Leo Ramirez-Espain
|
Ramirez-Espain playing for Watford in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Leo Ramirez-Espain[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 2 October 2006 | ||
| Place of birth | England | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Watford | ||
| Number | 52 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2016–2024 | Watford | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024– | Watford | 0 | (0) |
| 2025 | → Yeovil Town (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:02, 16 December 2025 (UTC) | |||
Leo Ramirez-Espain (born 2 October 2006) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for EFL Championship club Watford.[2]
Career
Ramirez-Espain joined Watford in 2016, at the age of 9.[3] Ramirez-Espain made his professional debut, aged 17, on 13, August, 2024, in a 5–0 Carabao Cup draw with Milton Keynes Dons, coming on as a substitute to replace Tom Dele-Bashiru after 76 minutes.[4] came back in for the next match against Plymouth Argyle to replace Tom Dele-Bashiru again after 75 minutes.[5][6]
In November 2025, Ramirez-Espain joined National League side Yeovil Town on loan until the end of January 2026.[7] On 16 December 2025, after making just one appearance for Yeovil, Ramirez-Espain was recalled from his loan by Watford.[8]
Personal life
Ramirez-Espain was born in England to an Argentinian father and a South African mother, and is of Spanish descent on his father's side.
Career statistics
- As of match played 13 December 2025
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Watford | 2024–25[9] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| 2025–26[10] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Yeovil Town (loan) | 2025–26[2] | National League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Career total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
References
- ^ "Updated squads for 2025/26 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 29 July 2025. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
- ^ a b "Summary - Leo Ramirez-Espain - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 29 July 2025.
- ^ "Academy: Ramirez-Espain Joins Yeovil On Loan". www.watfordfc.com. 11 November 2025. Retrieved 13 December 2025.
- ^ "Report: Watford 5-0 MK Dons". www.mkdons.com. 13 August 2024. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
- ^ "Report | Watford 2-0 Argyle | Plymouth Argyle - PAFC". www.pafc.co.uk. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
- ^ "Carabao Cup: Watford 2-0 Plymouth Argyle: Hornets ease into third round". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
- ^ "Yeovil sign Ramirez-Espain on loan from Watford". BBC Sport. 11 November 2025. Retrieved 13 December 2025.
- ^ "Leo Ramirez-Espain Returns to Watford". ytfc.net. 16 December 2025. Retrieved 16 December 2025.
- ^ "Games played by Leo Ramirez-Espain in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 December 2025.
- ^ "Games played by Leo Ramirez-Espain in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 December 2025.