Chico Ramos

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Neto and the second or paternal family name is Ramos.

Francisco 'Chico' Augusto Neto Ramos (born 10 April 1995) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga Portugal 2 club Paços Ferreira.

Chico Ramos

Ramos playing for Portugal at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Full name	Francisco Augusto Neto Ramos[1]
Date of birth	(1995-04-10) 10 April 1995 (age 30)[1]
Place of birth	Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal[1]
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Paços Ferreira
Youth career
2003–2008	Varzim
2008–2014	Porto
2010–2011	→ Padroense (loan)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2017	Porto B	101	(6)
2016–2017	Porto	3	(0)
2017–2020	Vitória Guimarães	14	(0)
2019–2020	→ Santa Clara (loan)	41	(0)
2020–2023	Nacional	55	(3)
2023–2025	Radomiak Radom	27	(0)
2025–	Paços Ferreira	0	(0)
International career
2010–2011	Portugal U16	12	(2)
2011–2012	Portugal U17	8	(0)
2012–2013	Portugal U18	9	(0)
2013–2014	Portugal U19	24	(2)
2014–2015	Portugal U20	9	(0)
2015–2017	Portugal U21	6	(0)
2016	Portugal U23	4	(0)
Medal record Men's football Representing  Portugal UEFA European Under-19 Championship Runner-up 2014 Hungary
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13:40, 27 May 2025 (UTC)

Club career

Porto

Born in Póvoa de Varzim, Ramos joined FC Porto's youth system at the age of 13, from local club Varzim SC. He made his senior debut with the former's B team, going on to spend several seasons with them in the Segunda Liga.^[2][3]

Ramos' maiden appearance with the main squad took place on 20 January 2016, in a 1–0 away loss against F.C. Famalicão in the group stage of the Taça da Liga.^[4][5] His first game in the Primeira Liga occurred on 12 March, as he came as an 88th-minute substitute for Vincent Aboubakar in the 3–2 home win over C.F. União.^[6]

Ramos was supposed to join G.D. Chaves on loan for the 2016–17 campaign. Following a left-foot injury contracted during the Summer Olympics, however, the move was aborted.^[7]

Vitória Guimarães

On 30 June 2017, Ramos signed a contract with Vitória de Guimarães.^[8] He spent the better part of the following two seasons on loan to C.D. Santa Clara, also of the Portuguese top division.^[9][10]

Nacional

On 28 September 2020, Ramos joined C.D. Nacional on a three-year deal.^[11] The following 30 January, he scored his first top-flight goal to decide a 2–1 home victory over F.C. Famalicão;^[12] the season ended in relegation.

Radomiak

On 12 January 2023, Ramos agreed to a two-and-a-half-year contract with Radomiak Radom in the Polish Ekstraklasa.^[13] On 15 April, during an away match against Cracovia, he suffered a right leg fracture after an unsuccessful challenge on Takuto Oshima.^[14]

Paços Ferreira

On 25 July 2025, Ramos signed a three-year deal with Liga Portugal 2 club F.C. Paços de Ferreira.^[15]

International career

Ramos represented Portugal at the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup. He played all the matches save one in New Zealand, helping his country to reach the quarter-finals.^[16]

Ramos won his first cap for the under-21 side on 12 November 2015, featuring the second 45 minutes of the 4–0 victory against Albania in Arouca for the 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifiers.^[17]

Career statistics

As of match played 24 May 2025^[18]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		League cup[b]		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Porto B	2014–15	Segunda Liga	38	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	38	3
	2015–16	Segunda Liga	38	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	38	2
	2016–17	Segunda Liga	25	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	25	1
	Total		101	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	101	6
Porto	2015–16	Primeira Liga	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	0
Vitória Guimarães	2017–18	Primeira Liga	14	0	2	0	2	0	5[c]	0	23	0
	2018–19	Primeira Liga	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	Total		14	0	3	0	2	0	5	0	24	0
Santa Clara (loan)	2018–19	Primeira Liga	12	0	0	0	0	0	—		12	0
	2019–20	Primeira Liga	29	0	3	0	1	0	—		33	0
	Total		41	0	3	0	1	0	—		45	0
Nacional	2020–21	Primeira Liga	16	1	2	0	0	0	—		18	1
	2021–22	Liga Portugal 2	32	2	1	0	1	0	—		34	2
	2022–23	Liga Portugal 2	7	0	3	0	3	0	—		13	0
	Total		55	3	6	0	4	0	—		65	3
Radomiak Radom	2022–23	Ekstraklasa	9	0	—		—		—		9	0
	2023–24	Ekstraklasa	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
	2024–25	Ekstraklasa	18	0	0	0	—		—		18	0
	Total		27	0	0	0	—		—		27	0
Career total			241	9	12	0	8	0	5	0	266	9

1. Includes Taça de Portugal
2. Includes Taça da Liga
3. Appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Porto B

• LigaPro: 2015–16^[19]