Chico Ramos
Portuguese footballer
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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 de Ferreira.
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Ramos playing for Portugal at the 2016 Olympics | |||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Francisco Augusto Neto Ramos[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 10 April 1995[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Paços Ferreira | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 88 | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 27 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Paços Ferreira | 32 | (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
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19:44, 21 May 2026 (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.[13]
Radomiak
On 12 January 2023, Ramos agreed to a two-and-a-half-year contract with Radomiak Radom in the Polish Ekstraklasa.[14] On 15 April, during an away match against KS Cracovia, he suffered a right leg fracture after an unsuccessful challenge on Takuto Oshima.[15]
Later career
Ramos returned to Portugal for the 2025–26 season, with the 30-year-old signing a three-year deal with second-tier side F.C. Paços de Ferreira.[16]
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.[17]
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.[18]
Career statistics
- As of match played 24 May 2025[19]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Other | Total | ||||||
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| 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 | 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 | ||
- Includes Taça de Portugal
- Includes Taça da Liga
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
