Iain Ramsay

Iain Ramsay
Personal information
Full name Iain Irinco Ramsay
Date of birth (1988-02-27) 27 February 1988
Place of birth Perth, Australia
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Left Midfielder, Left Back
Club information
Current team
 Tractor Sazi
Number 18
Youth career
0000–2006 Llanelli
2006–2007 Gretna
2008–2009 Sydney Olympic
2009–2010 Sydney FC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2010 Sydney FC 1 (0)
2010 Sydney Olympic 37 (1)
2010–2013 Adelaide United 80 (11)
2013–2015 Melbourne City[1] 46 (3)
2015– Tractor Sazi 8 (0)
National team
2015– Philippines 7 (2)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 March 2016.

† Appearances (goals)

Iain Ramsay (born 27 February 1988) is a Filipino professional footballer who currently plays for Tractor Sazi in the Persian Gulf Pro League, as a left midfielder. He previously made competitive appearances for Sydney FC, Melbourne City, Sydney Olympic and Adelaide United. He represents the Philippines internationally.

Career

Sydney Olympic

Ramsay signed for New South Wales Premier League team Sydney Olympic, returning to the club he played for as a youth[2]

Adelaide United

On 23 July 2010, Ramsay signed a one-year professional contract with Adelaide United.[3] On 20 August 2010, Ramsay scored two goals against Melbourne Heart, to help Adelaide win the game.[4] 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.[5]

Melbourne City FC

On 8 April 2013, Melbourne City FC (then known as Melbourne Heart FC), announced Ramsay had signed with the club for the 2013/14 season.[6] On 13 May 2015, Melbourne City confirmed that Ramsay was released from the club.[7]

Tractor Sazi

In the summer of 2015 Ramsey signed with Persian Gulf Pro League club Tractor Sazi. He assisted three times in first two matches of his team.

International

Ramsay was born in Australia to a Scottish father and a Filipina mother, making him eligible to play for all three countries.[8]

He was called up to the Philippines national team in May 2015, ahead of the 2018 World Cup Qualifiers against Bahrain and Yemen.[9] He scored his first goal in the 74th minute in a 2–0 away success versus Yemen.[10]

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.[8]

He is one of many overseas Pinoys 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." [11]

International goals

Scores and results list the Philippines' goal tally first.[12]
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
2015
1. 16 June 2015 Suheim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha  Yemen
2–0
2–0
 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier
2016
2. 29 March 2016 Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila  North Korea
3–2
3–2
2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier

Honours

With Sydney FC

Personal Honours

References

  1. ↑ the team was known as Melbourne Heart prior to 2014
  2. ↑ "Ramsay joins Olympic". Sydney Olympic. 2010-02-19. Retrieved 2010-03-19.
  3. ↑ "Adelaide United sign Sydney young gun". Adelaide United FC (A-League). 2010-07-23. Retrieved 2010-07-23.
  4. ↑ "Reds notch first win". A-League. 2010-08-20. Retrieved 23 October 2010.
  5. ↑ "Adelaide Come from Behind to win". A-League. 4 October 2010. Retrieved 23 October 2010.
  6. ↑ https://twitter.com/MelbourneHeart/status/321121998208110592
  7. ↑ "Melbourne City FC can today confirm it has released five players following the conclusion of the Club's Hyundai A-League 2014/15 campaign.". Melbourne City FC. 13 May 2015. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
  8. 1 2 Cockerill, Michael (2011-07-23). "Philippine temptation for Ramsay". SMH.com.au (The Sydney Morning Herald). Retrieved 2011-07-26.
  9. ↑ "23-Man Roster for 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers on 11 and 16 June 2015". Philippine Football Federation. 25 May 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
  10. ↑ "Philippines vs Yemen". FIFA.com. 16 June 2015. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
  11. ↑ "The Philippines' Imported National Football Team". Vice. 9 October 2015. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
  12. ↑ Iain Ramsay at National-Football-Teams.com

External links

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