Joshua Ramos (born April 25, 2000) is a

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player who plays for

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club

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. Born in the continental United States, he represents the U.S. Virgin Islands national team.

Club career

Ramos graduated from

Sebring High School Sebring High School is a public high school in Sebring, Florida. Around 1,600 students currently attend the school. Notable alumni *Ralph McGill, former safety for the San Francisco 49ers (1972–1977) and the New Orleans Saints (1978–1979) * ...

in 2018. During his senior year, he tallied the most goals and assists for the team with 14 and 15, respectively. As a youth Ramos played for the Auburndale Scream of the

Super Y League USL Youth, formerly known as the Super Y League, is a youth soccer league with teams from the United States and Canada. Founded in 1999, the league is affiliated with U.S. Soccer and used to identify potential professional talent. USL Youth c ...

. He was with the club through 2018. In October 2018 Ramos was part of a team that traveled to

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for matches against

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, and clubs from lower divisions in front of scouts from

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and

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. He also participated in training with

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. In 2019, it was announced that Ramos would join

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n club Albatroz SC but he eventually joined

AFA Olaine AFA Olaine is a Latvian football club. They compete in the second-highest division of Latvian football ( 1. līga) and the Latvian Football Cup. First-team squad References External links * Olaine Olaine (; ) ...

of the

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, the third tier of football in the country, instead. The initial deal was for two and a half months. On May 26 he made his debut for the club in a 1–2 defeat to FK Kalupe which saw Olaine knocked out in the first round of the 2019 Latvian Cup. He made his league debut for the club four days later as a starter in a 4–1 league victory over DSVK Traktors. He made his second league appearance for the club on June 2 as he started and played the full 90 minutes of 1–1 draw with FK Lielupe. During the 2019 league season he made three league appearances for the club, scoring one goal, with his goal coming during a 3–2 victory over FK Aliance on June 5, his final appearance for AFA Olaine. Despite his strong performances Ramos was not part of the roster the following season. He was previously also involved with major Latvian club

FK Ventspils FK Ventspils was a Latvian professional football club based at Ventspils Olimpiskais Stadions in Ventspils. It was one of the most prominent football clubs in the country. The club played in the Latvian Virslīga since 1997. It folded in July ...

. By September 2019, Ramos had returned to the United States and was competing for Winter Haven United FC of the

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and quickly won Man-of-the-Match honors. He returned to the club for the 2020 season. In 2022 Ramos and his brother Dylan moved to fellow UPSL side Lakeland United FC. They became the club’s first two current internationals when they were called up for

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matches in June of that year. In March 2022 it was announced that Ramos had committed to play

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in the United States for the Roadrunners of

Dalton State College Dalton State College (DSC or Dalton State) is a public college in Dalton, Georgia, United States. It is part of the University System of Georgia. Founded in 1963 as a junior college, the college became a four-year institution in 1998. Dalton Sta ...

. Following his first season with Dalton State, Ramos was named the Freshman of the Year for the NAIA's

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. In total he went on to make 36 appearances for the team, scoring fourteen goals before graduating with an

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following the 2023 season. After graduation from Dalton State, Ramos joined

club

Tormenta FC South Georgia Tormenta FC, or simply Tormenta FC, is an American association football, soccer organization based in Statesboro, Georgia, United States. Founded in 2015, the club fields a professional team in USL League One, the third tier of the ...

on a one-year contract for the 2024 season, with a club option for an additional year. In April 2024, he scored his first goal for the club in a 4–0 victory over the

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in the

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of the

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. Ramos joined fellow USL League One side

in January 2025. He went on to be named Player of the Week and to the Team of the Week for his performance against his former club South Georgia on matchday twelve in May 2025.

International career

Ramos was born in

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. His father is from

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, making him and his brothers eligible to represent the U.S. Virgin Islands. He made his senior international debut for the

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on November 16, 2019 in a

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match against the

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. He went on to appear in two matches in the tournament. In March 2021, Ramos was named as part of Gilberto Damiano's 23-man squad for

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matches later that month. He started and played the full match in the team's opening 0–3 defeat to

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International appearances

International statistics

Personal life

Ramos's brother Dylan plays as a

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. After being named ''Highlands News-Sun'' All-Highlands Boys Soccer Player of the Year in 2019, he traveled to

with his brother for their training stint with

References

External links

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Dalton State Roadrunners profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ramos, Joshua 2000 births Living people United States Virgin Islands men's soccer players United States Virgin Islands expatriate men's soccer players United States Virgin Islands men's international soccer players Men's association football defenders Expatriate men's footballers in Latvia Soccer players from Florida Sportspeople from Sebring, Florida United Premier Soccer League players Junior college men's soccer players in the United States AFA Olaine players American expatriate sportspeople in Latvia Tormenta FC players 21st-century American sportsmen Chattanooga Red Wolves SC players