Sandro Ramírez Castillo (; born 9 July 1995), known simply as Sandro, is a Spanish professional

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who plays as a forward for

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on loan from

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. He began his professional career at

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playing mainly in their reserves, and won seven domestic and international honours with the first team. In 2017 he signed with Everton after a successful season with Málaga, being loaned three times before his release. Sandro was a Spanish youth international.

Club career

Barcelona

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Born in

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, Canary Islands, Sandro joined

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's youth setup in 2009, aged 14, after starting out at local

. On 10 June 2013, he was promoted to the former's B team, and made his professional debut on 17 August in a 2–1 away loss against

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in the Segunda División. Sandro scored his first goal as a professional on 15 September 2013, netting the first of a 2–0 home win against Real Madrid Castilla. He finished the campaign with 31 appearances, netting seven times to help his team finish third. On 18 August 2014, Sandro scored the last of a 6–0 victory over

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for that year's

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, after assisting fellow youth graduate Munir El Haddadi in the fifth. He was also called up to the main squad for the match against

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, but remained unused in the 3–0

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win on 24 August. Sandro made his debut in the Spanish top division on 31 August 2014, coming on as a substitute for

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midway through the second half of the fixture at

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and scoring the game's only goal 12 minutes later. He netted for the first time in the

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on 21 October, contributing to a 3–1 group stage home win against

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with an injury-time strike. On 16 December, he scored his first goal in the

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, in an 8–1 home rout of

. On 2 December 2015, in the midst of a lengthy scoring drought for both players, Sandro scored a

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and assisted once whilst Munir contributed a brace in the 6–1 home defeat of CF Villanovense in the domestic cup, to send Barcelona into the

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. As the former appeared in just ten league games throughout the season, technical director Robert Fernández announced in May 2016 that the player would leave the club the following month, adding he was only kept in the squad due to a transfer embargo that was to end shortly after.

Málaga

On 2 July 2016, Málaga CF leaked news of the potential signing of Sandro, and their official website temporarily featured a player profile, shortly after his release from Barcelona. Five days later, they officially announced his signing on a three-year contract. He made his debut on 19 August, starting as they began the season with a 1–1 draw against

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, and scored his first goal four weeks later to equalise in a 2–1 win over

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also at La Rosaleda. Sandro took his

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tally to 11 on 8 April 2017 after helping defeat former club Barcelona 2–0 at home, netting the first through a solo effort that started in his own half.

Everton

On 3 July 2017, Sandro signed for Everton on a four-year contract after the club triggered a £5.2 million release clause in his Málaga contract. He made his debut on 12 August, starting in a 1–0 home win against Stoke City in the

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. Sandro joined

Sevilla FC Sevilla Fútbol Club () is a Spanish professional football club based in Seville, the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain. It plays in Spanish football's top flight, La Liga. Sevilla have won the UEFA E ...

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on 30 January 2018, for the remainder of the campaign. Seven months later, he moved to Real Sociedad also on loan. On 2 July 2019, Sandro agreed to a one-year loan deal with

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still in the Spanish top tier. He scored his first goal in two and a half years on 3 November, helping to a 3–0 home defeat of RCD Mallorca with a 20-meter effort in injury time.

Huesca

Sandro signed a three-year contract with Huesca on 5 October 2020, on a free transfer. On 2 August 2021, he agreed to a one-year loan deal with Getafe CF with an option to buy. On 22 August 2022, Sandro was loaned to fellow second division side Las Palmas for one year, with a buyout clause.

International career

Sandro was a member of the Spain under-21 squad for the 2017 UEFA European Championship. He scored once for the eventual runners-up, in the 3–1 group stage win against

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Career statistics

Honours

Barcelona *

: 2014–15, 2015–16 *

: 2014–15 *

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: 2015 * FIFA Club World Cup: 2015 Spain U21 *

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runner-up:

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sandro Ramirez 1995 births Living people Spanish footballers Footballers from Las Palmas Association football forwards La Liga players Segunda División players FC Barcelona Atlètic players FC Barcelona players Málaga CF players Sevilla FC players Real Sociedad footballers Real Valladolid players SD Huesca footballers Getafe CF footballers UD Las Palmas players Premier League players Everton F.C. players UEFA Champions League winning players Spain youth international footballers Spain under-21 international footballers Spanish expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in England Spanish expatriate sportspeople in England