Ammar Ramadan
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 5 January 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Idlib, Syria[1] | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder, winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | DAC Dunajská Streda | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2013 | Jableh | ||
| 2013–2014 | Baniyas Refinery | ||
| 2014–2015 | Al Khor | ||
| 2015–2016 | Cimiano Calcio | ||
| 2016–2019 | Juventus | ||
| 2019–2020 | Ferencváros | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2022 | Ferencváros | 1 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Soroksár (loan) | 17 | (2) |
| 2021–2022 | → Spartak Trnava (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2022– | DAC Dunajská Streda | 52 | (7) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014–2016 | Syria U17 | 21 | (10) |
| 2017–2019 | Syria U19 | 6 | (4) |
| 2021– | Syria U23 | 3 | (0) |
| 2022– | Syria | 17 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 October 2024 | |||
Ammar Ramadan (Arabic: عَمَّار رَمَضَان; born 5 January 2001) is a Syrian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or a winger for FC DAC 1904 Dunajská Streda in Niké liga and the Syria national team.
Club career
[edit]Early career
[edit]Ramadan started his career at Jableh, then Baniyas Refinery in Syria, before joining Qatari side Al-Khor.[2]
Youth clubs in Italy
[edit]Ramadan left Syria for Italy in October 2015, where he initially joined Cimiano Calcio,[3] then he played for Juventus's youth team from 2016 to 2019, where he teamed up with players such as Moise Kean, Fabio Miretti and Nicolò Fagioli.[4]
Ferencváros
[edit]In January 2019, he joined Hungarian side Ferencváros.[5] On 23 June 2020, Ramadan played his first professional match for Ferencváros in a 1–0 defeat against Fehérvár. He later won the 2019–20 Nemzeti Bajnokság I with the club.[6] However, he was excluded from the 29-man squad for the 2020–21 UEFA Champions League.[7]
In 2021, he joined Soroksár and Spartak Trnava on loan,[8] where he won the 2021–22 Slovak Cup with the latter.[4]
DAC Dunajská Streda
[edit]After spending the summer break with DAC Dunajská Streda, Ramadan signed with the club on 22 July 2022 after impressing the staff led by Adrián Guľa.[9] On 11 August 2022, he made his debut in European competitions by starting in a 1–0 away defeat against FCSB during the 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League third qualifying round.[10]
On 13 July 2023, he scored a goal in a 2–1 win over Dila Gori in the first leg of the 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League first qualifying round,[11] to become the first Syrian to score in that European competition.[12] However, his club was eliminated with a 3–2 defeat on aggregate.[13] A month later, on 23 August, he scored his first career hat-trick in a 5–1 away win over Gabčíkovo in the Slovak Cup.[4]
International career
[edit]Ramadan was part of Syria U19 national team during the 2018 and 2020 AFC U-19 Championship qualifications, scoring three goals in total, yet Syria were eliminated from the group stage in both competitions.[14]
On 26 September 2022, he made his debut for Syria senior national team in a 1–0 defeat in a friendly match against Iraq.[15] On 31 December 2023, he was named in the Syrian squad for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup in Qatar.[16]
Personal life
[edit]Ramadan's father, Munaf, was also a footballer.[17]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of 23 September 2023
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Ferencváros | 2019–20 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Soroksár (loan) | 2020–21 | Nemzeti Bajnokság II | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 2 | ||
| Spartak Trnava (loan) | 2021–22 | Fortuna Liga | 12[a] | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 15 | 1 | ||
| DAC Dunajská Streda | 2022–23 | Fortuna Liga | 27[b] | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1[c] | 0 | — | 31 | 5 | |
| Niké liga | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2[c] | 1 | — | 11 | 5 | |||
| Total | 35 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | 42 | 10 | |||
| Career total | 65 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | 77 | 13 | |||
- ^ 6 Appearances in the Championship group
- ^ 7 Appearances in the Championship group
- ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
International
[edit]- As of match played 11 June 2024
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Syria | |||
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 9 | 0 | |
| Total | 16 | 0 | |
Honours
[edit]Ferencváros
Spartak Trnava
References
[edit]- ^ "Ammar Ramadan". Eurosport.
- ^ "عمار مناف رمضان.. رحلة سورية كروية إلى هنغاريا". enabbaladi.net (in Arabic). 27 May 2020.
- ^ "La storia di Ammar Ramadan: dalla guerra in Siria alla maglia della Juve". spazioj.it (in Italian). 27 March 2016.
- ^ a b c "A lot needs to change for Syria to be on the right path: Ammar Ramadan". The Asian Game. 8 September 2023.
- ^ "FTC: Juventusban nevelkedett szíriai légiós érkezett – hivatalos -". NSO.hu. 24 January 2019.
- ^ a b "Ammar Ramadan". Fradi.hu (in Hungarian).
- ^ "عمار مناف رمضان يهدد ناديه لأنه استبعده من دوري أبطال أوروبا". enabbaladi.net (in Arabic). 13 October 2020.
- ^ "A nagyszombati csapathoz adtunk kölcsön két játékost". fradi.hu (in Hungarian). 6 September 2021.
- ^ Ernő, Nagy Krisztián, foto: Lelkes. "Ammar Radaman je žlto-modrý". DAC 1904. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "FCSB 1–0 FC DAC 1904". worldfootball.net. 11 August 2022.
- ^ "Ammar Ramadan: Góly sú moja vášeň". dac1904.sk (in Slovak). 15 July 2023.
- ^ "عمار رمضان يقود دونايسكا ستريدا للفوز في دوري المؤتمر الأوروبي". snacksyrian.com (in Arabic). 15 July 2023.
- ^ "Dunajská Streda nezvládla odvetu v Gruzínsku, po dvojgólovej prehre v Európe končí". sportnet.sme (in Slovak). 20 July 2023.
- ^ "Ramadan o Messi? La Juve si gode il gol del gioiellino siriano – VIDEO". calcionews24.com (in Italian). 10 November 2017.
- ^ "Syria 0–1 Iraq". ESPN. 26 September 2022.
- ^ "قائمة نسور قاسيون لنهائيات كأس آسيا - قطر 2023" [The list of the Qasioun Eagles for the Asian Cup finals - Qatar 2023]. Instagram (in Arabic). Syria Football Association. 31 December 2023. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
- ^ "Who is Ammar Ramadan the Syrian wonderkid who snubbed AC Milan in favour of Juve". Calciomercato.com | Tutte le news sul calcio in tempo reale.
External links
[edit]- Ammar Ramadan at the Hungarian Football Federation (in Hungarian)
- Ammar Ramadan at Soccerway
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- 2001 births
- Living people
- People from Idlib
- Syrian men's footballers
- Syrian expatriate men's footballers
- Syria men's youth international footballers
- Syria men's international footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Ferencvárosi TC footballers
- Soroksár SC players
- FC Spartak Trnava players
- FC DAC 1904 Dunajská Streda players
- Nemzeti Bajnokság I players
- Nemzeti Bajnokság II players
- Slovak First Football League players
- Expatriate men's footballers in Hungary
- Syrian expatriate sportspeople in Hungary
- Expatriate men's footballers in Slovakia
- Syrian expatriate sportspeople in Slovakia
- 2023 AFC Asian Cup players