Christian Ramirez (born April 4, 1991) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a striker for Scottish Premiership side Aberdeen. He has won two caps for the United States national team, scoring once.
Club Career
Charlotte Eagles
In 2013, Ramirez signed with the Charlotte Eagles of the USL PRO. He made his debut for the squad in a match against Antigua Barracuda FC, in which he tallied his first professional goal and was named to the USL Pro Team of the Week. Ramirez finished the regular season with 8 goals and 5 assists. He continued his form into the postseason, scoring 4 goals in 3 playoff appearances and helping lead the Eagles to the USL Pro Championship, where they lost to Orlando City SC.
Minnesota United FC
On January 8, 2014, Minnesota United FC announced that they had signed Ramirez for the 2014 NASL season. After first-choice striker Pablo Campos suffered a torn ACL in preseason, Ramirez enjoyed a breakout season while starting every game. Ramirez was named NASL Player of the Week three times, and the NASL Player of the Month three times, for May/June, August, and October/November.
On the final game of the 2014 NASL Season, Ramirez scored his 20th goal, equaling the league record held by Campos and Etienne Barbara. Ramirez won the 2014 NASL Golden Boot by an 8-goal margin and the NASL Young Player of the Year award. Due to his performances, Ramirez was named in NASL's Best XI for 2014 and went on to earn the same honor in both the 2015 and 2016 seasons. Ramirez again won the NASL Golden Boot in 2016 after tallying 18 goals in 31 appearances. Ramirez holds the club record for both appearances and goals (95 and 53 respectively) for the now defunct NASL version of Minnesota United after they folded due to being selected for MLS expansion.
With Minnesota United's move to Major League Soccer, Ramirez was signed to an MLS contract, which was announced in January 2017. On March 3 Minnesota played their first game
This page also has a version in other languages : Кристиан Рамирес (russian)