Christian Ramirez (soccer, born 1991)

In 2013, Ramirez signed with the Charlotte Eagles of the USL PRO.[7] He made his debut for the squad in a match against Antigua Barracuda FC, in which he tallied his first professional goal and was named to the USL Pro Team of the Week.[8][9] Ramirez finished the regular season with 8 goals and 5 assists. He continued his form into the postseason, scoring 4 goals in 3 playoff appearances and helping lead the Eagles to the USL Pro Championship, where they lost to Orlando City SC.

On January 8, 2014, Minnesota United FC announced that they had signed Ramirez for the 2014 NASL season.[10] After first-choice striker Pablo Campos suffered a torn ACL in preseason, Ramirez enjoyed a breakout season while starting every game. Ramirez was named NASL Player of the Week three times,[11][12][13] and the NASL Player of the Month three times, for May/June, August, and October/November.[14]

On the final game of the 2014 NASL Season, Ramirez scored his 20th goal, equaling the league record held by Campos and Etienne Barbara.[15] Ramirez won the 2014 NASL Golden Boot by an 8-goal margin and the NASL Young Player of the Year award.[16] Due to his performances, Ramirez was named in NASL's Best XI for 2014 and went on to earn the same honor in both the 2015 and 2016 seasons.[17][18] Ramirez again won the NASL Golden Boot in 2016 after tallying 18 goals in 31 appearances. Ramirez holds the club record for both appearances and goals (95 and 53 respectively) for the now defunct NASL version of Minnesota United after they folded due to being selected for MLS expansion.

Ramirez playing for Minnesota in 2018

With Minnesota United's move to Major League Soccer, Ramirez was signed to an MLS contract, which was announced in January 2017.[19] On March 3 Minnesota played their first game in MLS history, a 5–1 loss at the Portland Timbers, with Ramirez scoring the goal, MNUFC's first in MLS.[20] He helped Minnesota earn their first point in league history on March 18, scoring once in a 2–2 draw at the Colorado Rapids. On April 1, Ramirez scored twice to help give the Loons a 4–2 win over Real Salt Lake.[21] Ramirez scored once in a 4–0 win over D.C. United on July 29, but had to leave the game early due to a hamstring injury.[22] After missing 4 games, he returned to action on September 16, coming off the bench in a 3–0 loss to Vancouver Whitecaps. Ramirez scored his first goal since returning from injury on September 16 to help the Loons to a 3–1 win over the Montreal Impact. On September 23, he scored once and added two assists to help Minnesota defeat FC Dallas 4–1. On October 3, Ramirez scored in the 90th minute to level the score with Atlanta United at 2. Kevin Molino would score in the 96th minute to give the Loons a 3–2 win. Ramirez ended the season with 14 goals and 3 assists from 30 appearances.[21] Despite the strong play from Ramirez, Minnesota finished 9th in the Western Conference and failed to qualify for the playoffs.[23]

Minnesota opened 2018 on March 3 with a 3–2 loss at the San Jose Earthquakes, with Ramirez picking up an assist in the game. After being scoreless in the first 6 games, he found the back of the net on April 22 in a 3–1 defeat to the Seattle Sounders. Between May 12 and June 23, Ramirez scored 3 times in a 5-game stretch in MLS play. On July 18, he scored once to help Minnesota to a 2–1 win over the New England Revolution. On July 22, Ramirez scored 2 goals and had one assist as the Loons beat LAFC 5–1.[24]

On August 6, 2018, Ramirez was traded to Los Angeles FC in exchange for $250,000 in General Allocation Money in 2018 and 2019, $100,000 in Targeted Allocation Money in 2018, $200,000 in Targeted Allocation Money in 2019, and up to $200,000 in future Allocation Money based on the player's performance.[25] Should Ramirez satisfy all performance metrics, the total transfer fee will be $1,000,000.[26] Ramirez made his LAFC debut on August 11, coming on as a sub in a 2–0 loss to Sporting Kansas City. On August 15, 2018, Ramirez scored his first two LAFC goals in a 2–0 win against Real Salt Lake. He would go scoreless for his next 5 appearances, but in the 1st game of the 2018 MLS Cup Playoffs, Ramirez would score to give LAFC a lead in the 54th minute. However, Real Salt Lake would come back to win 3–2 to eliminate LAFC and Ramirez.[24] He finished his debut season for LAFC with 8 appearances and 3 goals across all competitions.[24]

In 2019, LAFC got off to a strong start to the season. Ramirez picked up his first goal of the season in matchweek 2 in a 4–1 win over the Portland Timbers. Ramirez started the season as the team's starting striker, in part due to Adama Diomande not being fully fit. On July 3, Ramirez had one goal and one assist in a 5–1 win over Sporting Kansas City.[27] He ended his 2nd season for LAFC having scored 4 goals from 20 appearances in all competitions.[28]

On August 7, 2019, Ramirez was traded to Houston Dynamo in exchange for $250,000 in allocation money.[29] Ramirez made his Dynamo debut and scored his first goal for his new club on August 11 in a 2–1 loss to the Philadelphia Union. On September 11, the Dynamo hosted Ramirez's old team, Minnesota. He scored once as the Dynamo defeated the Loons 2–0. In the final game of the season, Ramirez scored twice, including the winner in the 83rd minute, to help Houston defeat the LA Galaxy 4–2. He enjoyed good form to end the year, scoring 5 and assisting 1 in his 10 games with the Dynamo.[27] His good performances weren't enough to save the Dynamo's season however, with Houston failing to qualify for the playoffs.[30]

After the first two games of the 2020 season, with Ramirez appearing off the bench in both, the season was paused for four months due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[31] Houston returned to play in July with the MLS is Back Tournament, however Ramirez did not take part, leaving the "bubble" to be with his wife for the birth of their second child.[32] He rejoined the team after the tournament and made his first start of the year on August 21 in a 0–0 draw with FC Dallas. On August 25 Ramirez scored once and added an assist as Houston won 5–2 at Sporting Kansas City. He found the back of the net again on September 9 to give Houston a 1–1 draw at the Colorado Rapids.[31] In a shortened season due to COVID-19, Ramirez ended the season with 2 goals and 2 assists from 15 games, 8 of them being starts.[33] It was another disappointing season for the Dynamo as a team, finishing bottom of the Western Conference and missing the playoffs again.[34]

As of November 14, 2020[36][37][38]

As of November 14, 2020.[39]

Scores and results list United States' goal tally first.

No	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	January 27, 2019	State Farm Stadium, Glendale, United States	Panama	3–0	3–0	Friendly

Source: US Soccer

• NASL Spring Season: 2014
• North American Supporter's Trophy: 2014

• NASL Best XI: 2014, 2015, 2016
• NASL Golden Boot: 2014, 2016
• North American Soccer League Young Player of the Year: 2014
• NASL Player of the Month – May/June 2014, August 2014, October/November 2014, July 2015, July 2016
• NASL Player of the Week – Week 4 2016, Week 12 2016