Gustavo Adrián Ramos Vásquez (; born 22 January 1986), commonly known as Adrián Ramos, is a Colombian
footballer
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who plays as a
striker for Colombian club
América de Cali.
He made his debut for the
Colombia national football team in 2008 and has represented them 37 times, including at the
2011 Copa América and the
2014 FIFA World Cup.
Club career
Hertha Berlin
Ramos started his career at
América de Cali but was sent out on loan to
Trujillanos FC
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At the end of the 2006–2007 season Trujillanos fini ...
and
Club Santa Fe
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in consecutive seasons. Ramos returned to
América de Cali for the 2008 season and was one of the biggest reasons for the team winning the
Mustang Cup
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in 2008, scoring in their 4–1 aggregate victory over
Independiente Medellín
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. On 30 August 2009, he joined
Hertha BSC in Germany after the clubs agreed a fee in the region of €2 million.
His first goal for Hertha came in the second round of the
DFB Pokal
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on 22 September 2009, helping the club come back from 0–2 down to level at 2–2, only to lose in a penalty shoot-out. His first
Bundesliga
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goal came against
Stuttgart on 12 November, putting his side ahead before a late
Zdravko Kuzmanović strike ensured a 1–1 draw. On 13 December 2013, Ramos scored two goals in nine minutes as Hertha came from 0–1 down to defeat
Werder Bremen
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3–2. In the
2013–14 Bundesliga
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season, he had his best season to date with Hertha, contributing 16 goals, the joint fourth most in the league.
Borussia Dortmund
On 9 April 2014, it was announced that Ramos would sign for
Borussia Dortmund
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, joining them on 1 July 2014, moving for an undisclosed fee and penning a four-year contract with the club. Ramos went on to say that he was looking forward to joining his new team, while also stating that he hoped to fill the void left by
Robert Lewandowski
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for the fans.
Ramos made his Dortmund debut on 13 August 2014, coming on as a second-half substitute in Dortmund's 2–0 victory over
Bayern Munich in the
DFL Supercup. His first Dortmund goal came three days later, scoring Dortmund's final goal of their 4–1 victory over
Stuttgart Kickers in the first round of the
DFB Pokal
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. On 29 August, Ramos scored his first league goal for Borussia Dortmund against
FC Augsburg
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, resulting in a 3–2 win, Dortmund's first of the
Bundesliga season. On 13 September, Ramos scored his second goal for Dortmund against
SC Freiburg
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and also provided an assist for
Shinji Kagawa
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in a 3–1 win. He scored his first goals in
Europe
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for Dortmund on 1 October, scoring twice after coming on as a substitute in a 3–0 win against
Anderlecht in the
Champions League.
Granada (loan)
Ramos was loaned out to
Granada during the winter transfer window on 24 January 2017.
Chongqing Lifan
Borussia Dortmund announced that Ramos was due to join
Chongqing Lifan
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on 30 June 2017. A fee of €12 million was reported to have been agreed over his transfer.
Granada
In 2018, Ramos signed with Granada after two loan spells.
Return to América de Cali
On 1 January 2020, Ramos returned to Colombia to sign with
América de Cali.
International career
He played for Colombia U-17 in the 2003 World Cup and scored three goals. This helped Colombia finish fourth. He received a full international call-up and started for Colombia on 20 August 2008 in a friendly against Ecuador in New Jersey.
On 2 July 2011, Ramos scored the only goal of the game just before half time against Costa Rica in the group stage of the
2011 Copa América in Argentina.
Ramos was included in Colombia's squad for the
2014 FIFA World Cup, their first appearance in the tournament since 1998. He made his first appearance by starting in the last group game with the team already qualified, playing the whole 90 minutes as Colombia beat Japan 4–1. He came on as a substitute in both knockout games as Colombia eventually fell at the quarter-finals, their best performance to date.
International goals
:''Scores and results lists Colombia's goal tally first.''
"Adrian Ramos International Statistics".
Int.soccerway.com Retrieved on 31 July 2014
Career statistics
:''Updated 23 December 2016''.
1Refers as Copa Colombia
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, Bundesliga Relegation play-off, DFB-Pokal
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and DFL-Supercup.
2Refers as Copa Libertadores, Copa Sudamericana, UEFA Champions League
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and Europa League
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.
''Source''
Honours
Club
;América de Cali
* Categoría Primera A (2): 2008-II , 2020
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;Hertha Berlin
* 2. Bundesliga
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(2): 2010–11
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, 2012–13
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;Borussia Dortmund
* DFL-Supercup (1): 2014
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References
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1986 births
Living people
Colombian footballers
Colombian expatriate footballers
Colombia international footballers
Colombia youth international footballers
Sportspeople from Cauca Department
2011 Copa América players
2014 FIFA World Cup players
Independiente Santa Fe footballers
América de Cali footballers
Hertha BSC players
Borussia Dortmund players
Granada CF footballers
Trujillanos FC players
Categoría Primera A players
Bundesliga players
2. Bundesliga players
La Liga players
Expatriate footballers in Germany
Expatriate footballers in Venezuela
Expatriate footballers in Spain
Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Spain
Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Germany
Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Venezuela
Association football forwards
Colombian people of African descent