Iván Andrés Ramis Barrios (born 25 October 1984) is a Spanish former

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who played as a

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. He spent most of his professional career with

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since making his debut in 2004, appearing in 189 competitive matches over eight

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seasons. He also played three years in England, with

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Club career

Mallorca

Born in

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, Ramis was a product of local

RCD Mallorca Real Club Deportivo Mallorca, S.A.D. (, ca, Reial Club Deportiu Mallorca , ''Royal Sporting Club Mallorca''), commonly known as Real Mallorca or just Mallorca is a Spanish professional football club based in Palma on the island of Majorca in ...

's youth system, having made his debut for the first team in 2003–04, against

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on 15 February 2004 (0–0

home draw). After a loan at

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from

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in the 2005–06 season he developed as a player in 2007–08, scoring three league goals from a defensive position. On 29 January 2010, Ramis was linked with a move to Scottish giants

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, although no agreement could be reached between the two clubs. He finished the campaign with 26 matches – and two red cards– as the side finished fifth and qualified for the

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Wigan Athletic

On 2 August 2012, Ramis signed for

on a three-year contract after turning down an offer from fellow

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club

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. He made his official debut on the 19th, playing the full 90 minutes in a 0–2 home loss against

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and conceding the

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that resulted in the last goal for the visitors, scored by

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. Ramis scored his first competitive goal for the Latics on 25 September 2012, a thunderous 20-yard strike after picking up the ball at the half-way line in a 4–1 away victory over

in the

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. He found the net against the same opposition one month later, scoring from a left-footed volley in the 2–1 league home win. He contributed 16 games and two goals in his debut season, but his team suffered relegation and he also endured a long spell on the sidelines due to a

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injury. In late January 2015, with Wigan still in the

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, Ramis had his contract cancelled by mutual consent.

Levante and Eibar

Shortly after leaving Wigan, Ramis returned to his country's top flight and signed an 18-month deal with

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. He was released in June 2015, and moved to fellow league team

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on 20 July. On 20 July 2020, after struggling nearly the entire

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with a knee injury, Ramis retired from football aged 35.

Honours

Spain U23 *

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ramis, Ivan 1984 births Living people People from Sa Pobla Spanish footballers Footballers from Mallorca Association football defenders La Liga players Segunda División players Segunda División B players RCD Mallorca B players RCD Mallorca players Real Valladolid players Levante UD footballers SD Eibar footballers Premier League players English Football League players Wigan Athletic F.C. players Spain youth international footballers Spain under-21 international footballers Spain under-23 international footballers Competitors at the 2005 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games medalists in football Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Spain Spanish expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in England Spanish expatriate sportspeople in England