Who is Calvin Ramsay? Liverpool's £6.5m signing from Aberdeen
Martin Macdonald
- Updated: 19 Jun 2022 11:27 BST
- 4 min read
Liverpool have signed wonderkid Calvin Ramsay from Aberdeen for a deal in the region of £6.5 million.
The 18-year-old right-back has become one of Scottish football’s most highly regarded young players over the past season, with the defender attracting attention from myriad of clubs in the Premier League and abroad.
With Andy Robertson and Kieran Tierney having impressed in the Premier League and Nathan Patterson departing Rangers for Everton in January 2022, Ramsay is the next young Scottish defender to potentially make the grade in England.
And Liverpool are the club that has won the race for the talented youngster.
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What position does Ramsay play in?
Whether playing for the Scotland national team youth sides or his hometown club, Ramsay has always been a right-sided full-back who can play as a wing-back in certain systems.
Calvin Ramsay's brilliant strike for U16's in their Cup Semi-Final at Rugby Park is one of the nominees for October's @Atlasknowledge Moment of the Month!
If you haven't voted yet you can do so here ➡ https://t.co/PdF9qZb7dI#StandFree pic.twitter.com/ari0Ujl60i— Aberdeen FC (@AberdeenFC) November 18, 2018
How good is Ramsay?
Aberdeen rate Ramsay as an "elite" young player. Chairman Dave Cormack has even said: "There are not many right back at his age like him, doing what he does. Look at the data and all the clubs look at the same scouting systems. He is in the elite upper bracket, right up there, for a young right-back in Europe
“People are seeing that and that is why we believe there will be a lot of interest."
Ramsay broke onto the scene in Scottish football towards the end of the 2020/21 campaign, when the defender was given a handful of starts in the Scottish Premiership split and in Aberdeen’s Scottish Cup run.
That was seemingly enough for new manager Stephen Glass to promote Ramsay to the first team as a regular starter and as such the young Scot has been an ever-present member of the Dons starting XI in European qualifiers and the Premiership since.
🚨BREAKING: Aberdeen's Calvin Ramsay has been named the Scottish Football Writers’ Association Young Player of the Year.
The right-back beat Josh Doig, Nathan Patterson, Stephen Welsh and Ross Graham to the award👇— Sky Sports Scotland (@ScotlandSky) April 27, 2022
The young full-back thrives when given space to run into with and without the ball, which is shown in his healthy assist count. Whether as a full-back or a more advanced wing-back, Ramsay has more than enough in the engine to trouble most teams.
In April 2022, he was named the Young Player of the Year in Scotland.
What clubs were interested in Ramsay?
While young talents in the Scottish game are often scooped up by Celtic or Rangers, this time it was the Premier League that showed the most interest.
Manchester United and Liverpool had been watching attentively since Ramsay broke into the Pittodrie side’s first team.
Leicester, Leeds, Bologna and Eintracht Frankfurt had all been watching the teenager as well, but it is Liverpool who have won the race.
He will come in as back-up to Trent Alexander-Arnold.
When does Ramsay’s contract expire?
The length of Ramsay's Liverpool contract is unknown, although one would expect runs until 2025 at the earliest.
How old is Ramsay?
Ramsey was born on 31 July 2003. He is 18.
What is Ramsay’s Instagram?
Calvin Ramsay’s Instagram account has 15k followers as of June 2022.
Who is Ramsay’s girlfriend?
Ramsay is dating Leah Gauld.
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