Jovaunn Ramos
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 24 March 2002 | ||
Place of birth | Belize City, Belize | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Rochester | ||
Number | 11 | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2022– | UNOH Racers | 38 | (8) |
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021–2022 | Verdes | ||
2023– | Rochester | 3 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2022– | Belize | 5 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:25, 18 September 2023 (UTC) |
Jovaunn Ramos (born 24 March 2002) is a Belizean association footballer who currently plays for USL League Two club Rochester FC and the Belize national team.
Career
[edit]Youth
[edit]As a youth, Ramos played as a striker. At the under-13 level, he played for Brown Bombers FC. In 2015 he led the club to the U13 division championship. He was the competition's top scorer and named the Most Valuable Player.[1] The following summer, he was selected as part of a small group to participate in a training camp in Miami hosted by Miami FC.[2] He had attended a similar camp in Miami a year earlier.[3] By 2019 he had joined Stars Academy FC. That year the club won the National U17 Championship and earned the right to compete in the 2019 UNCAF U-17 Interclub Cup in Honduras.[4]
College
[edit]In summer 2022 it was announced that Ramos had received a scholarship to play college soccer in the United States with the Racers of University of Northwestern Ohio of the NAIA.[5] During his first season with the team, Ramos made twenty-one appearances, scoring three goals. Following the season he was named to the WHAC Second All-Conference Team and All-Newcomer Team.[6]
Club
[edit]By the 2021–22 season, Ramos joined Verdes FC of the Belize Premier Football League. He was among the top scorers in the league that season[7] as the club were crowned league champions and qualified for the 2022 CONCACAF League. He remained with the club entering the 2022–23 season.[8] In summer 2022 Ramos was named Belize's Youth Footballer of the Year.[9]
In March 2023, during the college soccer offseason, Ramos joined Rochester FC of the USL League Two for the upcoming season. He was joined at the club by national teammate Warren Moss.[10][11]
International career
[edit]Ramos made his senior international debut on 27 March 2022 in a friendly with Cuba.[12] Later that year he was called up again for four 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League B matches.[13]
International career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 24 March 2023.[12]
Belize national team | ||
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2022 | 4 | 0 |
2023 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 5 | 0 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Brown Bombers complete dream season with Smart 13 & Under Championship". amandala.com. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
- ^ "5 Belize City youth to Miami FC Bescola Camp". amandala.com. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
- ^ "Trio of Athletes Represent To Belize in Miami". Channel 5 Belize. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
- ^ "Belize City's Stars Academy to Honduras for UNCAF FIFA Forward Football U-17 Inter-Club Cup". amandala.com. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
- ^ "16 FFB football players going on football scholarships to the United States". Breaking Belize News. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
- ^ Sharpe, Joseph. "UNOH's Ramos Selected to Play for Belize National Team". hometownstations.com. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
- ^ "Caesar Ridge ends Top League with back-to-back victories; PLB next?". amandala.com. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
- ^ "Verdes make official team presentation on Monday evening prior to Wednesday Concacaf League match". Breaking Belize News. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
- ^ "UNOH's Ramos Selected to Belize National Team". Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ Bisogno, Dominic Jose. "Warren Moss and Jovaunn Ramos prepare for Rochester, shine for Belize". sotasoccer.com. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
- ^ Eliason, Kyle. "Crows take step backward in defeat to Rochester". Minneapolis City SC. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
- ^ a b "NFT profile". National Football Teams. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
- ^ "Belize vs Dominican Republic today at FFB Stadium; what it's all about". amandala.com. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
External links
[edit]- Jovaunn Ramos at National-Football-Teams.com
- Jovaunn Ramos at Soccerway
- Jovaunn Ramos at Global Sports Archive
- UNOH Racers profile
- NAIA statistics
- 2002 births
- Living people
- Men's association football defenders
- Belizean men's footballers
- Belize men's international footballers
- Belize men's youth international footballers
- Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
- Belizean expatriate men's footballers
- USL League Two players
- Verdes FC players
- Premier League of Belize players