Eric Ramires

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Santos and the second or paternal family name is Rodrigues.

Eric dos Santos Rodrigues (born 10 August 2000), known as Eric Ramires or Ramires, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Red Bull Bragantino.

Eric Ramires

Personal information
Full name	Eric dos Santos Rodrigues[1]
Date of birth	(2000-08-10) 10 August 2000 (age 25)
Place of birth	Salvador, Brazil
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Red Bull Bragantino
Number	7
Youth career
2011–2018	Bahia
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–	Bahia	38	(2)
2019–2020	→ Basel (loan)	9	(0)
2020–2021	→ Red Bull Bragantino (loan)	61	(5)
2022–	Red Bull Bragantino	45	(2)
International career‡
2019–	Brazil U20	4	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 05:26, 25 October 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 11:53, 8 February 2019 (UTC)

Club career

Bahia

Born in Salvador, Bahia, Ramires joined Bahia's youth setup in 2011.^[2] He played regularly for the under-15 and under-17 sides, going on to win the Copa Red Ball, Copa Dois de Julho and Copa Metropolitana.^[3]

On 6 September 2018, Eric Ramires made his first team – and Série A – debut, starting in a 2–0 victory over Sport;^[4] by doing so, he became the first player born in 2000 to play for the club.^[1] On 15 September, his contract was extended until 2022.^[5]

On 21 September 2018, Ramires made his Copa Sudamericana debut, starting and scoring the opener in a 2–1 home defeat of Botafogo.^[6]

Basel

On 2 September 2019, Ramires da Silva signed with Swiss club Basel.^[7] The club announced the loan for their 2019–20 season under manager Marcel Koller on their home page on that day.^[8] He played his domestic league debut for the club in the home game at the St. Jakob-Park on 25 September as Basel won 4–0 against Zürich. He was substituted in for the last seven minutes of the match.^[9]

The club announced that the contract with Ramires would not be prolonged on 5 September 2020.^[10] During his one season with the club Ramires played a total of 12 games for Basel without scoring a goal. Nine of these games were in the Swiss Super League, two in the UEFA Europa League and one was a friendly game.^[11]

International career

On 13 December 2018, Ramires was included in Brazil under-20s for the 2019 South American U-20 Championship.^[12]

Career statistics

As of 25 October 2021^[13]

Club	Season	League			State League		Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Bahia	2018	Série A	15	1	—		—		2[a]	1	—		17	2
	2019		14	0	6	1	7	0	1[a]	0	5[b]	1	33	2
	2020		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
	Total		32	1	6	1	7	0	3	1	5	1	53	4
Basel (loan)	2019–20	Swiss Super League	9	0	—		0	0	2[c]	0	—		11	0
Red Bull Bragantino (loan)	2020	Série A	13	1	—		—		—		—		13	1
	2021		25	2	4	1	2	0	11[a]	1	—		42	4
	Total		38	3	4	1	2	0	11	1	—		55	5
Career total			79	4	10	2	9	0	16	2	5	1	119	9

1. Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
2. Appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste
3. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League