Odysseu Guy Ramos (born 16 August 1985) is a professional footballer who plays as a

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for FC Maense. Born in the Netherlands, he represented the Cape Verde national team at international level.

Career

Born in Rotterdam, Ramos has played club football for

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and RKC Waalwijk, before he signed with Roda JC Kerkrade from July 2013. Despite being born in the Netherlands, Ramos qualifies for

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through parentage and received his first national team call-up in May 2008. He made his international debut in a friendly match against Luxembourg on 27 May 2008. He was named in the Cape Verde squad for the

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, and spoke about his confidence in the team before the tournament began. In 2014 Ramos sexually assaulted

Aron Jóhannsson Aron Jóhannsson (born November 10, 1990) is a professional soccer player who plays as a striker for Úrvalsdeild club Valur. He began his career with Fjölnir and later played in the Danish Superliga for AGF before joining AZ in January 20 ...

of AZ Alkmaar during a game. After a knee injury curtailed his career, Ramos spent two years as a free agent and spent time at the

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training camp. He signed for Chabab Rif Al Hoceima of the

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in Morocco in July 2018.

Honours

RKC Waalwijk: * Eerste Divisie:

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* 1985 births Living people Dutch sportspeople of Cape Verdean descent Cape Verdean men's footballers Dutch men's footballers Footballers from Rotterdam Men's association football central defenders Cape Verde men's international footballers Eredivisie players Eerste Divisie players FC Dordrecht players RKC Waalwijk players Roda JC Kerkrade players Chabab Rif Al Hoceima players Almere City FC players 2013 Africa Cup of Nations players Cape Verdean expatriate men's footballers Dutch expatriate men's footballers Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Morocco Cape Verdean expatriate sportspeople in Morocco Expatriate men's footballers in Morocco {{CapeVerde-footy-bio-stub