Mayra Ramírez
{{short description|Colombian footballer (born 1999)}}
{{family name hatnote|Ramírez|Ramírez|lang=Spanish}}
{{EngvarB|date=May 2022}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2022}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Mayra Ramírez
| image = Mayra Ramirez colombian striker 2023.jpg
| caption = Ramírez with Colombia in 2023
| full_name = Mayra Tatiana Ramírez Ramírez{{soccerway|556818}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1999|3|25|df=y}}
| birth_place = Sibaté, Colombia
| position = Striker
| currentclub = Chelsea
| clubnumber = 7
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = Real Pasión
| years1 = 2015–2016
| clubs1 = Real Pasión
| caps1 =
| goals1 =
| years2 = 2017
| clubs2 = Fortaleza CEIF
| caps2 =
| goals2 =
| years3 = 2019–2020
| clubs3 = Independiente Medellín
| caps3 =
| goals3 =
| years4 = 2020–2022
| clubs4 = Sporting de Huelva
| caps4 = 61
| goals4 = 12
| years5 = 2022–2024
| clubs5 = Levante
| caps5 = 34
| goals5 = 20
| years6 = 2024–
| clubs6 = Chelsea
| caps6 = 23
| goals6 = 7
| nationalyears1 =
| nationalteam1 = Colombia U20
| nationalcaps1 =
| nationalgoals1 =
| nationalyears2 = 2018–
| nationalteam2 = Colombia
| nationalcaps2 = 36
| nationalgoals2 = 4
| club-update = 23 March 2025
| nationalteam-update = 26 January 2025
| medaltemplates = {{Medal|Sport|Women's football}}
{{Medal|Country| {{COL}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|Copa América Femenina}}
{{Medal|RU|2022 Colombia|}}
{{MedalCompetition|Pan American Games}}
}}
Mayra Tatiana Ramírez Ramírez ({{IPA|es|ˈmaiɾa taˈtjana raˈmiɾes
|lang}}; born 25 March 1999) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Women's Super League club Chelsea and the Colombia women's national football team.
Club career
=Sporting de Huelva=
In 2020, Ramírez joined Spanish top-tier club Sporting de Huelva.{{cite web|url=https://sportingclubhuelva.com/web/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4524&Itemid=2|title=Mayra Ramírez llega con el objetivo de "marcar muchos goles" con la camiseta del Sporting de Huelva|trans-title=Mayra Ramírez arrives with the aim of "scoring many goals" with the Sporting de Huelva shirt|language=es}}{{Dead link|date=September 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
=Levante=
In July 2022, Ramírez transferred to Levante, staying in Spain's top tier.{{cite web|url=https://footbalada.com/liga-f/levante-sign-mayra-ramirez/|title=Levante sign Mayra Ramírez|website=Footbalada|date=14 July 2022|access-date=23 April 2023|archive-date=26 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230926200737/https://footbalada.com/liga-f/levante-sign-mayra-ramirez/|url-status=dead}}
=Chelsea=
On 26 January 2024, it was announced that Ramírez had signed for English club Chelsea on a four-and-a-half-year deal.{{cite web |title=Chelsea complete Mayra Ramirez signing |url=https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/article/chelsea-complete-mayra-ramirez-signing |website=Chelsea F.C. |access-date=26 January 2024 |date=26 January 2024 |archive-date=27 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240127222730/https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/article/chelsea-complete-mayra-ramirez-signing |url-status=live }} Levante reported that her transfer fee was €450,000, making Ramírez the most expensive signing in women's football at the time.{{cite web |title=Levante UD transfers Mayra Ramírez for a record amount in women's football |url=https://www.levanteud.com/noticias/el-levante-ud-traspasa-a-mayra-ramirez-por-una-cifra-record-en-el-futbol-femenino |website=Levante UD |access-date=26 January 2024 |language=Spanish |date=26 January 2024 |archive-date=26 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240126141357/https://www.levanteud.com/noticias/el-levante-ud-traspasa-a-mayra-ramirez-por-una-cifra-record-en-el-futbol-femenino |url-status=live }}
She made her debut for Chelsea on 27 January 2024 in a 3–0 away win over Brighton & Hove Albion, replacing Lauren James in the second half.{{cite web |title=Brighton Women vs Chelsea Women LIVE! Women's Super League: match updates, analysis, free match highlights, live on Sky Sports |url=https://www.skysports.com/football/live-blog/35730/13056010/brighton-women-vs-chelsea-women-live-womens-super-league-match-updates-analysis-free-match-highlights-live-on-sky-sports |website=Sky Sports |access-date=27 January 2024 |date=27 January 2024 |archive-date=27 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240127195641/https://www.skysports.com/football/live-blog/35730/13056010/brighton-women-vs-chelsea-women-live-womens-super-league-match-updates-analysis-free-match-highlights-live-on-sky-sports |url-status=live }} She scored her first goal for the club in a 1–0 win against Crystal Palace in the FA Cup on 11 February.{{cite web |last1=Millington |first1=Adam |title=Women's FA Cup: Chelsea edge past Crystal Palace as other WSL sides avoid upsets |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/68268377 |website=BBC Sport |access-date=13 February 2024 |date=11 February 2024}} Her first league goal was scored on March 3 in the 4–0 victory over Leicester City.{{Cite news |title=Macario scores as Chelsea beat Leicester to go top |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/68395506 |access-date=2024-03-05 |work=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}} On 18 May 2024 she scored two goals and provided two assists in a 6–0 win over Manchester United that saw Chelsea claim the WSL title.{{Cite news |last=Rendell |first=Sarah |date=2024-05-18 |title=Manchester United 0-6 Chelsea: Blues win WSL title on final day – as it happened |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/live/2024/may/18/manchester-united-v-chelsea-womens-super-league-final-day-live |access-date=2024-05-30 |work=the Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}
Ramírez was named as a nominee for the 2024 Ballon d'Or Fémininhttps://www.goal.com/en-us/lists/womens-ballon-dor-2024-nominees-revealed-golden-ball/blta3d1dd34bbcface9 and finished 21st with 36 points.https://www.lequipe.fr/France-Football/Actualites/Le-detail-des-votes-pour-le-ballon-d-or-femmes-2024-remporte-par-aitana-bonmati/1519266
International career
Ramírez made her senior debut for the Colombia national team on 19 July 2018 in a 1–0 Central American and Caribbean Games loss to Costa Rica. She scored her first international goal for Colombia in a friendly match against Peru on 8 April 2019.
In the 2022 Copa América she made it to the final with her team and lost 1–0 to Brazil, achieving second place. During the tournament she also scored two goals and assisted one.{{Cite web |date=2019-03-12 |title=Estadísticas del Partido - CONMEBOL |url=https://www.conmebol.com/analisis-del-partido/ |access-date=2024-01-28 |website=www.conmebol.com |language=es-ES |archive-date=6 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231006162451/https://www.conmebol.com/analisis-del-partido/ |url-status=live }} By reaching the final, her team also qualified for the 2023 World Cup.
On July 4, 2023, she was nominated for the final squad at the 2023 World Cup,{{Cite web |title=Convocatoria de la Selección Colombia Femenina – Copa Mundial de la FIFA Australia y Nueva Zelanda 2023 |url=https://fcf.com.co/2023/07/04/convocatoria-de-la-seleccion-colombia-femenina-copa-mundial-de-la-fifa-australia-y-nueva-zelanda-2023/ |access-date=2024-01-28 |website=Federación Colombiana de Futbol |date=4 July 2023 |language=es |archive-date=21 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230721181241/https://fcf.com.co/2023/07/04/convocatoria-de-la-seleccion-colombia-femenina-copa-mundial-de-la-fifa-australia-y-nueva-zelanda-2023/ |url-status=live }} played in each of her team's five games, and was eliminated with the team in the quarter-finals against England.{{Cite web |title=Results & schedules |url=https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/de/tournaments/womens/womensworldcup/australia-new-zealand2023/scores-fixtures?intcmp=(p_fifaplus)_(d_)_(c_webheader-fwwc2023)_(sc_scoresandfixtures)_(ssc_)_(da_07072023)_(l_de)&country=DE&wtw-filter=ALL&stage=none&team=Kolumbien |access-date=2024-01-28 |website=www.fifa.com}}
On 5 July 2024, she was called up to the Colombia squad for the 2024 Summer Olympics.{{cite web|url=https://fcf.com.co/2024/07/05/convocatoria-seleccion-colombia-femenina-mayores-para-los-juegos-olimpicos-de-paris-2024/|title=Convocatoria Selección Colombia Femenina Mayores para los Juegos Olímpicos de París 2024|trans-title=Call-up for the Colombian Women's Senior Team for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games|language=Spanish|date=5 July 2024|website=ww.fcf.com.co|publisher=Federación Colombiana de Fútbol|access-date=6 July 2024}}
Based on her strong performance at the World Cup and for Chelsea, in January 2025, Ramírez was awarded the EFE Trophy for Best Ibero-American Player for the 2023-2024 season.https://www.footboom1.com/en/news/football/2326959-mayra-ramirez-receives-prestigious-recognition-and-joins-the-ranks-of-the-world-s-best
Career statistics
=Club=
{{Updated|match played 20 April 2025}}{{Soccerway|556818}}
| 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"|National cup{{efn|Includes Copa de la Reina, Women's FA Cup}} !colspan="2"|League cup{{efn|Includes FA Women's League Cup}} !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="3"|Sporting Huelva
|32 | 8 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 32 | 8 | ||||
| 2021–22
|Primera División |29 | 4 | 3 | 2 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 32 | 6 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!61 | 12 | 3 | 2 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 64 | 14 | |||
| rowspan="3"|Levante
|27 | 14 | 1 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 28 | 15 | ||
| 2023–24
|Liga F |7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 2{{efn|name=UCL|Appearances in UEFA Women's Champions League}} | 0 | 10 | 7 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!34 | 20 | 2 | 2 | colspan="2"|— | 2 | 0 | 38 | 22 | ||
| rowspan="3"|Chelsea
|7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2{{efn|name=UCL}} | 1 | 13 | 5 | |
| 2024–25
|Women's Super League |16 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8{{efn|name=UCL}} | 3 | 30 | 10 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!23 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 43 | 15 | |
| colspan="3"|Career total
!118 | 39 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 145 | 51 |
{{notelist}}
=International=
:Scores and results list Colombia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Ramírez goal.
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Mayra Ramírez |
| scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Venue !scope="col"|Opponent !scope="col"|Score !scope="col"|Result !scope="col"|Competition |
|---|
| align="center"|1
|8 April 2019 |Estadio San Marcos, Lima, Peru |{{fbw|PER}} |align="center"|1–0 |align="center"|4–0 |rowspan=3|Friendly |
| align="center"|2
|16 May 2021 |Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos, Santiago, Chile |{{fbw|CHI}} |align="center"|1–0 |align="center"|2–0 |
| align="center"|3
|20 February 2022 |rowspan=5|Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero, Cali, Colombia |{{fbw|ARG}} |align="center"|2–1 |align="center"|2–2 |
| align="center"|4
|8 July 2022 |{{fbw|PAR}} |align="center"|2–1 |align="center"|4–2 |rowspan=2| 2022 Copa América Femenina |
| align="center"|5
|17 July 2022 |{{fbw|ECU}} |align="center"|1–0 |align="center"|2–1 |
| align="center"|6
|12 November 2022 |{{fbw|ZAM}} |align="center"|1–0 |align="center"|1–0 |rowspan=3| Friendly |
| align="center"|7
|15 November 2022 |{{fbw|ZAM}} |align="center"|1–0 |align="center"|1–0 |
| align="center"|8
|9 April 2024 |Hinchliffe Stadium, Paterson, United States |{{fbw|GUA}} |align="center"|2–0 |align="center"|3–0 |
| align="center"|9
|3 August 2024 |Stade de Lyon, Décines-Charpieu, France |{{fbw|ESP}} |align="center"|1–0 |align="center"|2–2 {{aet}} (2–4 p) |
Honours
Chelsea
- Women's Super League: 2023–24{{cite web |last1=Sanders |first1=Emma |title=Manchester United 0-6 Chelsea: Chelsea win fifth straight title as Hayes signs off in style |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/c51nnyd1970t |website=BBC Sport |access-date=18 May 2024 |date=18 May 2024 |archive-date=18 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240518145545/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/c51nnyd1970t |url-status=live }}
- FA Women's League Cup: 2024–25{{Cite web |title=Women's League Cup final: Chelsea 2-1 Man City |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/cgq9z8xqnj8t |access-date=2025-03-15 |website=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}}
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Chelsea F.C. Women squad}}
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