Gastón Ramírez
Gastón Exequiel Ramírez Pereyra (Spanish pronunciation: [ɡaˈston raˈmiɾes]; born 2 December 1990) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Argentine club San Lorenzo.
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Ramírez with Uruguay in 2014 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gastón Exequiel Ramírez Pereyra | ||
| Date of birth | 2 December 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Fray Bentos, Uruguay | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | San Lorenzo | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2008 | Peñarol | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2010 | Peñarol | 42 | (8) |
| 2010–2012 | Bologna | 58 | (12) |
| 2012–2016 | Southampton | 48 | (6) |
| 2014–2015 | → Hull City (loan) | 22 | (1) |
| 2016 | → Middlesbrough (loan) | 18 | (7) |
| 2016–2017 | Middlesbrough | 24 | (2) |
| 2017–2021 | Sampdoria | 115 | (14) |
| 2021–2022 | Monza | 6 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | Virtus Entella | 22 | (1) |
| 2023– | San Lorenzo | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2009 | Uruguay U20 | 3 | (0) |
| 2012 | Uruguay Olympic | 5 | (2) |
| 2010–2018 | Uruguay | 43 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 April 2023 | |||
He had spells in Uruguay with Peñarol and in Italy with Bologna before moving into the Premier League to Southampton. During his time with Southampton, he spent one season on loan to Hull City in the 2014–15 season in the same division, and the first half of the 2016–17 season with Middlesbrough before joining them permanently for one season. In 2017 he moved back to Italy signing with Sampdoria, before joining Monza in 2021.
Since 2010, he has represented the Uruguay national team, playing for them at the 2012 Olympics, 2013 Confederations Cup and 2014 World Cup.