Calvin William Ramsay (born 31 July 2003) is a Scottish professional

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who plays as a

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for club

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Club career

Aberdeen

After progressing through the youth ranks at

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, Ramsay made his debut as a late substitute against

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in March 2021, under caretaker manager Paul Sheerin. Ramsay went on to make another five appearances in his first season with the senior team.Calvin Ramsay
Aberdeen FC. Retrieved 27 August 2021 He made his European debut for the club against Swedish side

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in July 2021 in a

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qualifier. He started at right back in a 5–1 win and assisting the first goal of the game. Ramsay won the

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award for 2021–22, his only full season with Aberdeen.

Liverpool

Ramsay moved to

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club

in June 2022. He signed a five-year contract for an initial fee of £4.2m, a club record sale for Aberdeen at the time. On 1 November 2022, Ramsay made his debut for Liverpool when he came on as an 87th minute substitute in the 2-0 win against

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in the

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. On 9 November 2022, he started his first game for Liverpool in the win against

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in the third round of the

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. In February 2023, having made only two appearances for Liverpool's first team, Ramsay was ruled out for the rest of the 2022–23 season following surgery on an unspecified injury.

2023–24: Loans to Preston North End and Bolton Wanderers

On 13 June 2023, after having had his appearances limited for Liverpool, Ramsay was sent on loan to

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club

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for the 2023–24 season. He was recalled by Liverpool on 15 January 2024 after making two appearances during his time with Preston, and two weeks later joined

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side

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on loan, following in the footsteps of his Liverpool team-mates

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and

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, who had made the move to the

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in the previous season.

2024–25: Loans to Wigan Athletic and Kilmarnock

On 5 June 2024, Ramsay was again sent on loan, this time to

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for the 2024–25 season. Having only made twelve appearances in all competitions across the first half of the season, he returned to Liverpool on 3 January 2025. Ten days later he was loaned to Scottish Premiership club

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International career

Ramsay was called up to the senior

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squad in November 2022. He made his international debut on 16 November in a 2–1 friendly defeat to

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Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Individual *

: 2021–22

References

External links

Profile
at the Wigan Athletic F.C. website
Profile
at the Liverpool F.C. website * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ramsay, Calvin 2003 births Living people Scottish men's footballers Footballers from Aberdeen Men's association football fullbacks Scotland men's youth international footballers Scotland men's under-21 international footballers Aberdeen F.C. players Liverpool F.C. players Preston North End F.C. players Bolton Wanderers F.C. players Wigan Athletic F.C. players Kilmarnock F.C. players Scottish Professional Football League players English Football League players Scotland men's international footballers 21st-century Scottish sportsmen