Joshua Ramos

{{short description|U.S. Virgin Islands soccer player}}

{{Infobox football biography

|name = Joshua Ramos

|image =

|caption =

|fullname = Joshua Mitchell Ramos{{cite web |title=2nd League West 2019 |url=https://lff.lv/klubi/afa-olaine-11930/%3Fcid%3D3788013&prev=search&pto=aue |publisher=Latvian Football Federation |access-date=31 March 2021 |language=Latvian}}

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|2000|04|25}}

|birth_place = Sebring, Florida, United States

|height = {{height|ft=6|in=1}}{{cite web |title=Joshua Ramos ‘18 Recruiting Profile |url=https://www.ncsasports.org/mens-soccer-recruiting/florida/sebring/sebring-high-school/joshua-ramos6 |publisher=NCSA |access-date=31 March 2021}}

|currentclub = Chattanooga Red Wolves

|clubnumber = 11

|position = Defender

|youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2018

|youthclubs1 = Auburndale Scream

|collegeyears1 = 2022–2023

|college1 = Dalton State Roadrunners

|collegecaps1 = 36

|collegegoals1 = 14

|years1 = 2019

|clubs1 = AFA Olaine

|caps1 = 3

|goals1 = 1

|years2 = 2019–2022

|clubs2 = Winter Haven United

|caps2 =

|goals2 =

|years3 = 2022

|clubs3 = Lakeland United

|caps3 =

|goals3 =

|years4 = 2024

|clubs4 = Tormenta FC

|caps4 = 17

|goals4 = 0

|years5 = 2025–

|clubs5 = Chattanooga Red Wolves

|caps5 = 3

|goals5 = 0

|nationalyears1 = 2019–

|nationalteam1 = United States Virgin Islands

|nationalcaps1 = 14

|nationalgoals1 = 0

|club-update = April 10, 2025

|nationalteam-update = 13:44, 20 December 2023 (UTC)

}}

Joshua Ramos (born April 25, 2000) is a soccer player who plays for USL League One club Chattanooga Red Wolves. Born in the continental United States, he represents the U.S. Virgin Islands national team.

Club career

Ramos graduated from Sebring High School in 2018. During his senior year, he tallied the most goals and assists for the team with 14 and 15, respectively.{{cite web |last1=Pinson |first1=Mark |title=A field visionary |url=https://ufdcimages.uflib.ufl.edu/AA/00/05/43/97/00625/05-05-2018.pdf |publisher=Highland News-Sun |access-date=31 March 2021}} As a youth Ramos played for the Auburndale Scream of the Super Y League. He was with the club through 2018.{{cite web |title=Super Y League profile |url=https://www.sylsoccer.com/roster_players/25689261 |publisher=Auburndale Scream FC |access-date=31 March 2021}}

In October 2018 Ramos was part of a team that traveled to Madrid for matches against Getafe CF, Real Valladolid, and clubs from lower divisions in front of scouts from Spain and Portugal. He also participated in training with Atlético Madrid.{{cite web |title=ESTABLECE TUS METAS ALTAS, Y NO PARES HASTA QUE NO LLEGUES ALLÍ! |url=https://www.facebook.com/icstsoccer/posts/934702120058951 |publisher=ICSTsoccer Internacional |access-date=31 March 2021 |language=Spanish}}

In 2019, it was announced that Ramos would join Latvian club Albatroz SC{{cite web |title=Albatroz Sport Club |url=https://www.facebook.com/auburndale.scream.96/posts/2389962037890798 |publisher=Auburndale Scream FC |access-date=31 March 2021}} but he eventually joined AFA Olaine of the Latvian Second League, the third tier of football in the country, instead.{{cite web |title=Latvijas 2.līgas futbola čempionāts 2019, Rietumu zona |url=https://www.afaolaine.lv/lv/jaunumi/item-1095/ |publisher=AFA Olaine |access-date=31 March 2021 |language=Latvian}} The initial deal was for two and a half months.{{cite web |title=One Step Closer to Your Dreams |url=https://www.facebook.com/icstsoccer/posts/1074230092772819 |publisher=ICSTsoccer International |access-date=1 April 2021 |language=Spanish}} On May 26 he made his debut for the club in a 1–2 defeat to FK Kalupe which saw Olaine knocked out in the first round of the 2019 Latvian Cup.{{cite web |title=AFA Olaine 1 FK Kalupe 2 |url=https://lff.lv/speles/afa-olaine-fk-kalupe-4102735/ |publisher=Latvian Football Federation |access-date=31 March 2021 |language=Latvian}} He made his league debut for the club four days later as a starter in a 4–1 league victory over DSVK Traktors.{{cite web |title=DSVK Traktors 1 AFA Olaine 4 |url=https://lff.lv/speles/dsvk-traktors-afa-olaine-3843191/ |publisher=Latvian Football Federation |access-date=31 March 2021 |language=Latvian}} He made his second league appearance for the club on June 2 as he started and played the full 90 minutes of 1–1 draw with FK Lielupe.{{cite web |title=FK Lielupe 1 AFA Olaine 1 |url=https://lff.lv/speles/fk-lielupe-afa-olaine-3843217/ |publisher=Latvian Football Federation |access-date=31 March 2021 |language=Latvian}} During the 2019 league season he made three league appearances for the club, scoring one goal, with his goal coming during a 3–2 victory over FK Aliance on June 5, his final appearance for AFA Olaine. Despite his strong performances Ramos was not part of the roster the following season.{{cite web |title=2nd League 2020-First Stage|url=https://lff.lv/klubi/afa-olaine-11930/?cid=6281820 |publisher=Latvian Football Federation |access-date=31 March 2021 |language=Latvian}} He was previously also involved with major Latvian club FK Ventspils.{{cite web |title=Class of 2018 (Signings) |url=http://www.auburndalescream.com/scream-in-college/the-list-below-consist |publisher=Auburndale Scream FC |access-date=31 March 2021}}{{cite web |title=Promo Video Joshua |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXGfd2U27E8 |publisher=YouTube |access-date=1 April 2021 |language=Spanish}}

By September 2019, Ramos had returned to the United States and was competing for Winter Haven United FC of the UPSL and quickly won Man-of-the-Match honors.{{cite web |title=Man of the Match |url=https://www.facebook.com/WHUnitedFC/posts/2109505252678933 |publisher=Winter Haven United FC |access-date=31 March 2021}} He returned to the club for the 2020 season.{{cite web |title=Welcome Back |url=https://www.facebook.com/WHUnitedFC/photos/a.1753578154938313/2245806682382122 |publisher=Winter Haven United FC |access-date=31 March 2021}} In 2022 Ramos and his brother Dylan moved to fellow UPSL side Lakeland United FC. They became the club’s first two current internationals when they were called up for 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League C matches in June of that year.{{cite web |title=Lakeland United celebrates their first international players |url=https://www.lakelandunitedfc.com/post/lakeland-united-celebrates-their-first-international-players |publisher=Lakeland United FC |access-date=5 June 2022}}

In March 2022 it was announced that Ramos had committed to play college soccer in the United States for the Roadrunners of Dalton State College.{{cite web |title=Signing |url=https://www.facebook.com/DStateSoccer/posts/pfbid0ZWHmghUABDUqkqxRPUakqVRkW2zGTS9KSgYwFLpTeVmNm1rAAgdiSjJ4brH29wgKl |publisher=Dalton State Soccer |access-date=11 August 2022}}{{cite web |title=Player Transfer |url=https://www.facebook.com/lakelandunitedfc/photos/a.105397355050399/368882982035167 |publisher=Lakeland United FC |access-date=11 August 2022}} In total he went on to make 36 appearances for the team, scoring fourteen goals before graduating following the 2023 season. After graduation, Ramos joined USL League One club Tormenta FC on a one-year contract for the 2024 season with a club option for an additional year.{{cite web |last1=Schroyer |first1=Noah |title=Joshua Ramos Joins on One Year Contract with Club Option |url=https://www.tormentafc.com/news/2023/12/19/joshua-ramos-joins-on-one-year-contract-with-club-option/ |publisher=Tormenta FC |access-date=20 December 2023}}

Ramos joined the Chattanooga Red Wolves in January 2025.{{cite web |title=SIGNED 💪🐺 |url=https://x.com/ChattRedWolves/status/1884022931103089023 |website=Twitter.com |publisher=Chattanooga Red Wolves |access-date=10 April 2025}}

International career

Ramos made his senior international debut for the United States Virgin Islands on November 16, 2019 in a 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League C match against the Cayman Islands. He went on to appear in two matches in the tournament.{{cite web |title=NFT profile |url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/76221/Joshua_Ramos.html |publisher=National Football Teams |access-date=31 March 2021}} In March 2021, Ramos was named as part of Gilberto Damiano's 23-man squad for 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification matches later that month.{{cite web |title=USVI Soccer Association Announces World Cup Qualifier 23-Man Squad |url=https://stthomassource.com/content/2021/03/20/usvi-soccer-association-announces-world-cup-qualifier-23-man-squad/ |publisher=St. Thomas Source |access-date=31 March 2021 }}{{Dead link|date=April 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} He started and played the full match in the team's opening 0–3 defeat to Antigua and Barbuda.{{cite web |title=U.S. Virgin Islands vs. Antigua and Barbuda |url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/nccamerica/matches/match/400136231/#match-lineups |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210603030622/https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/nccamerica/matches/match/400136231/#match-lineups |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 3, 2021 |publisher=FIFA |access-date=31 March 2021}}

=International appearances=

{{updated|match played November 16, 2023}}

class="wikitable collapsible" style="font-size:90%"
colspan="7"|International appearances
#DateVenueOpponentResultCompetition
colspan="7" align=center|2019
align=center|1

|November 16

|Truman Bodden Sports Complex, George Town, Cayman Islands

|{{fb|CAY}}

|align=center|0–2

|rowspan=2|2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League C

align=center|2

|November 19

|Bethlehem Soccer Stadium, Upper Bethlehem, U.S. Virgin Islands

|{{fb|SMN}}

|align=center|1–2

colspan="7" align=center|2021
align=center|3

|March 21

|Training Ground at Inter Miami CF Stadium, Fort Lauderdale, United States

|{{fb|AIA}}

|align=center|0–0

|Friendly

align=center|4

|March 27

|Bethlehem Soccer Stadium, Upper Bethlehem, U.S. Virgin Islands

|{{fb|ATG}}

|align=center|0–3

|rowspan=4|2022 FIFA World Cup qualification

align=center|5

|March 30

|Kirani James Athletic Stadium, St. George's, Grenada

|{{fb|GRN}}

|align=center|0–1

align=center|6

|June 2

|Estadio Panamericano, San Cristóbal, San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic

|{{fb|MSR}}

|align=center|0–4

align=center|7

|June 5

| |Bethlehem Soccer Stadium, Upper Bethlehem, U.S. Virgin Islands

|{{fb|SLV}}

|align=center|0–7

colspan="7" align=center|2022
align=center|8

|June 3

|Stadion Rignaal 'Jean' Francisca, Willemstad, Curaçao

|{{fb|SXM}}

|align=center|1–1

|rowspan=3|2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League C

align=center|9

|June 6

|Bethlehem Soccer Stadium, Upper Bethlehem, U.S. Virgin Islands

|{{fb|TCA}}

|align=center|3–2

align=center|10

|June 14

|Stadion Rignaal 'Jean' Francisca, Willemstad, Curaçao

|{{fb|BON}}

|align=center|0–2

colspan="7" align=center|2023
align=center|11

|March 28

|Bethlehem Soccer Stadium, Upper Bethlehem, U.S. Virgin Islands

|{{fb|SMA}}

|align=center|1–2

|rowspan=4|2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League C

align=center|12

|September 7

|Bethlehem Soccer Stadium, Upper Bethlehem, U.S. Virgin Islands

|{{fb|CAY}}

|align=center|2–2

align=center|13

|October 17

|Truman Bodden Sports Complex, George Town, Cayman Islands

|{{fb|CAY}}

|align=center|1–2

align=center|14

|November 16

|Bethlehem Soccer Stadium, Upper Bethlehem, U.S. Virgin Islands

|{{fb|ARU}}

|align=center|1–4

colspan="7"|United States Virgin Islands' goal tally first.

=International statistics=

{{updated|match played September 7, 2023}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
National teamYearAppsGoals
rowspan="5"|United States Virgin Islands

|2019

20
202000
202150
202230
202320
colspan=2|Total120

Personal life

Ramos's brother Dylan plays as a goalkeeper. After being named Highlands News-Sun All-Highlands Boys Soccer Player of the Year in 2019, he traveled to Spain with his brother for their training stint with Real Valladolid.{{cite web |last1=Lawson |first1=Ruth Anne |title=Defender of the goal |url=https://ufdcimages.uflib.ufl.edu/AA/00/05/43/97/00973/04-18-2019.pdf |publisher=Highlands News-Sun |access-date=31 March 2021}}

References

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