Francisco 'Chico' Augusto Neto Ramos (born 10 April 1995) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Polish club Radomiak Radom as a midfielder.

Chico Ramos
Ramos playing for Portugal at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Full name Francisco Augusto Neto Ramos[1]
Date of birth (1995-04-10) 10 April 1995 (age 29)[1]
Place of birth Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal[1]
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Radomiak Radom
Number 88
Youth career
2003–2008 Varzim
2008–2014 Porto
2010–2011Padroense (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2017 Porto B 101 (6)
2016–2017 Porto 3 (0)
2017–2020 Vitória Guimarães 14 (0)
2019–2020Santa Clara (loan) 41 (0)
2020–2023 Nacional 55 (3)
2023– Radomiak Radom 9 (0)
International career
2010–2011 Portugal U16 12 (2)
2011–2012 Portugal U17 8 (0)
2012–2013 Portugal U18 9 (0)
2013–2014 Portugal U19 24 (2)
2014–2015 Portugal U20 9 (0)
2015–2017 Portugal U21 6 (0)
2016 Portugal U23 4 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Portugal
UEFA European Under-19 Championship
Runner-up 2014 Hungary
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:37, 16 April 2023 (UTC)

Club career edit

Porto edit

Born in Póvoa de Varzim, Ramos joined FC Porto's youth system at the age of 13, from local club Varzim SC. He made his senior debut with the former's B team, going on to spend several seasons with them in the Segunda Liga.

Ramos' maiden appearance with the main squad took place on 20 January 2016, in a 1–0 away loss against F.C. Famalicão in the group stage of the Taça da Liga.[2][3] His first game in the Primeira Liga occurred on 12 March, as he came as an 88th-minute substitute for Vincent Aboubakar in the 3–2 home win over C.F. União.[4]

Ramos was supposed to join G.D. Chaves on loan for the 2016–17 campaign. Following a left-foot injury contracted during the Summer Olympics, however, the move was aborted.[5]

Vitória Guimarães edit

On 30 June 2017, Ramos signed a contract with Vitória de Guimarães.[6] He spent the better part of the following two seasons on loan to C.D. Santa Clara, also of the Portuguese top division.[7][8]

Nacional edit

On 28 September 2020, Ramos joined C.D. Nacional on a three-year deal.[9] The following 30 January, he scored his first top-flight goal to decide a 2–1 home victory over F.C. Famalicão;[10] the season ended in relegation.

Radomiak edit

On 12 January 2023, Ramos agreed to a two-and-a-half-year contract with Radomiak Radom in the Polish Ekstraklasa.[11] On 15 April, during an away match against MKS Cracovia, he suffered a right leg fracture after an unsuccessful challenge on Takuto Oshima.[12]

International career edit

Ramos represented Portugal at the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup. He played all the matches save one in New Zealand, helping his country to reach the quarter-finals.[13]

Ramos won his first cap for the under-21 side on 12 November 2015, featuring the second 45 minutes of the 4–0 victory against Albania in Arouca for the 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifiers.[14]

Career statistics edit

As of 24 January 2018[15]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Porto B 2014–15 Segunda Liga 38 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 38 3
2015–16 Segunda Liga 38 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 38 2
2016–17 Segunda Liga 25 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 1
Total 101 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 101 6
Porto 2015–16 Primeira Liga 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0
Vitória Guimarães 2017–18 Primeira Liga 12 0 2 0 2 0 5[a] 0 21 0
Career totals 116 6 2 0 3 0 5 0 126 6
  1. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours edit

Porto B

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d "Chico Ramos" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
  2. ^ "FC Porto: Suk e quatro jogadores da equipa B em Famalicão" [FC Porto: Suk and four B-team players in Famalicão] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 19 January 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
  3. ^ "Famalicão fecha a porta ao dragão" [Famalicão close door to dragon] (in Portuguese). Rádio Renascença. 20 January 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
  4. ^ Barros, Carlos José (12 March 2016). "Dragões vencem mas não convencem" [Dragons win but fail to convince] (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
  5. ^ "Francisco Ramos devolvido ao FC Porto" [Francisco Ramos returned to FC Porto] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  6. ^ "Francisco Ramos oficializado pelo Vitória" [Francisco Ramos made official by Vitória]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 30 June 2017. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  7. ^ "Francisco Ramos escolheu Santa Clara "para sair da zona de conforto"" [Francisco Ramos chose Santa Clara "to leave comfort zone"]. Record (in Portuguese). 1 February 2019. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
  8. ^ "Santa Clara renova empréstimo de Francisco Ramos" [Santa Clara renew Francisco Ramos loan] (in Portuguese). Rádio Renascença. 17 July 2019. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
  9. ^ Melo, Carolina (28 September 2020). "Mercado: Médio Francisco Ramos assina por três temporadas com o Nacional" [Transfer market: Midfielder Francisco Ramos signs for three seasons with Nacional] (in Portuguese). Futebol 365. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  10. ^ "Nacional vence com reviravolta" [Nacional win with comeback] (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 30 January 2021. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  11. ^ "Chico Ramos w Radomiaku!" [Chico Ramos to Radomiak!] (in Polish). Radomiak Radom. 12 January 2023. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  12. ^ "Francisco Ramos kontuzjowany" [Francisco Ramos injured] (in Polish). 90 Minut. 15 April 2023. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  13. ^ "Brazil through as profligate Portugal pay the penalty". FIFA. 14 June 2015. Archived from the original on 16 June 2015. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
  14. ^ "Portugal volta a golear e segue imparável" [Portugal rout again and are unstoppable] (in Portuguese). UEFA. 12 November 2015. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
  15. ^ Chico Ramos at Soccerway
  16. ^ "Título festejado com vitória no clássico" [Title celebrated with win in classic] (in Portuguese). FC Porto. 8 May 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2021.

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