Aaron Ramsdale

Aaron Christopher Ramsdale (born 14 May 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for club Arsenal and the England national team.

Aaron Christopher Ramsdale was born on 14 May 1998 in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, and was raised in the nearby village of Chesterton.

Ramsdale began his career at Newcastle-under-Lyme-based club Marsh Town.

Goalkeeping coach Fred Barber took him up to Bolton Wanderers for a trial and they ended up signing him.

In 2013, Ramsdale joined Sheffield United after time spent in the Bolton Wanderers youth team.

In 2014, Ramsdale was identified by The Sentinel as a future prospect after helping his school, Sir Thomas Boughey High School, to reach the English Schools' FA Cup semi-final.

After graduating from Sheffield United's youth academy, Ramsdale signed a scholarship with the club in May 2014.

In December 2015, he briefly joined Northern Counties East Football League Premier Division club Worksop Town on loan, playing one match while their regular goalkeeper was suspended.

After returning to the Blades, Ramsdale appeared twice as an unused substitute during the 2015–16 season against Coventry City and Scunthorpe United.

In May 2016, he signed his first professional contract with the club.

Ramsdale made his professional debut starting in a 6–0 home victory over Leyton Orient in the FA Cup, keeping a clean sheet in the process.

He also made another appearance in the FA Cup against Bolton Wanderers but lost 3–2.

He was on the bench for the final game of the 2016–17 season against Leicester City.

Ramsdale began his senior club career playing for Sheffield United and signed for AFC Bournemouth in 2017.

Following successive loans to Chesterfield and AFC Wimbledon, Ramsdale played a season with Bournemouth and re-joined Sheffield United in a transfer worth an initial £18 million.

In 2021, Ramsdale signed for Arsenal in a club record transfer worth up to £30 million, becoming their most expensive goalkeeper.

Ramsdale has represented England at all levels from under-18 to the senior team, and won the UEFA European Under-19 Championship in 2017, and was in the squad that finished as runners-up at UEFA Euro 2020.

On 31 January 2017, Ramsdale was signed by Premier League club AFC Bournemouth for an undisclosed fee believed to be in the region of £800,000.

In the 2017–18 season, Ramsdale made 19 appearances in total for the club in League Two, but was ultimately unable to help prevent the club from suffering relegation to the National League.

In the January 2018 transfer window, Ramsdale was loaned out to Chesterfield for the rest of the 2017–18 season.

Ramsdale made his Chesterfield debut against Accrington Stanley on 6 January 2018, but scored an own goal after he "allowed a seemingly harmless Jackson strike from the right to squirm into the net", in a 4–0 loss.

A week later, against Luton Town, he kept a clean sheet in a 2–0 win.

In the 2018–19 season, Ramsdale made 20 appearances in total for the club in League One, and in doing so he won the club's Young Player of the Season Award for his performances in goal, as Wimbledon achieved survival in League One despite being 10 points from safety in February.

Ramsdale made both his Premier League debut and his full debut for Bournemouth on the opening day of the 2019–20 season, in a 1–1 draw against former team Sheffield United.

Ramsdale established himself as Bournemouth's first choice keeper in the first few months of the 2019–20 season, starting every Premier League game for the club until 12 January, when he missed the match against Watford due to injury.

He returned to the team in the next Premier League game, a 1–0 loss to Norwich City.

He signed a new, long-term contract with the club in October 2019.

That same month, Ramsdale's form saw him win the club's Player of the Month award for October, keeping clean sheets in the games against Norwich City and Watford.

His form continued in the next few months, as he again picked up the club's Player of the Month award in January for another string of excellent performances, including a Man of the Match winning display against Brighton & Hove Albion.

On 10 August, Ramsdale was named Player of the Year by the club's supporters.

On 4 January 2019, Ramsdale joined AFC Wimbledon on loan until the end of the 2018–19 season.

The next day, Ramsdale made his debut for the Dons in a 3–2 FA Cup third round victory over Fleetwood Town at the Highbury Stadium in Fleetwood.

His league debut came a week later in a 1–1 draw with Coventry City at the Ricoh Arena.

He helped the club defeat West Ham in the FA Cup.

On 19 August 2020, Ramsdale rejoined Sheffield United, for a reported fee of £18.5 million on a four-year deal.

In May 2021, he was named Sheffield United's Player of the Year and Young Player of the Year after being ever present between the sticks all season.

On 20 August 2021, Ramsdale signed for Premier League club Arsenal on a long-term contract.

He made his debut away to West Bromwich Albion in the 2021–22 EFL Cup five days later, and kept a clean sheet as Arsenal won 6–0.

He made his Premier League debut on 11 September and kept another clean sheet as Arsenal defeated Norwich City 1–0 at the Emirates Stadium.

After a run of clean sheets in the league, he conceded his first goal in a 3–1 home win against Tottenham Hotspur in the North London derby on 26 September.