Diant Ramaj

{{Infobox football biography

|name = Diant Ramaj

|image =

|caption =

|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2001|9|19|df=y}}

|birth_place = Stuttgart, Germany

|height = 1.89 m{{cite web |url=https://english.ajax.nl/teams/ajax-1/diant-ramaj/ |title=Diant Ramaj |publisher=AFC Ajax |access-date=29 February 2024}}

|position = Goalkeeper

|currentclub = Copenhagen
(on loan from Borussia Dortmund)

|clubnumber = 41

|youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2012

|youthclubs1 = SpVgg Cannstatt

|youthyears2 = 2012–2015

|youthclubs2 = VfB Stuttgart

|youthyears3 = 2015–2018

|youthclubs3 = Stuttgarter Kickers

|youthyears4 = 2018–2019

|youthclubs4 = 1. FC Heidenheim

|years1 = 2019–2021

|clubs1 = 1. FC Heidenheim

|caps1 = 0

|goals1 = 0

|years2 = 2021–2023

|clubs2 = Eintracht Frankfurt

|caps2 = 2

|goals2 = 0

|years3 = 2022

|clubs3 = → Eintracht Frankfurt II

|caps3 = 3

|goals3 = 0

|years4 = 2023–2024

|clubs4 = Jong Ajax

|caps4 = 6

|goals4 = 0

|years5 = 2023–2025

|clubs5 = Ajax

|caps5 = 23

|goals5 = 0

|years6 = 2025–

|clubs6 = Borussia Dortmund

|caps6 = 0

|goals6 = 0

|years7 = 2025–

|clubs7 = → Copenhagen (loan)

|caps7 = 12

|goals7 = 0

|nationalyears1 = 2018–2019

|nationalteam1 = Germany U18

|nationalcaps1 = 2

|nationalgoals1 = 0

|nationalyears2 = 2019

|nationalteam2 = Germany U19

|nationalcaps2 = 5

|nationalgoals2 = 0

|nationalyears3 = 2020–2021

|nationalteam3 = Germany U20

|nationalcaps3 = 3

|nationalgoals3 = 0

|club-update = 28 May 2025

|nationalteam-update =

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Diant Ramaj (born 19 September 2001) is a German professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Danish Superliga club Copenhagen, and is on loan from Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund.

Club career

=Early career and 1. FC Heidenheim=

Ramaj played for Stuttgart clubs as SpVgg Cannstatt, VfB Stuttgart and Stuttgarter Kickers in his youth before moving to 1. FC Heidenheim in 2018. On 21 April 2019, he was named as a senior team substitute for the first time in a league match against St. Pauli.{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2019/04/21/germany/2-bundesliga/1-fc-heidenheim-1846/fc-st-pauli-von-1910-ev/2811483/|title=Heidenheim vs. St. Pauli 3–0|website=Soccerway|access-date=21 April 2019}} Three months later, Ramaj was officially promoted to the senior team and was the third goalkeeper behind Kevin Müller and Vitus Eicher.{{cite news|url=https://www.hz.de/sport/1-fc-heidenheim/fch-neuzugaenge-diese-vier-u-19-spieler-ruecken-in-den-profikader-nach-31805423.html|title=Diese vier U-19-Spieler rücken in den Profikader nach|trans-title=These four U-19 players are promoted to the professional squad|language=German|website=Heidenheimer Zeitung|date=21 July 2019|access-date=16 January 2022|archive-date=28 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201028140332/https://www.hz.de/sport/1-fc-heidenheim/fch-neuzugaenge-diese-vier-u-19-spieler-ruecken-in-den-profikader-nach-31805423.html|url-status=dead}}

=Eintracht Frankfurt=

On 10 May 2021, Ramaj signed his first professional contract with Bundesliga side Eintracht Frankfurt after agreeing to a three-year deal.{{cite web|url=https://en.eintracht.de/news/diant-ramaj-wird-ein-adlertraeger-132797|title=Diant Ramaj to join Eagles|publisher=Eintracht Frankfurt|date=10 May 2021}} On 8 August 2021, he was named as an Eintracht Frankfurt substitute for the first time in a DFB-Pokal first round match against Waldhof Mannheim.{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2021/08/08/germany/dfb-pokal/sv-waldhof-mannheim-07/eintracht-frankfurt/3538179/|title=Waldhof Mannheim vs. Eintracht Frankfurt 2–0|website=Soccerway|access-date=8 August 2021}} His debut with Eintracht Frankfurt came on 16 January 2022 in a 1–1 away draw against Augsburg after being named in the starting line-up.{{cite tweet|user=eintracht_eng|author=Eintracht Frankfurt|author-link=Eintracht Frankfurt|number=1482707971381645314|date=16 January 2022|title=TEAM NEWS {{!}} Our line-up to face @FCA_World {{!}} #SGE #FCASGE}}

=Ajax=

On 3 August 2023, Ramaj signed a five-year contract with Ajax.{{cite web|publisher=Ajax|url=https://english.ajax.nl/articles/ajax-sign-diant-ramaj/|title=Ajax sign Diant Ramaj|date=3 August 2023|access-date=3 August 2023}} He made his debut playing for the reserves team Jong Ajax in the Dutch Eerste Divisie on 25 September 2023 in a 1–1 deadlock against FC Eindhoven.{{cite web|url=https://www.ed.nl/fc-eindhoven/magistrale-trap-van-kokcu-redt-gehavend-fc-eindhoven-in-blessuretijd-bij-jong-ajax~a8c0f318/?referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F|title=Magistrale trap van Kökcü redt gehavend FC Eindhoven in blessuretijd bij Jong Ajax|publisher=Eindhovens Dagblad|date=25 September 2021}}

=Borussia Dortmund=

On 3 February 2025, on transfer deadline day, it was confirmed that Ramaj joined German Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund on a deal until June 2029.[https://www.bvb.de/de/en/news/news-overview/news.html/2025/2/3/Ramaj-Signing-and-loan.html Ramaj: Signing and loan], bvb.de, 3 February 2025 Furthermore, he was immediately loaned to Danish Superliga club F.C. Copenhagen until the end of the season.[https://www.fck.dk/nyhed/fc-koebenhavn-indgaar-aftale-med-diant-ramaj F.C. København indgår aftale med Diant Ramaj], fck.dk, 3 February 2025

International career

Since 2018, Ramaj is part of Germany at youth international level, respectively part of the U18, U19 and U20 teams and he with these teams played ten matches.{{DFB}}

Personal life

Ramaj was born in Stuttgart, Germany to Kosovo Albanian parents from Gjakova.{{cite news|url=https://www.koha.net/sport/235976/dijon-e-diant-ramaj-vellezerit-kosovare-te-gjermanise/|title=Dijon e Diant Ramaj, vëllezërit kosovarë të Gjermanisë|trans-title=Dijon and Diant Ramaj, the Kosovar brothers of Germany|language=Albanian|publisher=Koha Ditore|date=4 September 2020}} His older brother, Dijon Ramaj was also a professional footballer who played as a winger before retiring in 2021.

Career statistics

= Club =

Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps
class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" \|+Appearances and goals by club, season and competition ! rowspan="2" \|Club ! rowspan="2" \|Season ! colspan="3" \|League ! colspan="2" \|Cup ! colspan="2" \|Continental ! colspan="2" \|Total
rowspan="3" \|Frankfurt \|2021–22 \|Bundesliga \|1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2022–23 \|Bundesliga \|1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
colspan="2" \|Total !2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Jong Ajax \|2023–24 \|Eerste Divisie \|2	0	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	2	0
rowspan="3"\|Ajax \|2023–24 \|Eredivisie \|22	0	1	0	8{{efn\|Four appearances in UEFA Europa League, four appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League}}	0	31	0
2024–25 \|Eredivisie \|1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
colspan="2" \|Total !23	0	1	0	8	0	32	0
Copenhagen (loan) \|2024–25 \|Danish Superliga \|12	0	3	0	4{{efn\|name=UECL\|Appearances in UEFA Conference League}}	0	17	0
colspan="3" \|Career total !39	0	4	0	12	0	63	0

Honours

Copenhagen

Danish Superliga: 2024–25{{Cite web|url=https://www.mediano.nu/oversigt/2025/05/26/mediano-superliga-32-runde|title=Mediano Superliga: Tillykke til FC København|date=25 May 2025|website=Mediano}}
Danish Cup: 2024–25{{Cite web|url=https://www.bt.dk/content/item/1824551|title=FCK tager tiende pokaltitel med soloridt på hadebanen|date=29 May 2025|website=www.bt.dk}}