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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Iain Irinco Ramsay | ||
Date of birth | 27 February 1988 | ||
Place of birth | Perth, Australia | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Playing position | Left Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
–2006 | Llanelli | ||
2006–2007 | Gretna | ||
2008–2009 | Sydney Olympic | ||
2009–2010 | Sydney FC | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2010 | Sydney FC | 1 | (0) |
2010 | Sydney Olympic | 37 | (1) |
2010–2013 | Adelaide United | 78 | (11) |
2013–2015 | Melbourne City | 46 | (3) |
2015–2016 | Tractor Sazi | 8 | (0) |
2017– | Ceres-Negros F.C. | 0 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2015– | Philippines | 16 | (4) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 March 2016. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 29 March 2017 |
Iain Ramsay (born 27 February 1988) is a Filipino professional footballer who plays for Ceres-Negros F.C. in the Philippine Football League, as a left midfielder. He previously made competitive appearances for Sydney FC, Melbourne City, Sydney Olympic, Adelaide United and Tractor Sazi. He represents the Philippines internationally. He was also dubbed as the "Gareth Bale of the Philippines" of his fans due to his left foot finishing, assists & volleys.
Ramsay was born in Sydney, Australia to a Scottish father and a Filipino mother. Ramsay's father is born in Dunblane, Scotland while his mother was born in Pampanga, Philippines who migrated to Australia at age 30 before the 1990s. Ramsay attended Bossley Park High School.
In 2006 at 17 years old, Ramsay secured a contract with Scottish club, Gretna F.C. as a youth player. He also spent some time of his youth career with Sydney F.C..
Ramsay signed for New South Wales Premier League team Sydney Olympic, returning to the club he played for as a youth
On 23 July 2010, Ramsay signed a one-year professional contract with Adelaide United. On 20 August 2010, Ramsay scored two goals against Melbourne Heart, to help Adelaide win the game. His third goal for Adelaide came against his former club Sydney FC in a come from behind 2-1 victory. Ramsay scored in extra time to give Adelaide the 3 points.