Diant Ramaj (born 19 September 2001) is a German professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Eredivisie club Ajax.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 19 September 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Stuttgart, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Ajax | ||
| Number | 40 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| SpVgg Cannstatt | |||
| –2015 | VfB Stuttgart | ||
| 2015–2018 | Stuttgarter Kickers | ||
| 2018–2019 | 1. FC Heidenheim | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2021 | 1. FC Heidenheim | 0 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 2 | (0) |
| 2022 | Eintracht Frankfurt II | 3 | (0) |
| 2023– | Jong Ajax | 2 | (0) |
| 2023– | Ajax | 23 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018–2019 | Germany U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2019 | Germany U19 | 5 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Germany U20 | 3 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 October 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 November 2021 | |||
Club career
editEarly career and 1. FC Heidenheim
editRamaj played for Stuttgart clubs as SpVgg Cannstatt, VfB Stuttgart and Stuttgarter Kickers in his youth before moving to 1. FC Heidenheim in 2018. On 21 April 2019, he was named as a senior team substitute for the first time in a league match against St. Pauli.[2] Three months later, Ramaj was officially promoted to the senior team and was the third goalkeeper behind Kevin Müller and Vitus Eicher.[3]
Eintracht Frankfurt
editOn 10 May 2021, Ramaj signed his first professional contract with Bundesliga side Eintracht Frankfurt after agreeing to a three-year deal.[4] On 8 August 2021, he was named as an Eintracht Frankfurt substitute for the first time in a DFB-Pokal first round match against Waldhof Mannheim.[5] His debut with Eintracht Frankfurt came on 16 January 2022 in a 1–1 away draw against Augsburg after being named in the starting line-up.[6]
Ajax
editOn 3 August 2023, Ramaj signed a five-year contract with Ajax.[7] He made his debut playing for the reserves team Jong Ajax in the Dutch Eerste Divisie on 25 September 2023 in a 1–1 deadlock against FC Eindhoven.[8]
International career
editSince 2018, Ramaj is part of Germany at youth international level, respectively part of the U18, U19 and U20 teams and he with these teams played ten matches.[9]
Personal life
editRamaj was born in Stuttgart, Germany to Kosovo Albanian parents from Gjakova.[10] His older brother, Dijon Ramaj was also a professional footballer who played as a winger before retiring in 2021.[10]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 27 October 2024[11]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Frankfurt | 2021–22 | Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022–23 | Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Jong Ajax | 2023–24 | Eerste Divisie | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Ajax | 2023–24 | Eredivisie | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8[a] | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| 2024–25 | Eredivisie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 32 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 36 | 0 | ||
- ^ Four appearances in UEFA Europa League, four appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
References
edit- ^ "Diant Ramaj". AFC Ajax. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
- ^ "Heidenheim vs. St. Pauli 3–0". Soccerway. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
- ^ "Diese vier U-19-Spieler rücken in den Profikader nach" [These four U-19 players are promoted to the professional squad]. Heidenheimer Zeitung (in German). 21 July 2019. Archived from the original on 28 October 2020. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
- ^ "Diant Ramaj to join Eagles". Eintracht Frankfurt. 10 May 2021.
- ^ "Waldhof Mannheim vs. Eintracht Frankfurt 2–0". Soccerway. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- ^ Eintracht Frankfurt [@eintracht_eng] (16 January 2022). "TEAM NEWS | Our line-up to face @FCA_World | #SGE #FCASGE" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Ajax sign Diant Ramaj". Ajax. 3 August 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
- ^ "Magistrale trap van Kökcü redt gehavend FC Eindhoven in blessuretijd bij Jong Ajax". Eindhoven Dagblad. 25 September 2021.
- ^ Diant Ramaj at DFB (also available in German)
- ^ a b "Dijon e Diant Ramaj, vëllezërit kosovarë të Gjermanisë" [Dijon and Diant Ramaj, the Kosovar brothers of Germany] (in Albanian). Koha Ditore. 4 September 2020.
- ^ Diant Ramaj at Soccerway
External links
edit- Diant Ramaj at Soccerway
