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BRAZILIAN PAIR IN CONFEDERATIONS SQUAD - 14.05.2013
Oscar and David Luiz have been named in Luiz Felipe Scolari's Brazil squad for the Confederations Cup.
RAMIRES: RESPECTING THE REDS - 14.05.2013
Ramires has warned Benfica must be afforded plenty of respect as he aims to overcome his former club in the Europa League final on Wednesday.
RAMIRES: GREAT RESPONSIBILITY - 20.03.2013
Ramires is hoping a strong showing in Brazilian yellow at Stamford Bridge will bring him a step closer to representing his country in a home World Cup...
BRAZILIAN BOYS NAMED IN SQUAD FOR BRIDGE CLASH - 07.03.2013
David Luiz, Oscar and Ramires have all been included in the Brazil squad for their friendly games against Italy and Russia, the latter of which will take place at Stamford Bridge on Monday 25 March...
RAMIRES: SAINTS ON SONG - 16.01.2013
Despite triumphing 5-1 against Southampton only 11 days ago, Ramires is anticipating a testing time at Stamford Bridge on this evening...
THE DATA DAY: SOUTHAMPTON V CHELSEA - 07.01.2013
We had to come from behind to book our place in the FA Cup fourth round, but the win was well deserved according to the important facts and figures.
RAMIRES: SPECIAL SILVER - 05.01.2013
Ramires had every reason to fall in love with the FA Cup last season...
INTERNATIONALS: VICTORY ALL ROUND - 12.10.2012
Oscar scored the opening two goals as Brazil beat Iraq 6-0 in a friendly held in Sweden on Thursday night...
RAMIRES: POSITIONAL PLAY - 06.10.2012
After dropping back into a more familiar midfield role in recent weeks Ramires has flourished, and the 25-year-old is aiming to build on an impressive run of form...
RAMIRES: TIME TO FOCUS - 02.08.2012
When it comes to having a significant impact on the big stage, there are few better players to have in your side than Ramires...
RAMIRES RETURNS TO INTERNATIONAL FOLD - 31.07.2012
Ramires has been recalled to the Brazil squad by national team coach Mano Menezes.
LOOKING BACK: NO 7 - 21.06.2012
After finishing his debut season in England strongly, Ramires continued where he left off during the 2011/12 campaign...
INTERNATIONAL ROUND-UP - 04.06.2012
Both Fernando Torres and Juan Mata came off the bench as Spain signed off from their Euro 2012 warm-up programme with a 1-0 win against China...
RAMIRES: BEATING BENFICA - 03.04.2012
Ramires insists nobody in the dressing room is taking anything for granted as we prepare for Wednesday's Champions League quarter-final second leg against his former side Benfica.
RAMIRES: HAPPY HOMECOMING - 27.03.2012
Ramires returns to the Estadio da Luz for the first time since leaving Benfica early last season, and is determined to be walking away with the upper hand in our Champions League quarter-final tie...
RAMIRES RESPONDS WITH 188BET - 08.03.2012
Ramires joined our official betting partner 188BET for a Twitter-based Q and A on Thursday afternoon, spending an hour responding to fans' online questions.
FIVE MORE YEARS FOR RAMIRES - 05.03.2012
Ramires today (Monday) signed a new contract which commits him to Chelsea until 2017...
RAMIRES: MAKING SACRIFICES - 03.03.2012
Ramires has stressed the need for consistency ahead of this weekend's Barclays Premier League game at West Bromwich Albion...
VILLAS-BOAS SET TO WELCOME BACK RAMIRES - 16.02.2012
Andre Villas-Boas should have Ramires back for Saturday's visit of Birmingham City in the FA Cup, while a decision is yet to be made on the fitness of John Terry...
RAMIRES INJURY NEWS - 29.01.2012
Scans confirm Ramires suffered a medial ligament injury to his right knee in Saturday's game against Queens Park Rangers...
188BET WANT YOUR QUESTIONS FOR RAMIRES - 24.01.2012
The club's official betting partner, 188BET, is offering all Chelsea fans the chance to chat live with Ramires.
CHANGING FACES OF RAMIRES IN NEW MAG - 12.01.2012
In the latest edition of the official Chelsea magazine (available in shops today), midfielder Ramires talks about the inspirational effect winning a 50/50 tackle can have on the players around...

Name: Nascimento Ramires
Nationality: Brazilian
Date of Birth: 24/03/1987
Height: 180 cm
Weight: 73.0 kg
Previous Clubs: Benfica
Position: Midfielder

Chelsea career
Ramires Santos do Nascimento joined Chelsea in the summer of 2010 on a four-year contract after one season with Benfica.

A Chelsea debut arrived in a 2-0 win against Stoke in late August, Ramires appearing for the final few minutes in place of Michael Essien, before a first start at West Ham and full games against Blackpool in the Premier League and Newcastle in the Carling Cup.

In total there were 22 starts in his first campaign, with the Brazilian providing a committed presence during the side's winless two months between November and December, and winning a late penalty at White Hart Lane that gave us the chance to beat Spurs.

A first Chelsea goal arrived in the 4-0 demolition of Bolton Wanderers in late January, and the mobbing he received showed how popular the player is at Stamford Bridge.

In late March he scored his second Chelsea goal, dancing between two Manchester City defenders before firing high into the top corner. It was a strike deemed worthy of the club's Goal of the Season award by supporters.

Ramires missed our pre-season tour of Asia in 2011 due to Copa America duty, but returned to England in sparkling form, and proved a key component in Andre Villas-Boas's Chelsea at the start of the 2011/12 campaign, figuring as a regular on the right of a midfield three, and contributing greater drive going forward. Two early season goals against Swansea suggested a bright campaign ahead.

The Brazilian remained an important part of the midfield throughout the autumn and winter, before a medial ligament injury to his right knee in the FA Cup win at QPR threatened to keep him out for a month.

However, he only missed three games before coming back and played consistently well upon his return. His goalscoring tended to come in spurts, with two four-in-six purple patches, including the second in our crucial 3-0 win over Valencia in early December.

Under Roberto Di Matteo, he has tended to feature as the right winger in a front three, providing more energy and defensive support down that flank, and he made a massive impact as the season drew to a close, developing a reputation as a big-game player.

Ramires scored the crucial third goal at Wembley as we beat Tottenham 5-1 in the FA Cup semi-final, before netting a sublime chip in the Camp Nou during our 2-2 draw in the Champions League semi-final, a game which also saw him pick up a booking which ruled him out of the Final.

It was Wembley joy for the likeable Brazilian once again when he opened the scoring in the FA Cup Final, racing on to a Juan Mata pass before driving past Pepe Reina, and while he played no part in our Champions League Final success, he had undoubtedly done as much as anybody to bask in the victory.

Illness ruled Ramires out of our opening game of the 2012/13 campaign at Wigan, but he returned to the starting line-up three days later for the 4-2 win against Reading.

After ending the 2011/12 campaign playing wide on the right, this season has seen Ramires deployed more often than not in a more familiar defensive midfield role alongside John Mikel Obi.

It's a role he has carried out with aplomb, particularly in the wins against both Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur, although he is still liable to chip in with crucial strikes from deep, as testified with successive goals against Manchester United, both in the Premier League and Capital One Cup.

Pre-Chelsea
Ramires spent one season with Benfica in which he helped them storm to the Liga Sagres title, five points clear of Braga in second place.

During that campaign, the 23-year-old midfielder made 26 league appearances, scoring four times including a last-minute winner against Vitoria Guimaraes on his debut.

Rio-born Ramires signed for Benfica from Cruzeiro, on the day he earned his first call-up to the full Brazil squad for the 2009 Confederations Cup, a tournament they easily won, and he went on to help them qualify for the World Cup.

Comfortable in either the centre or the right of midfield, he spent just over two seasons in Belo Horizonte with Cruzeiro, whom he joined from Joinville in 2007, and became a state champion appearing in 61 league matches and scoring 10 times.

International career
Ramires made his Brazil debut in the summer of 2009 and was an ever-present as they lifted the Confederations Cup in South Africa.

Picked in Dunga's 23-man squad for the World Cup a year later, he appeared in four of their five matches but was suspended for the 2-1 defeat to Holland in the quarter-finals after accumulating two yellow cards. His only start was against Chile in the first knockout round.

After competing for Brazil at the 2011 Copa America, he endured a lengthy spell in the international wilderness, before being recalled to the national squad for a friendly in August, 2012.

One month later, he scored in Brazil's 8-0 friendly win over China.

Ramires was also a member of the Brazil squad which took part at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

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