Jonás Ramalho

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Jonás Ramalho
Personal information
Ramalho playing for Spain U19 in 2012
Full name	Jonás Ramalho Chimeno
Date of birth	(1993-06-10) 10 June 1993
Place of birth	Barakaldo, Spain
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 ¹⁄₂ in)
Playing position	Right back
Club information
Current club	Girona (loan from Athletic Bilbao)
Number	24
Youth career
2001–2003	Leioa
2003–2009	Athletic Bilbao
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2009–2013	Bilbao Athletic	51	(2)
2010–2011	Baskonia	8	(0)
2011–	Athletic Bilbao	8	(0)
2013–	→ Girona (loan)	10	(0)
National team^‡
2009	Spain U16	3	(0)
2009–2010	Spain U17	13	(0)
2011	Spain U18	2	(0)
2011–2012	Spain U19	11	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 November 2013. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 July 2012

This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Ramalho and the second or maternal family name is Chimeno.

Jonás Ramalho Chimeno (born 10 June 1993) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Girona FC on loan from Athletic Bilbao as a right defender.

He was the first mixed-race player to play for Athletic Bilbao – who only field Basque players – in an official competition.^[1]

Club career

Ramalho was born in Barakaldo, Biscay, to a Basque mother and an Angolan father.^[2] A product of Athletic Bilbao's famed youth system Lezama, he first appeared with the main squad at only 14, in a friendly match. As a senior, he had only played once for the reserves when he received his first call-up for the first team, being named in the 18-man squad for a UEFA Europa League match at home to SV Werder Bremen, filling in for regular Andoni Iraola as the side was already qualified; however, he did not leave the bench in the 0–3 group stage home loss, on 16 December 2009.

Ramalho made his La Liga debut on 20 November 2011 at the age of 18 years and five months, playing the last five minutes in a 2–1 away win against Sevilla FC.^[3] On 2 August of the following year he made his first appearance in European competition, in a 3–1 home win over NK Slaven Belupo for the season's Europa League.

Honours

Spain U19

UEFA European Under-19 Championship: 2011, 2012

References

↑ Jonas Ramalho helping to dispel longstanding Athletic Bilbao myth; Sports Illustrated, 23 November 2011
↑ Colour barrier finally broken at Athletic Bilbao; BBC Sport, 16 December 2009
↑ Athletic extend undefeated streak; ESPN Soccernet, 20 November 2011

External links

v t e Girona FC – current squad

1 Palatsí 2 I. López 3 García 4 Moisés 5 Chus Herrero 6 Matamala 7 Richy 8 Eloi 9 Chando 10 Timor 11 Jofre 13 Becerra 14 Bordas 15 Bruno 17 Juanlu 19 Sanchón 20 Jandro 21 Carmona 22 Migue 23 Juncà 24 Ramalho 28 Mas 39 Ortuño - Cá - Tato Manager: Javi López

Persondata
Name	Ramalho, Jonás
Alternative names
Short description	Spanish footballer
Date of birth	10 June 1993
Place of birth	Barakaldo, Spain
Date of death
Place of death

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