Simón Ramírez (footballer, born 1998)

Simón Alonso Ramírez Cuevas (born 3 November 1998) is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Deportes Antofagasta.[1]

Simón Ramírez
Ramírez with Unión Española in 2023
Personal information
Full name Simón Alonso Ramírez Cuevas
Date of birth (1998-11-03) 3 November 1998 (age 27)
Place of birth Concepción, Chile
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position Right-back
Team information
Current team
Deportes Antofagasta
Youth career
2014–2016 Huachipato
2016–2017 Benfica
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016 Huachipato 18 (0)
2017–2019 Benfica B 24 (0)
2019 Belenenses 1 (0)
2020 Universidad de Concepción 30 (1)
2021–2022 Unión La Calera 21 (1)
2023–2025 Unión Española 59 (0)
2026– Deportes Antofagasta 0 (0)
International career
2015 Chile U17 5 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15 December 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 23 July 2018

Career

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Ramírez spent three seasons with Unión Española from 2023 to 2025.[2]

In March 2026, Ramírez joined Deportes Antofagasta in the Primera B de Chile.[3]

Personal life

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His twin brother, Antonio Ramírez, is also a professional footballer. Along with Simón, he has played for Huachipato, Chile U17 and Universidad de Concepción.[4]

References

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  1. @ulcsadpoficial (15 March 2021). "¡VELOCIDAD Y JUVENTUD!" (Tweet) (in Spanish) via Twitter.
  2. Zúñiga, Alfonso (15 December 2025). "Después de caer a Primera B: Unión Española realiza limpieza profunda en su plantel para 2026". RedGol (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 December 2025.
  3. Antúnez, Cristopher (11 March 2026). "Equipo de Primera B remece todo fichando a un ex Benfica". Bolavip Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 March 2026.
  4. "La curiosa historia de los gemelos en el fútbol chileno". chile.as.com (in Spanish). AS Chile. 28 July 2017. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
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