Jonás Ramalho
 Ramalho playing for Spain U19 in 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jonás Ramalho Chimeno | ||
| Date of birth | 10 June 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Barakaldo, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Girona (on 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) | 36 | (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 9 November 2014. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Jonás Ramalho Chimeno (born 10 June 1993) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Girona FC on loan from Athletic Bilbao mainly as a right back.
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
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
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