Aaron Ramsey

Welsh football player

Aaron James Ramsey ( wear 26 December 1990 ) is a Welsh professional football player who plays as a midfielder for Serie A golf club Juventus and the Wales national team. Ramsey chiefly plays as a box-to-box midfielder, but has besides been deployed on the left and right wings. He played as a schoolboy for Cardiff City, where he spent eight years in youth football, became the clubhouse ‘s youngest always first team player, and made 28 appearances ( including loanword spell ) for the aged team – including the 2008 FA Cup Final. Ramsey moved to Arsenal in 2008 in a £5 million distribute, where he cursorily gained first-team know. however, his career stalled significantly after he suffered a break leg in a match against Stoke City in February 2010. After two lend spells away from Arsenal, he returned to entire fitness and re-established himself as a regular starter during the 2011–12 season. Ramsey was a key player for Arsenal in the 2013–14 campaign, scoring 16 goals in all competitions, including the winner in the 2014 FA Cup Final against Hull City. He besides played in the 2015 FA Cup Final, which Arsenal won, [ 4 ] and scored a second FA Cup winning finish in 2017. [ 5 ] On 1 July 2019, he joined Juventus after having signed a pre-contractual agreement, winning the league style during his beginning season.

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Ramsey made his full external debut for Wales in 2008 and was partially of their UEFA Euro 2016 campaign, where he helped his nation to the semi-finals and was included in the team of the Tournament, a well as taking share at UEFA Euro 2020. He besides represented Great Britain at the 2012 Olympics .

early liveliness

As a child, Ramsey attended Ysgol Gyfun Cwm Rhymni ( Rhymney Valley Comprehensive School ) in Caerphilly County Borough. [ 6 ] Ramsey ‘s first introduction to football was at the age of nine, when he attended an Urdd coach session at Caerphilly. [ 7 ] Before turning to football, he was a exquisite rugby player and athlete. As a schoolboy he played as a winger for Caerphilly R.F.C.s young development program, where he was approached by scouts from rugby league side St. Helens after playing in a youth pit against them, [ 8 ] but had already been signed by Cardiff City ‘s young person academy. Ramsey was Welsh Schools ‘ Athletic Association pentathlon champion in 2005 and was ranked 4th in Great Britain in the under 17 historic period group in 2006. [ 9 ] He lived with his parents, Marlene and Kevin, and his brother, Josh, until moving to London where he was housemates with former Cardiff City teammate, Chris Gunter, [ 10 ] who was then playing for Tottenham Hotspur. Ramsey is bilingual, speaking both Welsh and English. [ 11 ] [ 12 ]

Club career

Cardiff City

After impressing in an Urdd tournament as a child he signed for Cardiff City, who beat off competition from Newcastle United, as a schoolboy at the age of eight, working his way through the baseball club ‘s young person system. After a few more years he finally made his Cardiff City debut in the last home game of the 2006–07 Championship season, coming on to replace Paul Parry in the final examination minute of the 1–0 defeat to Hull City on 28 April 2007. In doing so, Ramsey became the youngest player to always play for Cardiff City, aged just 16 years and 124 days, [ 13 ] beating the previous record holder John Toshack. In June 2007, Cardiff City turned down a command of over £1 million for Ramsey from a London-based Premier League club. [ 14 ] The cabaret was not named, but it was widely believed that they continued to watch Ramsey at every available opportunity during the 2007–08 temper. Cardiff besides turned down a £1 million offer, although the cover was to start with a requital of £200,000 and emanation depending on his future achievements, from Everton. [ citation needed ] Ramsey made his first league appearance of the 2007–08 season on 6 October, when he came on as a late alternate for Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink in the 2–1 home succeed over Burnley. Ramsey signed his first professional contract in December 2007 [ 15 ] and went on to make his first fully professional begin for Cardiff on 5 January in the FA Cup against Chasetown replacing the suspended Stephen McPhail. An impressive operation from Ramsey saw him question in the second Cardiff finish as they went on to win 3–1. [ 16 ] due to his performance against Chasetown, Ramsey was nominated for the Player of the Round award, finally losing out to Coventry ‘s Michael Mifsud. [ 17 ] On 26 April, he scored his first league goal in a 3–3 draw against Burnley. [ 18 ] He went on to make his inaugural career league start three weeks subsequently in a 3–1 win over Queens Park Rangers and began to establish himself in the first team, making several more starts in the Cardiff side. He made a total of 22 appearances during the season, his first full season of professional football, and played in five of the club ‘s six FA Cup matches, including the final, becoming the second youngest musician to play in an FA Cup Final after Curtis Weston, who played in the 2004 FA Cup Final for Millwall. [ 19 ] Following Ramsey ‘s impressive performance in the 2–1 FA Cup quarter-final win over Middlesbrough it was revealed that Manchester United director Sir Alex Ferguson had talked to Cardiff party boss Dave Jones to inquire about Ramsey, who were late joined by Arsenal and Everton in following his advance. [ 20 ] Ramsey in fact grew up a Manchester United fan, but in the end he decided not to join them. [ 21 ] Cardiff chair Peter Ridsdale told the BBC that Arsenal ‘s offer of £5 million up front had been accepted. Arsenal ‘s bid did not include a loan clause that would allow Ramsey to stay at Cardiff for another temper. [ 22 ] Cardiff City adjunct coach and former Arsenal musician and coach Terry Burton, who was credited for having brought through Ramsey, besides helped recommend him to Arsenal director Arsène Wenger, having retained a longstanding connection to the club. [ 23 ] During the transfer negotiations, Burton besides advised that Ramsey join Arsenal, citing the similarity between the player and the club ‘s overall expressive style of dally. [ 23 ]

arsenal

On 10 June 2008, it was confirmed that after meeting officials from Arsenal, Everton and Manchester United, Ramsey had decided to join Arsenal, who paid Cardiff City a total of £4.8 million for the player. [ 24 ] The move was completed on 13 June 2008 on what was said to be a long-run contract. The chief reason he chose Arsenal ahead of the other clubs that pursued his signature was the approach of Arsenal coach Arsène Wenger, who flew him and his class to Switzerland to talk about the plans Wenger had for him and his electric potential future with Arsenal. [ 25 ] Wenger described Ramsey as “ a player with a fantastic engine, good build, good proficiency and effective vision ”. [ 26 ]
Ramsey ( in colored amobarbital sodium ) at the end of the 2008–09 campaign Ramsey made his competitive debut for Arsenal in the Champions League third base qualifying round against FC Twente on 13 August 2008 and his league debut a month later against Blackburn Rovers on 13 September 2008, marking it with an assist to Emmanuel Adebayor for Arsenal ‘s one-fourth and Adebayor ‘s third base. On 23 September 2008 he completed 90 minutes in Arsenal ‘s third cycle League Cup game against Sheffield United which Arsenal won 6–0, when he added two more assists to his season ‘s reckoning, setting up Nicklas Bendtner and Carlos Vela. He scored his first goal for the clubhouse in their 5–2 victory away against Fenerbahçe in the group stages of the UEFA Champions League [ 27 ] by shooting a long-range inject which hit the post and went in, becoming the fifth youngest scorer in Champions League history, and only the second musician born in the 1990s to score a Champions League finish. Ramsey was named amongst a host of young players poised to shine in 2009 by Fifa.com. [ 28 ] On 1 July 2009, he signed a new long-run contract at Arsenal. [ 29 ] On 22 August 2009, Ramsey scored his first league goal in a one-on-one against goalkeeper David James as Arsenal beat Portsmouth 4–1 [ 30 ] at Emirates Stadium and then set up Andrey Arshavin in a 3–1 base win over Celtic in the Champions League play-offs. [ 31 ] In the League Cup fourth round gain against Liverpool, on 28 October, he produced an impressive performance and set up Nicklas Bendtner earning himself the man of the match award. [ 32 ]
Ramsey made his inaugural Premier League start of the season on 7 November 2009 as Arsenal beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 4–1 at Molineux with Ramsey completing 90-minutes for the foremost time in the top-flight. Four days after the game, he was awarded the Welsh Young Player of the Year award. [ 33 ] On 5 December 2009, Ramsey scored his second league goal of the season in a comfortable 2–0 victory over Stoke City. On 30 December, Ramsey went on to score his third base goal of the season, along with an assist in the 4–1 victory against Portsmouth. On 3 January 2010, Ramsey scored a 78th-minute counterweight in the FA Cup third round tie against West Ham United at Upton Park. Arsenal went on to win the tie 2–1, with Eduardo scoring an 83rd-minute header. Ramsey went on to be named man of the pit. Ramsey has been described by coach Arsène Wenger as : “ An offence-minded Roy Keane “ and “ an all-around musician, with a fantastic ability to cover distances. ” [ 34 ] On 27 February 2010, Arsenal played Stoke City at the Britannia Stadium, where a tackle by Stoke defender Ryan Shawcross caused a double over fracture in Ramsey ‘s lower right stage. [ 35 ] Ramsey was hospitalised, and it was later confirmed that he had broken his tibia and fibula. [ 36 ] No return go steady was initially given, [ 37 ] [ 38 ] but it was announced on 20 March that he started walking without his crutches. Ramsey signed a newly long-run shrink with Arsenal on 1 June 2010. [ 39 ] He returned to training in October 2010. [ 40 ] On 23 November 2010, Ramsey made his reappearance to football for the Arsenal reserve team against the Wolverhampton Wanderers reserve team at Arsenal ‘s London Colney training land. [ 41 ]

2010–11 : loanword to Nottingham Forest

Ramsey was loaned out to Nottingham Forest on 25 November 2010 until 3 January 2011. The motion was to allow him to gain match seaworthiness. [ 42 ] Ramsey made his Forest debut on 29 November 2010 as a 61st-minute substitute against Leicester City. [ 43 ] He made his first gear begin against Derby County in the East Midlands bowler hat where he played 60 minutes. The match ended 5–2 to Nottingham Forest. Due to adverse weather conditions, Ramsey was limited to precisely five appearances for Forest before returning to Arsenal in January 2011. [ 44 ] [ 45 ] Ramsey returned to Arsenal on 5 January 2011 before the club ‘s FA Cup tie against Leeds United [ 46 ] in which he was an unused ersatz. [ 47 ] Ramsey was besides an unused utility at Portman Road on 12 January for the League Cup semi-final against Ipswich Town. [ 48 ]

2011 : Loan revert to Cardiff City

The difference in his forte and his maturity – both on and off the pitch – was amazing. It in truth was a case of person leaving as a boy and coming back as a homo … He is so hard mentally, and he surely has n’t been holding anything bet on .

– Cardiff boss Dave Jones on Ramsey ‘s lend revert to the golf club [ 49 ]
Ramsey returned to Cardiff City in a one-month lend move in ordain to gain match seaworthiness, [ 50 ] joining early Arsenal child Jay Emmanuel-Thomas who besides joined Cardiff City on loanword in January 2011. [ 51 ] Ramsey was handed his first start for Cardiff against Reading. [ 52 ] Ramsey again started for Cardiff City in the South Wales derby against Swansea City where he provided an assist for Craig Bellamy in the bet on ending 1–0. [ 53 ] Ramsey again completed 90 minutes for Cardiff in the game against Scunthorpe United [ 54 ] and Burnley. A minor thigh tune ruled Ramsey out of the equal against Nottingham Forest. [ 55 ] He made his come back against Leicester City, scoring in a 2–0 victory. [ 56 ] On 25 February, Cardiff asked for a lend extension until the end of the season with a 24-hour call back option ; however, Arsenal turned this put up down and Ramsey returned to Arsenal. [ 57 ]

2011–2013 : Injury hark back and development

Scoring the goal was a especial moment for me. This was deserving the wait and indeed many people have helped me through the hard clock time I had, hopefully this will give them the same satisfaction as it does me .

– Ramsey on his first goal of the 2010–11 season [ 58 ] [ 59 ]
Ramsey ended the season with seven league appearances. He made his armory return as a 72nd-minute substitute against Manchester United in the FA Cup which Arsenal lost 2–0. He made his beginning begin since his wound for Arsenal on 19 March against West Bromwich Albion. On 1 May, Ramsey scored his beginning goal of the season in a 1–0 base Premier League victory over Manchester United. He besides won the man of the match award. [ citation needed ] Ramsey warming up before a match against Aston Villa on 24 March 2012 On 16 August 2011, Ramsey made his beginning Champions League appearance of the season at home against Udinese. In the fourth moment of the match he assisted on Theo Walcott ‘s goal that gave Arsenal the 1–0 advantage in the inaugural leg of the match. Four days late he played a league game at the Emirates Stadium against Liverpool where on the 78th minute of play, Ignasi Miquel ‘s undertake clearance hit Ramsey and looped into the back of the net past Wojciech Szczęsny for an own finish. The game finished 2–0 to Liverpool. [ 60 ] On 17 September 2011, Ramsey assisted on Mikel Arteta for Arsenal ‘s second goal as the team lost 4–3 away to Blackburn Rovers in a Premier League game. He was widely criticised for his operation recently for slowing down the tempo of the bet on and being indecisive in passing. however, he had a hearty game during a convincing 3–0 Premier League win against Bolton Wanderers on 24 September 2011. He provided an aid for the Arsenal captain Robin van Persie by a through ball in less than one moment after the half-time break. He made another significant through pass to Theo Walcott on the 54th moment that saw David Wheater sent off for pulling Walcott from the back. [ 61 ] On 19 October 2011, he scored a dramatic last infinitesimal achiever against Marseille in an crucial group stage match of the Champions League. On 23 October 2011, Ramsey assisted Gervinho for the beginning goal in a 3–1 succeed for the Gunners. He scored the equalizer on 11 February 2012 in a 2–1 succeed away to Sunderland. [ 62 ] Ramsey was a substitute for Arsenal ‘s foremost four league games of the 2012–13 season. On 15 September he replaced Francis Coquelin before hitting the post in the buildup to Arsenal ‘s fifth goal in a 6–1 gain against Southampton. On 23 September, he made his first get down of the season against defending champions Manchester City, impressing in the justly flank role. On 3 October, Ramsey scored a chip shoot with his right foot in a 3–1 win against Olympiacos in a Champions League group stage match. [ 63 ] On 19 December 2012, it was announced that Ramsey, along with teammates Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Kieran Gibbs, Jack Wilshere and Carl Jenkinson, had signed a new long-run narrow with Arsenal. [ 64 ] ascribable to his lift in form, he was voted homo of the match in two consecutive games by the Arsenal fans on Arsenal.com against Norwich City and Everton. Ramsey was voted as Arsenal Player of the Month award by the fans. [ 65 ] He followed this up by scoring his first league finish of the temper in the 4–1 victory against Wigan Athletic, which saw the Lancashire-based golf club relegated from the Premier League. [ 66 ]

2013–14 : breakthrough to stardom

Ramsey facing former clubhouse Cardiff City in the Premier League in 2013 Ramsey started the 2013–14 season well, scoring in the beginning peg of the Champions League play-off against Fenerbahçe and claiming the man of the equal award. In the return stage, he scored twice to end the draw 5–0 on aggregate and secure Arsenal ‘s place in the group stage. Ramsey continued his fine form in Arsenal ‘s 3–1 gain over Fulham in the second round of the Premier League, helping Olivier Giroud score the beginning goal via a diversion, and being named man of the match. The absence of Mikel Arteta from Arsenal ‘s midfield saw Arsène Wenger field Ramsey in a deep midfield function as opposed to 2011–12, and Ramsey thrived in the new function, with another revolutionize midfield performance against Tottenham Hotspur in the North London bowler hat on 1 September, where he was involved in the build-up play to Giroud ‘s goal. He then scored doubly against Sunderland on 14 September, with his first base goal being a first-touch volley, and the second involving build-up playing period with Giroud and new signing Mesut Özil. [ 67 ] Ramsey continued his excellent form by scoring in Arsenal ‘s 2–1 acquire over Marseille in the Champions League at the Stade Vélodrome and scoring the opener in a 3–1 Premier League win against Stoke City four days by and by. On 28 September, he was again named as the world of the couple as he netted another goal and claimed an assist in the away game against Swansea City, which Arsenal won 2–1. Three days belated, in a game against Napoli in a Champions League fixture, he set up Özil ‘s first base goal for Arsenal. Ramsey won the Premier League Player of the Month award for September. [ 68 ]
Ramsey taking a loose kick in a Champions League match against Marseille on 26 November 2013 On 19 October, he scored a solo goal against Norwich City, which was his one-ninth goal for Arsenal in the season, before assisting the fourthly Arsenal goal in a 4–1 succeed. [ 69 ] His dependable shape continued into November as he scored a spectacular long image stroke from outdoor of the corner in a 2–0 succeed against Liverpool on 2 November to put Arsenal five points clear at the top of the Premier League table with ten-spot games played. [ 70 ] He besides scored a crucial second-half header four days former against Borussia Dortmund in a 1–0 away victory in the Champions League group stages, bringing his goal tally to 13 in 21 appearances for club and state. On 30 November, he scored two goals against his former club Cardiff City, and refused to celebrate out of deference. [ 71 ] He received applause from Cardiff fans, with some even joining Arsenal fans in singing his list belated on. [ 71 ] On 26 December, he suffered a thigh strain in Arsenal ‘s aside fixture against West Ham United, [ 72 ] finally missing over three months of the season. [ 73 ] Ramsey ‘s early season form saw him voted Arsenal ‘s Player of the Month for four straight months between August and November 2013. [ 74 ] On 18 March 2014, he signed a raw shrink propagation with the Gunners. [ 75 ] On 6 April, Ramsey returned from wound as a substitute in Arsenal ‘s 3–0 loss at Everton. [ 76 ] On 12 April, he was named in the starting line-up for the first time since Boxing Day in the FA Cup semi-final against Wigan Athletic, playing 113 minutes before being substituted for Kim Källström. [ 77 ] On 20 April, he scored once and was credited with two assists in Arsenal ‘s 3–0 win away to Hull City. [ 78 ] On 18 April, Ramsey was named as one of the six players on the shortlist for the PFA Young Player of the Year award, [ 79 ] and on 11 May he scored a volley to help his side to a 2–0 acquire over Norwich City on the last day of the Premier League 2013–14 season, relegating their opponents. [ 80 ] On 17 May, Ramsey scored the winning goal in the 109th minute of the 2014 FA Cup Final against Hull City, ending Arsenal ‘s nine-year expect for a trophy. [ 81 ]

2014–2017 : fa Cup wins and individual achiever

Ramsey ( second from correctly ) Ramsey started the 2014–15 season by scoring Arsenal ‘s second goal in their 3–0 victory of Manchester City in the Community Shield on 10 August. [ 83 ] Six days late, in the club ‘s beginning league pit of the temper, at home against Crystal Palace, he scored the winning finish in injury-time to secure a 2–1 comeback victory. [ 84 ] On 19 August, in the first leg of Arsenal ‘s Champions League play-off aside to Beşiktaş, he was sent off for a second gear book in a scoreless draw. [ 85 ] Four days late, he scored in 2–2 trace at Goodison Park against Everton. [ 86 ] On 3 December, Ramsey assisted Alexis Sánchez ‘s late winner against Southampton at home plate. The follow league fixture saw him scoring a volley against Stoke City in a thrilling 3–2 frustration at the Britannia, ending a three-month finish drought in the process. On 9 December, he scored two goals against Galatasaray in Arsenal ‘s last group stage match in the Champions League, helping Arsenal to a 4–1 winnings and second position in the group. [ 87 ] On 4 May, Ramsey scored Arsenal ‘s second goal in a 1–3 away league winnings at Hull City. [ 88 ] On 30 May 2015, Ramsey was selected to start in the 2015 FA Cup Final, playing the entire 90 minutes in a 4–0 gain over Aston Villa at Wembley Stadium. [ 89 ]
Ramsey in 2015 Ramsey scored his first goal of the 2015–16 season in a 3–0 succeed against Watford on 17 October at Vicarage Road. [ 90 ] On 8 March, Ramsey suffered a second joint injury in a 4–0 away victory over Hull City in an FA Cup replay, and was ruled out for five weeks. [ 91 ] After Mikel Arteta ‘s passing, Ramsey was handed the number 8 jersey. [ 92 ] On 7 March 2017, Ramsey scored his first goal of the 2016–17 season from outside the penalty sphere in a 1–2 aside victory over Preston in the third base round of the FA Cup. [ 93 ] Ramsey scored his moment goal of the season against non-league outfit Lincoln City in the quarter-finals of the FA Cup, rounding Lincoln ‘s goalkeeper before drilling it into the net for Arsenal ‘s stopping point goal in a 5–0 victory. [ 94 ] On 27 May 2017, he scored the victorious finish for Arsenal in the 2017 FA Cup Final for a 2–1 succeed over Chelsea. [ 95 ]

2017–2019 : concluding seasons at Arsenal

Ramsey started in Arsenal ‘s opening 2017–18 season Premier League fixture against Leicester City, bringing the Gunner ‘s back to level at 3–3 in the 83rd minute in an eventual 4–3 victory. [ 96 ] On 22 October 2017, Ramsey scored Arsenal ‘s fourth in a 2–5 away victory against Everton at Goodison Park. [ 97 ] A week later on 28 October 2017, Ramsey scored the winner in a 2–1 winnings against Swansea City, slotting into the bottom-left corner from a Sead Kolašinac pass via the right-foot of Swansea goalie Łukasz Fabiański. The goal meant that Arsenal coach Arsène Wenger was victorious in his 800th Premier League bet on in charge and besides was Ramsey ‘s fiftieth goal for Arsenal. [ 98 ] On 3 February 2018, Ramsey scored his foremost career hat-trick in a 5–1 home victory against Everton. [ 99 ] Ramsey scored another big goal for the Gunners, netting the second finish in their 0–2 acquire over A.C. Milan at San Siro in the Europa League circle of 16 first peg affiliation on 8 March 2018. He made a smart run on the brink of one-half time, receiving a happen from Mesut Özil before rounding Milan keeper Gianluigi Donnarumma and slotting it into the empty web with great composure. [ 100 ] After having one finish ruled out early on for offside, Ramsey scored a brace in the 4–1 quarter-final first leg victory over CSKA Moscow in the Europa League. The beginning a simple side-foot from a Héctor Bellerín cross, the second a bright natural volleyed movie over the goalkeeper. [ 101 ] At the end of the season, he was voted by Arsenal fans as their player of the temper, the second clock he had received the honor. [ 102 ] On 7 October 2018, Ramsey came off the bench and scored the third base goal in a 5–1 victory against Fulham in the league. [ 103 ] His goal was later voted as Premier League Goal of the Month for October. [ 104 ] In February 2019, it was announced that Ramsey would move to italian club Juventus in the summer. [ 105 ] In April, he suffered a hamstring injury, ending his season and Arsenal career. [ 106 ]

Juventus

On 11 February 2019, Ramsey signed a four-year contract with Juventus, which formally took effect on 1 July 2019. He would receive £400,000 a week making him the highest-earning British player ever based on basic wage. [ 105 ] [ 107 ] He made his debut as a stand-in in a pre-season friendly. [ 108 ] His official golf club debut came on 18 September, when he made a second-half stand-in appearance in Juventus ‘s hatchway Champions League repair of the 2019–20 season, a 2–2 away draw against Atlético Madrid. [ 109 ] He made his Serie A debut and first gear start for the club on 21 September, in a 2–1 home winnings over Verona, during which he besides scored his first goal for the cabaret. [ 110 ] On 20 October 2020, Ramsey made his fiftieth Champions League appearance in a 2–0 away win over Dynamo Kyiv, becoming entirely the third Welsh male player to achieve this milestone in the rival after Ryan Giggs and Gareth Bale. [ 111 ]

International career

Ramsey had his first taste of international action when he was called up for the Wales U17s in 2005. A contribution of the newly wave of new talents to emerge from the Wales youth teams, he debuted for the U21 english on 21 August 2007 in a 4–3 aside win over Sweden U21s several months shy of his seventeenth birthday, breaking former club mate Chris Gunter ‘s record. [ 112 ] [ 113 ] Youth coach Brian Flynn revealed that Ramsey had been intentionally held back in the U21s to help qualify for the 2009 UEFA european Under-21 Championship but they lost a close up contest to England U21s in the play-offs, where Ramsey himself scored a volley with his weaker animal foot in the second leg at Villa Park. [ 114 ]
Ramsey fourth from left with Great Britain at the 2012 Olympics Ramsey made his debut for the Wales national football team on 19 November 2008, aged 17, playing 88 minutes of a 1–0 away win in Denmark. [ 115 ] [ 116 ] On 14 October 2009, he scored his first base senior goal in the 2010 World Cup qualifier aside at Liechtenstein from a free kick awarded for a travel on Gareth Bale. [ 117 ] As the World Cup reservation political campaign came to an end, he and 11 other aged internationals were recalled to Flynn ‘s preliminary U21 squad on 30 October for a modifier but late withdrew. [ 118 ] On 6 November, Toshack besides called him up for 14 November friendly against Scotland. [ 119 ] Wales won 3–0 and Ramsey was involved in all of them – assisting David Edwards ‘ undoer, setting up Joe Ledley to assist the second base and then scoring a solo effort. [ 120 ] Ramsey was awarded the FAW ‘s Young Player of the Year award that lapp month. [ 121 ] [ 122 ] Manager Gary Speed appointed Ramsey as permanent wave captain of Wales, beginning with the match against England on 26 March 2011. This made him the youngest ever Wales captain at the historic period of 20 years 90 days, beating the record set by Mike England in 1964. [ 123 ] He scored his first gear goal as master in Wales ‘ final examination Nations Cup couple against Northern Ireland on 27 May 2011. [ 124 ] Ramsey was one of five Welshmen selected to compete at the 2012 Olympic Football Tournament for Great Britain. He featured in all three group games, the latter two as a starter. In the quarter-finals against South Korea on 4 August at Cardiff ‘s Millennium Stadium, he equalised with a penalty recoil and the match finished 1–1 ; he scored again in the penalty gunfight which his team lost. [ 125 ] In October 2012, Ashley Williams was appointed captain of Wales by Chris Coleman, replacing Ramsey after a test of defeats, but the coach said Ramsey would most likely be captain of Wales again in his career. [ 126 ] On 22 March 2013, Ramsey scored an equalising 73rd-minute penalty in a 2–1 victory over fellow british rivals Scotland in a 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification regular, however he received a red poster for a cheating on James McArthur during add time. [ 127 ] On 31 May 2016, Ramsey was included in Chris Coleman ‘s 23-man Wales squad for Euro 2016. [ 128 ] On 11 June, in Wales ‘ opening meet of the tournament, he set-up Robson-Kanu ‘s match-winning finish in a 2–1 winnings over Slovakia ; [ 129 ] this was Wales ‘s first succeed in a major international football tournament in 58 years. [ 130 ] On 20 June, in his team ‘s final group peer, he scored the afford finish of a 3–0 gain over Russia, which saw Wales top their group ; he besides set-up the final examination goal of the match, which was scored by Gareth Bale. [ 131 ] [ 132 ] [ 133 ] In the round of 16 equal against Northern Ireland on 25 June, Ramsey once again contributed to a Welsh victory in the 75th moment of play ; he played a base on balls to Gareth Bale, who then delivered a crossbreed into the punishment area ; defender Gareth McAuley deflected the testis into his own web, and Wales won the match 1–0. Ramsey was booked in injury-time for kicking the ball away after conceding a fetid. [ 133 ] [ 134 ] [ 135 ] In the quarter-final against Belgium on 1 July, Ramsey set up two goals in a 3–1 gain which ultimately saw his nation improvement to the semi-finals ; however, he was booked for the second time in the tournament during the match, which ruled him out of the semi-final. [ 136 ] Wales were eliminated from the tournament in the be match by eventual champions Portugal on 6 July. [ 137 ] Ramsey finished the tournament as the joint-highest help supplier, with four assists, aboard Eden Hazard, [ 138 ] and was named to the team of the tournament for his performances. [ 139 ] In May 2021, Ramsey was selected for the Wales squad for the check UEFA Euro 2020 tournament. [ 140 ] He scored the afford finish in Wales ‘s second group match on 16 June, a 2–0 win over Turkey ; [ 141 ] he helped his area qualify for the round of 16, in which they were beaten 4–0 by Denmark. [ 142 ]

vogue of play

Ramsey on the ball against Swansea in the Premier League in 2011 Ramsey blends ranking proficiency with a brawny linear style, [ 143 ] and is predominantly known for his offensive movement off the ball and his attacking capabilities as a midfielder, in particular his ability to make former runs into the punishment area, and sexual conquest goals. [ 144 ] [ 145 ] [ 146 ] In accession to his technical skills and offensive art, Ramsey has besides been praised in the media for his energy, doggedness, and work-rate across the pitch. [ 144 ] [ 147 ] He is besides a accurate passer, and possesses good vision, which enables him to link-up with other players and create chances for teammates after winning back possession, in accession to scoring goals himself. [ 148 ] [ 149 ] Although his favor function is in the concentrate of the pitch, as either a cardinal or attacking midfielder, he is besides able of playing out wide, as a winger on either flank ; [ 148 ] he besides been deployed in a deeper midfield position, [ 148 ] or even in a box-to-box character on occasion. [ 150 ] During his clock at Juventus, he was deployed in a new position on occasion under director Maurizio Sarri, and was fielded as an offensive-minded cardinal midfielder, known as the mezzala function in italian football slang. [ 151 ] Despite his ability, however, he has often struggled with injuries throughout his career. [ 152 ] During the 2013–14 Premier League temper, Aaron Ramsey developed into one of Arsenal ‘s most influential players. [ 153 ] Arsenal ‘s director Arsène Wenger has described Ramsey as a “ complete midfielder ”, and stated : “ I was a midfielder, and I would have loved to have had what he has. He can defend, he can attack, he can score goals. What more do you want ? ” [ 154 ] Ramsey was rewarded for his great form during the 2013–14 temper by being named Arsenal ‘s Player of the Season. [ 155 ] long known for his technical ability, during the 2013–14 Premier League season, Ramsey besides developed into a strong runner with the ball. [ 156 ] Wenger observed, “ [ Ramsey ] is nowadays brushing opponents off and running away from them with ease. ” [ 157 ] Former Arsenal midfielder Ray Parlour said that Ramsey could “ become vitamin a influential as Steven Gerrard “. [ 158 ] In November 2013, Ramsey was ranked aboard Manchester City ‘s Yaya Touré as the best central midfielder in the 2013–14 Premier League temper. On 24 December 2013, Ramsey and Touré were reported to be the alone two players in the Premier League to have completed more than 1,000 passes. [ 159 ] Despite missing over three months of the 2013–14 Premier League, Ramsey was the Arsenal musician who won the most tackles throughout the season. [ 160 ] He was besides the team ‘s second-top scorer for the temper ( 16 goals ), [ 161 ] and provided the second-highest number of assists for the temper ( 8 ). [ 162 ] In December 2015, early Liverpool captain Gerrard hailed Ramsey as “ the best attacking midfielder in the Premier League ”. [ 163 ]

personal biography

Ramsey married Colleen Rowlands at Caldicot Castle in Monmouthshire, Wales on 8 June 2014. [ 164 ] They have three children. [ 165 ] [ 166 ] Ramsey is a athletic supporter of the World Wildlife Fund and has spoken of his “ mania ” for animals and their conservation. [ 167 ] In January 2014 Ramsey signed a model condense with Elite Model Management London. [ 168 ] [ 169 ] Ramsey has been sponsored by Adidas. [ 170 ] [ 171 ]

career statistics

club

As of match played 20 October 2021

International

As of match played 16 November 2021[188]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team
Year
Apps
Goals

Great Britain

2012

Wales

2008
1
0

2009
10
2

2011
9
3

2012
5
0

2013
5
3

2014
2
0

2015
6
2

2016
7
1

2017
7
2

2018
6
1

2019
2
2

2020
1
0

2021
10
4

Total

Career total
76
21

Scores and results list Wales’ goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Ramsey goal.

List of international goals scored by Aaron Ramsey for Great Britain

No.

Date

Venue

Opponent

Score

Result

Competition

4 August 2012

Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, UK

South Korea
1–1

1–1
(a.e.t.)
(4–5p)

2012 Summer Olympics

Honours

Cardiff City
Arsenal
Juventus
Individual