Aaron James Ramsey (born 21 January 2003) is an English professional

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who plays as a winger or

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for club

Burnley Burnley () is a town and the administrative centre of the wider Borough of Burnley in Lancashire, England, with a 2001 population of 73,021. It is north of Manchester and east of Preston, at the confluence of the River Calder and River Bru ...

. A product of the

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, he has represented England at youth level, and is currently a member of the under-20 squad. His elder brother

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currently plays for Aston Villa.

Club career

Youth career

Ramsey joined Aston Villa alongside his brother

at under-9 level. He moved through the youth ranks, and was given his first professional contract on 16 March 2021. During his time playing for the Aston Villa U23 side, Ramsey was named by ''

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'' as one of England's top young talents. On 24 May 2021, Ramsey was part of the Aston Villa U18s team that won the

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, beating

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2–1 in

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Aston Villa

Ramsey was promoted to the first-team towards the end of the 2020–21 season, and played his first game with the senior team on 21 July 2021 - scoring in a pre-season friendly against

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. Ramsey made his first-team debut on 24 August 2021, in a 6–0

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victory over Barrow. On 11 January 2022, Ramsey joined

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club

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on loan until the end of the season. He made his EFL debut as a second-half substitute in a 1–0 defeat to

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on 22 January 2022. On 23 April 2022, Ramsey scored his first goal in senior football in a 1–2 home defeat for Cheltenham against

Bolton Wanderers Bolton Wanderers Football Club () is a professional football club based in Horwich, Bolton, Greater Manchester, England, which competes in . The club played at Burnden Park for 102 years from 1895 after moving from their original home at Pike's ...

. On 5 August 2022, Ramsey joined

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club

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on a season-long loan deal, linking up once again with former Villa manager

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. He made his debut on 9 August 2022, as a substitute in a 2–2

draw against

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. Norwich won the match on penalties, but Ramsey did not take part in the penalty shoot-out. He scored his first goals for the club on 29 October 2022 when he scored twice in a 3-1 win against

Stoke City Stoke City Football Club is a professional football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, which competes in the . Founded as Stoke Ramblers in 1863, it changed its name to Stoke in 1878 and then to Stoke City in 1925 after Stoke ...

. In December 2022, Ramsey suffered a knee injury which required surgery. On 3 January 2023, Ramsey's loan deal with Norwich was terminated to allow him to continue his rehabilitation at Villa. Following surgery and a month of rehabilitation, Ramsey moved to

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on loan for the rest of the season on 31 January 2023. On 15 February, he made his debut for Middlesbrough in a Championship match against

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coming on as an 82nd minute substitute for

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. Ramsey got his first goals for Middlesbrough on 4 March, scoring twice in a 5–0 victory over

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Burnley

On 22 August 2023, Ramsey signed for fellow Premier League club

, for a fee in the region of £14 million plus add-ons on a five-year deal. On 27 August he made his Premier League debut against his boyhood club

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International career

Ramsey has been capped at England under-16, under-17 and under-18 level. He captained the Under-17 national team to a 2–1 victory over

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on 14 November 2017. On 6 September 2021, after an injury to

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, Ramsey was called up to the England under-21 squad for the first time, ahead of their

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match against

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. Ramsey was an unused substitute for the game. On 6 October 2021, Ramsey made a goalscoring debut for the England U19s during a 3–1 defeat to France in

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. On 17 June 2022, Ramsey was named in the England squad for the

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finals. Ramsey featured heavily in the tournament, including on 1 July 2022, scoring the final goal in England's 3–1 extra time victory over

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in the final. On 21 September 2022, Ramsey made his

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debut during a 3–0 victory over

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at the

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. He scored his first goal for the U20 team, on 27 September in a 3–0 victory over Australia.

Personal life

Ramsey lives in

. His older brother

plays for Aston Villa, whilst his younger brother Cole is in the academy set-up there. His father Mark was a boxer who twice fought

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, once in 1998 and once in 1999.

Career statistics

Honours

Aston Villa U18 *

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England U19 *

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References

External links

Aaron Ramsey
at the Burnley F.C. website * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ramsey, Aaron 2003 births Living people People from Great Barr Men's association football midfielders English men's footballers English Football League players Premier League players England men's youth international footballers Aston Villa F.C. players Cheltenham Town F.C. players Norwich City F.C. players Middlesbrough F.C. players Burnley F.C. players Black British sportsmen