Aitor Ramos Leniz (born 11 June 1985) is a Spanish former

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who played as a

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Club career

Ramos was born in

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. After playing with modest

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clubs in his early career (although he was part of

Athletic Bilbao Athletic Club (; ), commonly known as Athletic Bilbao (), or simply Athletic, is a professional Football club (association football), football club based in the city of Bilbao in the Southern Basque Country, Basque Country, Spain. They are known ...

's youth system from ages 11 to 14), he joined

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for the 2007–08 season, with the reserves competing in the

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. Ramos made his first-team debut on 16 January 2008, coming on as a substitute for

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during the 1–1 away draw with

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in the

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of the

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. His first

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appearance came on the 27th in the home fixture against

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(45 minutes played, same result), and he went on to play seven competitive matches throughout the campaign, but was mainly registered for the B side. In July 2008, Ramos was released by Athletic, joining

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in the third tier. Remaining in the lower leagues, he returned to his native region after just one season and successively represented

Barakaldo CF Barakaldo Club de Fútbol is a Basque football team based in Barakaldo, in the autonomous community of the Basque Country. Founded in 1917 it plays in , holding home stadium is '' Lasesarre'', with a 7,960 Seat Capacity. History Barakaldo pla ...

, amateurs

CD Laudio Club Deportivo Laudio de Fútbol San Rokezar is a Spanish football team based in Laudio/Llodio, in the autonomous community of Basque Country. Founded in 1927 it plays in , holding home matches at ''Estadio Ellakuri'', which has a capacity of 3. ...

and

Arenas Club de Getxo Arenas Club de Getxo is a Spanish football club based in the town of Getxo, near Bilbao, in the autonomous community of Basque Country. Founded in 1909, it currently plays in , holding home games at Campo Municipal de Gobela, with a 2,000-se ...

. Ramos returned to his first club

Bermeo FT Bermeo Futbol Taldea is a Spanish football team based in Bermeo, Biscay, in the autonomous community of Basque Country. Founded in 1950 it plays in , holding home matches at ''Estadio Municipal Itxas Gane'', which has a 3,000-seat capacity. Club ...

on 5 June 2020 – two decades after leaving – aged 35.

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