Full name Iain Irinco Ramsay Name Iain Ramsay Date joined 2013 0000–2006 Llanelli Weight 78 kg | Number 18 Height 1.70 m Role Footballer | |
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Date of birth (1988-02-27) 27 February 1988 (age 27) Playing position Current team Tractor Sazi F.C. (#18 / Defender) Profiles | ||
Iain ramsay highlights
Iain Ramsay (born 27 February 1988) is a Filipino professional footballer who plays for Ceres-Negros F.C. in the Philippine Football League, as a left midfielder. He previously made competitive appearances for Sydney FC, Melbourne City, Sydney Olympic, Adelaide United and Tractor Sazi. He represents the Philippines internationally.
Contents
- Iain ramsay highlights
- Iain ramsay press conference 28 11 13
- Early life and education
- Career
- Sydney Olympic
- Adelaide United
- Melbourne Heart
- Tractor Sazi
- Ceres Negros
- International
- Club
- International goals
- Personal
- References
Iain ramsay press conference 28 11 13
Early life and education
Ramsay was born in Sydney, Australia to a Scottish father and a Filipino mother. Ramsay's father is born in Dunblane, Scotland while his mother was born in Pampanga, Philippines who migrated to Australia at age 30 before the 1990s. Ramsay attended Bossley Park High School.
Career
In 2006 at 17 years old, Ramsay secured a contract with Scottish club, Gretna F.C. as a youth player. He also spent some time of his youth career with Sydney F.C..
Sydney Olympic
Ramsay signed for New South Wales Premier League team Sydney Olympic, returning to the club he played for as a youth
Adelaide United
On 23 July 2010, Ramsay signed a one-year professional contract with Adelaide United. On 20 August 2010, Ramsay scored two goals against Melbourne Heart, to help Adelaide win the game. His third goal for Adelaide came against his former club Sydney FC in a come from behind 2-1 victory. Ramsay scored in extra time to give Adelaide the 3 points.
Melbourne Heart
On 7 April 2013, Melbourne Heart FC (now known as Melbourne City FC), announced Ramsay had signed with the club for the 2013/14 season. On 13 May 2015, Melbourne City confirmed that Ramsay was released from the club.
Tractor Sazi
In the summer of 2015 Ramsay signed with Persian Gulf Pro League club Tractor Sazi. He made his debut for the club in an away match against Gostaresh Foolad where his team won 3-1. He assisted three times in first two matches of his team.
Under manager, Toni Oliveira, Ramsay started in some matches. When Amir Ghalenoei took over Tractor Sazi, Ramsay didn't have playing time with his club. It was reported in 2 January 2016 that Tractor Sazi has terminated Ramsay's contract. As of May 2016, is a free agent. He is not ruling out any future stints in Iran.
In July 2016, Ramsay went on trial at Eerste Divisie side FC Volendam.
Ceres-Negros
In January 2017, Ceres-Negros announced that they have signed in Ramsay, along with few other players, to play for the club. Ramsay scored his first goal on 7 March against Tampines Rovers FC for the 2017 AFC Cup, which ended 5-0 home victory.
International
Due to Ramsay being born in Australia and the heritage of his parents, Ramsay was eligible to play for Australia, Scotland and the Philippines.
Ramsay was called up to the Philippines national team in May 2015, ahead of the 2018 World Cup Qualifiers against Bahrain and Yemen. He scored his first goal in the 74th minute in a 2–0 away success versus Yemen. Ramsay's second international goal came on 29 March 2016, against North Korea.
Earlier, he said he aimed of playing for Australia but also considered the Philippines as "a great option" if he is not able to get a call-up from the Socceroos.
He is one of many foreign born players in the Philippines national team. In 2015, he told Vice: "Of course there are a few that will question some of the squad players not being full blooded Filipino. But whether it's a half, a quarter, three-quarters: we consider ourselves Filipino, and we are honoured to represent the country."
Club
As of match played 7 April 2017International
Statistics accurate as of match played 28 March 2017