named "2018–19 Academy Player of the Season".[7]

On 31 January 2020, Ramsey signed for Doncaster Rovers on loan for the remainder of the 2019–20 season. On the same day, he signed a new three-and-a-half-year contract with Aston Villa.[8] On 4 February 2020, Ramsey made his Doncaster debut, in a 3–0 away victory over Tranmere Rovers, in which he scored his first two goals in senior football.[9] However, the EFL League One season was initially postponed and, on 9 June 2020, ended due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom[10] and Ramsey re-joined the Aston Villa squad ahead of the resumption of the Premier League.[11]

On 15 September 2020, Ramsey was given his first ever start for Aston Villa, in a 3–1 victory over Burton Albion in the EFL Cup.[12] On 12 December, he made his first league start for Villa in a 1–0 away win over West Midlands rivals Wolverhampton Wanderers.[13]

On 9 February 2021, Ramsey signed a new four-and-a-half-year contract with the club.[14] On 22 October 2021, Ramsey scored his first goal for Aston Villa in the Premier League, a late consolation goal in a 3–1 defeat to Arsenal.[15] Ramsey was voted Aston Villa's player of the month for December 2021 by fans, a month in which he scored his second Premier League goal - a solo run and finish in a 2–0 victory over Norwich City which was also voted goal of the month.[16]

On 15 January 2022, Ramsey scored his first goal at Villa Park against Manchester United.[17]

International career[]

Ramsey represented the England U18s at the UAE Sports Chain Cup in March 2019[18][19][20] and the Slovakia Cup in May 2019.[21]

On 5 September 2019, Ramsey made his England U19s debut during a 3–1 victory over Greece at St. George's Park.[22]

On 13 October 2020, Ramsey made his debut for the England U20s and scored during a 2–0 victory over Wales at St. George's Park. [23]

On 7 October 2021, Ramsey made his debut for the England U21s during a 2–2 U21 EURO qualifying away draw to Slovenia. [24]

Personal life[]

Ramsey was born in the Great Barr area of Birmingham[25] and attended the Barr Beacon School.[4] His younger brothers are both also at Aston Villa, Aaron plays for the U23s side and Cole is in the academy set-up.[26][27] His father Mark was a professional boxer, who fought future unified light-welterweight world champion Ricky Hatton twice early in his career, losing both times on a points decision.[28][29]

Career statistics[]

As of 15 January 2022[30][31]
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
Aston Villa 2018–19 Championship 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2019–20 Premier League 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
2020–21 Premier League 22 0 0 0 3 0 2[a] 0 27 0
2021–22 Premier League 18 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 19 3
Total 41 3 2 0 4 0 2 0 49 3
Doncaster Rovers (loan) 2019–20 League One 7 3 — — — 7 3
Career total 48 6 2 0 4 0 2 0 56 6
  1. ^ Appearances in EFL Trophy

References[]

  1. ^ "Player Details: Jacob Ramsey". English National Football Archive. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  2. ^ "Jacob Ramsey: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
  3. ^ "Jacob Ramsey: Profile". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  4. ^ a b Dicken, Alex (16 February 2019). "Who is Jacob Ramsey? The wonderkid Villa are very excited about". birminghammail.
  5. ^ "Ramsey signs Aston Villa deal". Aston Villa F.C.
  6. ^ "Aston Villa vs. West Bromwich Albion – 16 February 2019 – Soccerway". us.soccerway.com.
  7. ^ "End-of-Season Awards: All the winners". Aston Villa F.C. 1 May 2019. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
  8. ^ "Ramsey signs new deal and joins Doncaster on loan". Aston Villa F.C. 31 January 2020.
  9. ^ Wobschall, Leon (4 February 2020). "Tranmere Rovers 0 Doncaster Rovers 3: Jacob Ramsey celebrates his Rovers debut in style". The Yorkshire Post.
  10. ^ de Menezes, Jack (9 June 2020). "League One and Two seasons ended due to coronavirus to confirm promotion and relegation". The Independent. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  11. ^ Rushton, James (9 June 2020). "Talented youngster sends five word message ahead of Aston Villa comeback". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  12. ^ Maher, Matt (15 September 2020). "Carabao Cup: Burton 1 Aston Villa 3 - Report". Express & Star. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  13. ^ Collins, Ben (12 December 2020). "Wolves 0-1 Aston Villa: Anwar El Ghazi penalty wins West Midlands derby". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  14. ^ "Jacob Ramsey pens new deal". Aston Villa F.C. 9 February 2021. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  15. ^ "Ramsey pleased to break scoring duck with stunning strike". Aston Villa F.C. 23 October 2021. Retrieved 24 October 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  16. ^ "Jacob Ramsey voted Villa Player of the Month". Aston Villa Football Club. 30 December 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  17. ^ "Aston Villa 2 Manchester United 2". Manchester United. 15 January 2022. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  18. ^ "The Young Lions were victorious in their opening game in Dubai with a 4–1 over Japan". The Football Association. 20 March 2019. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  19. ^ "Young Lions suffer narrow defeat in their second game in the UAE Sports Chain Cup". The Football Association. 22 March 2019. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  20. ^ "England U18s seal second spot in UAE tournament after thrilling victory over Mexico". The Football Association. 24 March 2019. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  21. ^ "Tyreece John-Jules scores winner as England edge Russia in Slovakia Cup opener". The Football Association. 20 May 2019. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  22. ^ "The Young Lions kick-off new season with a win over Greece at St. George's Park". The Football Association. 5 September 2019. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  23. ^ Veevers, Nicholas (13 October 2020). "TWO QUICKFIRE GOALS IN THE FIRST HALF SEAL WIN FOR LEE CARSLEY'S YOUNG LIONS AT SGP". The Football Association. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  24. ^ McEvoy, Milly (7 October 2021). "Slovenia 2-2 England MU21s". EnglandFootball.com. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  25. ^ Hoden, Liam (31 January 2020). "Who is Jacob Ramsey – Doncaster Rovers' deadline day signing from Aston Villa?". Doncaster Free Press. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  26. ^ Palmer, Jon (10 January 2022). "Aston Villa midfielder set to join Cheltenham Town". GloucestershireLive. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  27. ^ Dicken, Alex (9 February 2021). "Aston Villa fans respond to Aaron Ramsey after official update". BirminghamLive. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  28. ^ Christenson, Marcus (9 October 2019). "Next Generation 2019: 20 of the best talents at Premier League clubs". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  29. ^ "BoxRec: Mark Ramsey". BoxRec. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  30. ^ "Jacob Ramsey". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  31. ^ Jacob Ramsey at Soccerway Edit this at Wikidata

External links[]

  • Profile at the Aston Villa F.C. website
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