Eric Ramírez (footballer, born 1998)

Not to be confused with Eric Ramírez (footballer, born 1996).

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Ramírez and the second or maternal family name is Matheus.

Eric Kleybel Ramírez Matheus (born 20 November 1998) is a Venezuelan professional footballer who plays as a forward for Dynamo Kyiv.

Eric Ramírez

Personal information
Full name	Eric Kleybel Ramírez Matheus
Date of birth	(1998-11-20) 20 November 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth	Barinas, Venezuela
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) [1]
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Dynamo Kyiv
Youth career
	Zamora
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2017	Zamora	2	(0)
2017	→ Estudiantes Caracas (loan)	0	(0)
2017–2019	Karviná	30	(3)
2019	→ Senica (loan)	12	(5)
2019–2021	DAC Dunajská Streda	54	(23)
2021–	Dynamo Kyiv	7	(2)
2022	→ Sporting Gijón (loan)	12	(0)
2022–2023	→ Slovan Bratislava (loan)	16	(3)
2023–2024	→ Atlético Nacional (loan)	36	(8)
2024–2025	→ Tigre (loan)	18	(1)
International career‡
2020–	Venezuela	12	(2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:12, 18 July 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:47, 19 November 2024 (UTC)

Club career

Karviná

He signed for the Czech First League side Karviná from Zamora in 2017.^[2] He scored his first goal for them on 24 September in their 2–1 home win against Zbrojovka Brno.^[3]

Loan to Senica

On 7 February 2019, Ramirez was loaned out to Senica for the rest of the season.^[4]

Dynamo Kyiv

On 23 July 2021, Ramirez signed a 5 year contract with the Ukrainian champions Dynamo Kyiv.^[5]

Loan to Sporting Gijón

On 30 January 2022 he went to Sporting Gijón on loan.^[6]

International career

He made his debut for Venezuela national football team on 13 October 2020 in a World Cup qualifier against Paraguay. He substituted Cristian Cásseres Jr. in the 89th minute.^[7]

Career statistics

Club

As of 10 November 2024^[8]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Zamora	2016	Venezuelan Primera División	2	0	2	0	0	0	—		4	0
	Total		2	0	2	0	0	0	—		4	0
Estudiantes de Caracas (loan)	2017	Venezuelan Segunda División	0	0	0	0	2[a]	1	—		2	1
	Total		0	0	0	0	2	1	—		2	1
Karviná	2017–18	Czech First League	17	1	3	0	—		—		20	1
	2018–19		13	2	3	2	—		—		16	4
	Total		30	3	6	2	—		—		36	5
Senica (loan)	2018–19	Slovak Super Liga	12	5	3	4	—		—		15	9
	Total		12	5	3	4	—		—		15	9
DAC Dunajská Streda	2019–20	Slovak Super Liga	22	7	7	2	4[b]	2	—		33	11
	2020–21		31	16	1	0	3[b]	1	—		35	17
	Total		53	23	8	2	7	3	—		68	28
Dynamo Kyiv	2021–22	Ukrainian Premier League	4	1	1	0	2[c]	0	0	0	7	1
	2022–23		13	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	3
	Total		17	4	1	0	2	0	0	0	20	4
Sporting Gijón (loan)	2021–22	Segunda División	12	0	—		—		—		12	0
Slovan Bratislava (loan)	2022–23	Slovak First Football League	16	3	1	0	12[d]	3	—		29	6
Atlético Nacional (loan)	2023	Categoría Primera A	20	8	5	1	2[e]	0	—		27	9
	2024		16	0	0	0	2[e]	0	—		18	0
	Total		36	8	5	1	4	0	—		45	9
Tigre	2024	Argentine Primera División	11	1	—		—		—		11	1
Career total			189	47	26	9	27	7	0	0	242	63

1. Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
2. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
3. Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
4. Ten appearances and three goals in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
5. Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores

International

As of match played 19 November 2024^[9]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Venezuela	2020	1	0
	2021	7	1
	2023	1	0
	2024	3	1
Total		12	2

Scores and results list Venezuela's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Ramírez goal.^[9]

List of international goals scored by Eric Ramírez

No.	Date	Venue	Cap	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	7 October 2021	Olympic Stadium, Caracas, Venezuela	4	Brazil	1–0	1–3	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
2	30 June 2024	Q2 Stadium, Austin, United States	11	Jamaica	3–0	3–0	2024 Copa América

Honours

Individual

• Slovak Super Liga Player of the Month: February/March 2021^[10]
• Slovak Super Liga Goal of the Month: August 2020,^[11] September 2020^[12]
• Slovak Super Liga Team of the Season: 2020-21^[13]
• Slovak Super Liga U-21 Team of the Season: 2020-21^[13]