Christian Ramirez (soccer)

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Christian Ramirez
Personal information
Full name Christian Ramirez
Date of birth (1991-04-04) April 4, 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Santa Ana, California, United States
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Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Minnesota United FC
Number 21
Youth career
2005–2006 La Quinta High School
2009–2010 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos
2011–2012 Concordia University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2012 Orange County Blue Star 27 (4)
2013 Charlotte Eagles 23 (8)
2014– Minnesota United FC 64 (37)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of May 22, 2016

Christian Ramirez (born April 4, 1991) is an American soccer player currently with Minnesota United FC in the North American Soccer League.

Youth and college

Born in Santa Ana, California, Ramirez attended La Quinta High School in Westminster, California near his hometown of Garden Grove where he played center midfield and forward. As a freshman, he scored 17 goals and tallied 10 assists. During his sophomore year, he scored 18 goals and served eight assists. He opted not to play for the high school team during his junior and senior seasons.[1]

Ramirez played for the Olympic Development Program (ODP) and earned the Golden Boot award at the nationals in 2008 after the squad won the tournament. He was named team captain for three seasons.[2]

Concordia University

Ramirez played two years at Concordia University in Irvine, California after starting his college career at UC Santa Barbara, where he appeared 17 times in two years, making just two starts and scoring one goal. The 6'2" forward finished his CUI career with 44 goals and 18 assists. While at Concordia, Ramirez was named NAIA First Team All-American in 2012 while recording 23 goals and 6 assists and was also the GSAC 2012 Player of the Year. In 2011 Ramirez was named All-GSAC First Team and broke the school record for points in a game with five goals and three assists for 13 points against William Jessup. Ramirez tied the school single season mark for points with 48 in 2011 and would go on to set the school record for points in a season with 52 in 2012.[3][4][5]

Playing career

Charlotte Eagles

In 2013, Ramirez signed with the Charlotte Eagles of the USL PRO.[6] 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.[7][8]

Minnesota United FC

On January 8, 2014, Minnesota United FC announced that they had signed Ramirez for the 2014 NASL season.[9] 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,[10][11][12] and the NASL Player of the Month twice, for May/June and for August.[13]

On the final game of the 2014 NASL Season, Ramirez scored his 20th goal, equaling the league record held by Campos and Etienne Barbara.[14] Ramirez won the 2014 NASL Golden Boot by an 8 goal margin and the NASL Young Player of the Year award.[15]

Honors

Individual

References

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  15. ↑ http://www.kare11.com/story/sports/soccer/2014/11/12/mn-uniteds-christian-ramirez-named-nasls-best-young-player/18906939/

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