Iain Ramsay
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 27 February 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Perth, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Left Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Melbourne Heart | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2006 | Llanelli | ||
| 2006–2007 | Gretna | ||
| 2008–2009 | Sydney Olympic | ||
| 2009–2010 | Sydney FC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2010 | Sydney FC | 1 | (0) |
| 2010 | Sydney Olympic | 37 | (1) |
| 2010–2013 | Adelaide United | 82 | (11) |
| 2013– | Melbourne Heart | 16 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 January 2014. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Iain Ramsay (born 27 February 1988) is a Australian football (soccer) player who plays for Melbourne Heart in the A-League, as a left midfielder. He previously made competitive appearances for Sydney FC, Sydney Olympic and Adelaide United FC. Uncapped internationally, he is eligible to represent Australia, Scotland or the Philippines.
Career
Early career
Ramsay brought up in Sydney, moved overseas to kick start his career. With a successful trial in Scotland, Ramsay signed a youth contract with Gretna FC. Ramsay played for the youth and reserve team at Gretna FC though was unsuccessful on gaining a first team contract with the Scottish 1st Division Club. Ramsay then came back to Australia to play in the New South Wales Premier League for Sydney Olympic before being snapped up by Sydney FC for their youth team in the 2009-10 season.[1] In 2010 he made his first senior team debut for recently crowned Premiers Sydney FC in their first leg semi-final loss against Melbourne Victory.[2]
Sydney Olympic
Ramsay signed for New South Wales Premier League team Sydney Olympic, returning to the club he played for as a youth [3]
Adelaide United
On 23 July 2010, Ramsay signed a one year professional contract with Adelaide United.[4] On the 20 August 2010, Ramsay scored two goals against Melbourne Heart, to help Adelaide win the game.[5] His third goal for Adelaide came against his former club Sydney FC in a come from behind 2-1 victory. Ramsay scored in extra time to give Adelaide the 3 points.[6]
Melbourne Heart
On 8 April 2013, Melbourne Heart announced Ramsay had signed with the club for the 2013/14 season.[7]
International
Apart from Australia, Ramsay is eligible to play for Scotland through his father who is originally from Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. Ramsay is also eligible to play for the Philippines through his mother's heritage.[8] Ramsay aims of playing for Australia but also considers the Philippines as "a great option" if he is not able to get a call-up from the Australian national team.[8]
Honours
With Sydney FC
- Hyundai A-League: Premiers 2009–10
Personal Honours
- National Youth-League: Sydney FC National Youth League Player of the Year 2009-10
- Adelaide United Rising Star: 2010–11
References
- ↑ Iain Ramsays Career
- ↑ Lienert, Sam (2010-02-18). "Melbourne Victory defeat Sydney FC 2-1 in Major semi-final, first leg at Etihad". Fox Sports (Australia).
- ↑ "Ramsay joins Olympic". Sydney Olympic. 2010-02-19. Retrieved 2010-03-19.
- ↑ "Adelaide United sign Sydney young gun". Adelaide United FC (A-League). 2010-07-23. Retrieved 2010-07-23.
- ↑ "Reds notch first win". A-League. 2010-08-20. Retrieved 23 October 2010.
- ↑ "Adelaide Come from Behind to win". A-League. 4 October 2010. Retrieved 23 October 2010.
- ↑ https://twitter.com/MelbourneHeart/status/321121998208110592
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Cockerill, Michael (2011-07-23). "Philippine temptation for Ramsay". SMH.com.au (The Sydney Morning Herald). Retrieved 2011-07-26.
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