SOCCERSTARZ RAMIRES FIGURINE (CHELSEA) IN CAPE TOWN

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 13 working days Ramires Santos do Nascimento, commonly known as Ramires, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Chelsea and the Brazilian national team. A midfielder, he is comfortable in either the centre or the right of midfield. He has also been deployed as a defensive midfielder playing a box-to-box midfielder role because of his energy in supporting defensive and offensive play. Ramires began his career playing for Royal Sport Club. In , he signed for Joinville, before joining Cruzeiro, whom he spent just over two seasons with appearing in 61 league matches and scoring 10 times. In , Ramires moved to Portugal and signed for SL Benfica from Cruzeiro. He spent one season with Benfica in which he helped them to the Liga Sagres title, five points clear of second place Braga. He then joined English club Chelsea in the summer of on a four-year contract. He made his Chelsea debut in a 2-0 win against Stoke in late August and scored his first goal in a 4-0 victory against Bolton. Ramires is a Brazilian international. He made his Brazil debut on 6 June , in a FIFA World Cup qualification game against Uruguay. He represented the Brazilian national team for FIFA World Cup qualification and the FIFA Confederations Cup. Ramires represented his country at the Olympics in Beijing, China and won a Bronze medal. Chelsea On 4 August , Benfica announced they had agreed a deal with English Premier League champions Chelsea and his third-party owner for 22 million. Ramires completed his move to Chelsea on 13 August , on a four-year contract. He was handed the number 7 shirt, previously worn by Ukrainian international Andriy Shevchenko. season Ramires played all of Chelsea's pre-season tour in America. He also played all of the Community Shield and assisted Fernando Torres for the opener and filled in for Branislav Ivanovic at right back after he was sent off for a foul on Aleksandar Kolarov.