Julián Omar Ramos Suárez (born 26 January 1988), known as Omar, is a Spanish professional

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who plays as an

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. He amassed

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totals of 120 matches and one goal over five seasons, in service of

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and Leganés. He added 164 appearances in the

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(six goals), and played abroad in India later in his career.

Club career

Tenerife

Born in

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, Omar finished his development at local

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. He made his professional debut on 20 September 2006 at the age of 18, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 1–2 home loss against

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in the second round of the

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, but spent the vast majority of his early spell with the reserves, also being loaned to lowly

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. Omar was promoted to the main squad for 2009–10, with Tenerife back in

after seven years. He played 23 games during the season – albeit only seven starts – as the club was immediately relegated; his first match in the competition was on 29 August 2009, when he came off the bench in a 1–0 defeat at

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Valladolid

Prior to being released in June 2012, Omar was loaned to

teams

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and

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. The latter bought him on a permanent basis, loaning him immediately to

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in the top flight. In his debut campaign with the

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side, Omar was regularly played by manager Miroslav Đukić, scoring his only goal in the Spanish top division on 1 June 2013 in a 4–2 away loss against

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. Subsequently, Valladolid signed him to a four-year contract.

Leganés

Omar moved to

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on 4 August 2015, after agreeing to a one-year contract. On 3 July of the following year, after achieving promotion to the top tier, he renewed his link until 2018.

Later career

On 4 December 2018,

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Omar joined second division club

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on a -year deal. On 29 January 2020, he signed an 18-month contract with

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of the same league. On 26 February 2022, aged 34, Ramos moved to

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on a one-year deal. He made his debut in the Indian

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on 8 March, in a 1–0 home victory over Aizawl FC. He scored his first goal on 6 April, through a 25-meter free kick in the 2–1 defeat at Mohammedan SC.

International career

Omar won his only

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for the Spain under-21 team on 17 November 2009, playing the final 16 minutes in a 2–1 away loss to the

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for the 2011 UEFA European Championship qualifiers.

Career statistics

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ramos, Omar 1988 births Living people 21st-century Spanish sportsmen Spanish men's footballers Footballers from Santa Cruz de Tenerife Men's association football midfielders La Liga players Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players CD Tenerife B players CD Tenerife players UE Lleida players UD Almería players SD Huesca footballers Real Valladolid players CD Leganés players Real Oviedo players SD Ponferradina players CD Alcoyano footballers I-League players Rajasthan United FC players Gokulam Kerala FC players Spain men's under-21 international footballers Spanish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in India Spanish expatriate sportspeople in India