Portuguese footballer
Cláudio Pires Morais Ramos (born 16 November 1991) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for FC Porto as a goalkeeper .
He spent most of his career with Tondela , making 263 total appearances over nine seasons. In 2020, he signed with Porto .
Ramos won one cap for Portugal .
Club career
Tondela
Born in Vila Nova de Paiva , Viseu District , Ramos played for Académico de Viseu F.C. in his hometown as a youth before moving to Vitória S.C. in 2007. He never played a senior game for the team from Guimarães and was loaned to Amarante F.C. [ 2] and C.D. Tondela , who he joined permanently after winning promotion from the third division in the 2011–12 season .[ 3] [ 4] [ 5]
Tondela reached the Primeira Liga for the first time in 2014–15 ,[ 6] and Ramos made his debut in the competition on 30 October 2015 in a 0–4 home loss against S.L. Benfica after Matt Jones suffered an injury at the 30-minute mark.[ 7] He was voted by club fans as Player of the Year for the 2015–16 campaign .[ 8]
Ramos played all 34 matches in 2017–18 , and the last one was his 200th for Tondela, making him the second-most used player in their history. He also led the league in saves (126) and penalty saves (three) that year.[ 9]
From 9 April 2017 to 9 February 2020, Ramos started 94 consecutive league games, surpassing the previous record held by fellow goalkeeper Rui Patrício .[ 10] He extended that mark to 103 on 1 July.[ 11]
Ramos left Tondela at the end of the 2019–20 season , when his contract expired.[ 12]
Porto
On 13 August 2020, Ramos signed a four-year deal with defending champions FC Porto .[ 13] His first involvement for the club was on 21 December as the reserves drew 1–1 at G.D. Estoril Praia .[ 14]
Ramos earned a league medal for the first team in the 2021–22 campaign , starting in a 2–0 home win over Estoril in the last matchday.[ 15]
International career
Ramos made his senior debut for Portugal on 14 October 2018 in a 3–1 friendly win over Scotland at Hampden Park , playing the last four minutes as a substitute for Beto .[ 16]
Career statistics
As of match played 21 April 2024 [ 17]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club
Season
League
National cup
League cup
Continental
Total
Division
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Tondela
2011–12
Segunda Divisão
7
0
1
0
—
—
8
0
2012–13
Liga Portugal 2
29
0
1
0
2
0
—
32
0
2013–14
Liga Portugal 2
25
0
1
0
0
0
—
26
0
2014–15
Liga Portugal 2
36
0
2
0
2
0
—
40
0
2015–16
Primeira Liga
20
0
0
0
1
0
—
21
0
2016–17
Primeira Liga
33
0
1
0
0
0
—
34
0
2017–18
Primeira Liga
34
0
0
0
1
0
—
35
0
2018–19
Primeira Liga
34
0
2
0
1
0
—
37
0
2019–20
Primeira Liga
29
0
0
0
1
0
—
30
0
Total
247
0
8
0
8
0
—
263
0
Porto B
2020–21
Liga Portugal 2
4
0
0
0
0
0
—
4
0
Porto
2021–22
Primeira Liga
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
2
0
2022–23
Primeira Liga
1
0
7
0
6
0
0
0
14
0
2023–24
Primeira Liga
2
0
4
0
2
0
0
0
8
0
Total
4
0
11
0
9
0
0
0
24
0
Career total
255
0
19
0
17
0
0
0
291
0
Honours
Tondela
Porto
References
^ a b c d "Claudio Ramos" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 10 April 2020 .
^ "OFICIAL | Vitória contrata guarda-redes Assis e cede-o ao Lousada" [OFFICIAL | Vitória sign goalkeeper Assis and loan him to Lousada] (in Portuguese). Guimarães TV. 24 August 2010. Archived from the original on 20 February 2020. Retrieved 20 February 2020 .
^ "Tondela sobe à II Liga e faz história" [Tondela promote to II League and make history]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 3 June 2012. Retrieved 4 March 2019 .
^ "Cláudio Ramos renova por dois anos com o Tondela" [Cláudio Ramos renews with Tondela for two years] (in Portuguese). SAPO . 11 June 2015. Retrieved 4 March 2019 .
^ Fernandes, Mariana (28 September 2018). "Cláudio Ramos fez o que quase nunca faz e decidiu o jogo" [Cláudio Ramos did what he rarely ever does and decided the match]. Observador (in Portuguese). Retrieved 4 March 2019 .
^ a b Figueiredo, João Tiago (24 May 2015). "Freamunde-Tondela, 1–1 (crónica)" [Freamunde-Tondela, 1–1 (match report)] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 14 May 2022 .
^ Palma, Tiago (30 October 2015). "Começou aos 4′, acabou aos quatro golos. O Benfica quase nem teve que suar – como aconteceu" [It started on the 4th, it ended at four goals. Benfica hardly had to sweat it – how it happened]. Observador (in Portuguese). Retrieved 4 March 2019 .
^ "Cláudio Ramos é o jogador do ano" [Cláudio Ramos is the player of the year] (in Portuguese). C.D. Tondela. 13 June 2016. Retrieved 9 April 2020 .
^ "LIGA TV: Totalista Cláudio Ramos completou 200 jogos pelo CD Tondela" [LIGA TV: Ever-present Cláudio Ramos completed 200 games for CD Tondela] (in Portuguese). Liga Portuguesa de Futebol Profissional . 13 May 2018. Retrieved 25 February 2019 .
^ "Recorde de jogos. Cláudio Ramos ultrapassa Rui Patrício" [Match record. Cláudio Ramos surpasses Rui Patrício] (in Portuguese). Rádio Renascença . 9 February 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2020 .
^ "Recorde de Cláudio Ramos fica pelos 103 jogos" [Cláudio Ramos' record set at 103 matches]. A Bola (in Portuguese). 6 July 2020. Archived from the original on 6 July 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2020 .
^ "Cláudio Ramos deixa o Tondela após nove épocas" [Cláudio Ramos leaves Tondela after nine seasons] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 31 July 2020. Retrieved 6 August 2020 .
^ "Cláudio Ramos assina pelo FC Porto até 2024" [Cláudio Ramos signs for FC Porto until 2024] (in Portuguese). TSF . 13 August 2020. Retrieved 13 August 2020 .
^ "Os primeiros minutos oficiais de Cláudio Ramos ao serviço do FC Porto" [Cláudio Ramos' first official minutes in service of FC Porto]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 21 December 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2021 .
^ a b Alvarenga, Vítor Hugo (14 May 2022). "FC Porto-Estoril, 2–0 (crónica)" [FC Porto-Estoril, 2–0 (report)] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 14 May 2022 .
^ Miroto Simões, Luís (14 October 2018). "Estreia também para Pedro Mendes e Cláudio Ramos" [Debut as well for Pedro Mendes and Cláudio Ramos]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 25 February 2019 .
^ Cláudio Ramos at Soccerway
^ Farr, Jamie (22 May 2022). "Taça de Portugal Final: Porto take down Tondela to seal domestic double" . PortuGOAL. Retrieved 22 May 2022 .
^ Kundert, Tom (4 June 2023). "Dominant Porto dispatch Braga to lift Portuguese Cup" . PortuGOAL. Retrieved 5 June 2023 .
^ Kundert, Tom (26 May 2024). "Porto beat 10-man Sporting in extra time to win Portuguese Cup" . PortuGOAL. Retrieved 26 May 2024 .
^ "Porto beat Sporting 2–0 to lift first Taça da Liga" . PortuGOAL. 28 January 2023. Retrieved 29 January 2023 .
^ Marshall, Matthew (30 July 2022). "Porto beat Tondela 3–0 in the Portuguese Super Cup" . PortuGOAL. Retrieved 31 July 2022 .
^ Ribeiro, Patrick (4 August 2024). "Porto pull off stunning comeback to beat Sporting in seven-goal Super Taça thriller" . PortuGOAL. Retrieved 4 August 2024 .
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