Aaron Ramsey

Name Aaron Ramsey
Born December 26, 1990
Caerphilly
Wales
Position Midfielder
Squad Number 16
Previous Club(s) Cardiff City
Joined Arsenal June 13, 2008


16. Aaron Ramsey


The Wales Under-21 international Aaron Ramsey signed for the Gunners in June 2008 from Championship side Cardiff City, on a long-term contract for an undisclosed fee.

Although still only 17, Aaron has already represented his country at Under-21 level and became the youngest player ever to represent Wales at this level in August 2007, in a 4-3 victory over Sweden Under-21s. He was also recently called up to the full Welsh squad for their friendly international matches in Iceland and Holland, but was an unused substitute on both occasions.

Young midfielder Ramsey progressed through the youth ranks at Cardiff City and also became the youngest ever player to represent the Bluebirds, coming on as a substitute in the League match against Hull City on April 28, 2007, at just 16 years 124 days, breaking the previous record set by John Toshack.

Since making his debut for Cardiff City in the 2006/07 season, Ramsey went on to make a total of 22 appearances for the Welsh side, including a substitute appearance in last season’s FA Cup Final against Portsmouth at Wembley Stadium.