Chico Ramos

Francisco Ramos
Personal information
Full name	Francisco Augusto Neto Ramos
Date of birth	10 April 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth	Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Porto B
Number	48
Youth career
2003–2008	Varzim
2008–2014	Porto
2010–2011	→ Padroense (loan)
Senior career*
Years	Team
2014–	Porto B
2016–	Porto
International career‡
2010–2011	Portugal U16
2011–2012	Portugal U17
2012–2013	Portugal U18
2013–2014	Portugal U19
2014–2015	Portugal U20
2015–	Portugal U21
2016–	Portugal U23
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 November 2016; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 August 2016

Francisco Augusto Neto Ramos (born 10 April 1995) is a Portuguese footballer who plays for FC Porto B as a midfielder.

Club career

Born in Póvoa de Varzim, Ramos joined FC Porto's youth system at the age of 13, from local Varzim SC. He made his senior debuts with the former's B-team, going on to spend several seasons with them in the Segunda Liga.

Ramos' maiden appearance with the main squad took place on 20 January 2016, in a 0–1 away loss against F.C. Famalicão for the Taça da Liga.^[1]^[2] His first game in the Primeira Liga occurred on 12 March, as he came as an 88th-minute substitute for Vincent Aboubakar in a 3–2 home win over C.F. União.^[3]

Ramos represented Portugal at the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup. He played all the matches save one in New Zealand, helping his country reach the quarter-finals.^[4]

Ramos gained his first cap for the under-21 side on 12 November 2015, being featured in the second 45 minutes of the 4–0 win against Albania in Arouca for the 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifiers.^[5]

^ "FC Porto: Suk e quatro jogadores da equipa B em Famalicão" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 19 January 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
^ "Famalicão fecha a porta ao dragão" (in Portuguese). Rádio Renascença. 20 January 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
^ "FC Porto 3–2 U. Madeira" (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 12 March 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
^ "Brazil through as profligate Portugal pay the penalty". FIFA.com. 14 June 2015. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
^ "Portugal volta a golear e segue imparável" (in Portuguese). UEFA.com. 12 November 2015. Retrieved 5 April 2016. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)