Diant Ramaj (born 19 September 2001) is a German professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Diant Ramaj | ||
Date of birth | (2001-09-19) 19 September 2001 (age 21) | ||
Place of birth | Stuttgart, Germany | ||
Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Eintracht Frankfurt | ||
Number | 40 | ||
Youth career | |||
0000 | SpVgg Cannstatt | ||
0000–2015 | VfB Stuttgart | ||
2015–2018 | Stuttgarter Kickers | ||
2018–2019 | 1. FC Heidenheim | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019–2021 | 1. FC Heidenheim | 0 | (0) |
2021– | Eintracht Frankfurt | 1 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2018–2019 | Germany U18 | 2 | (0) |
2019 | Germany U19 | 5 | (0) |
2020– | Germany U20 | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 January 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 November 2021 |
Ramaj played for Stuttgart clubs as SpVgg Cannstatt, VfB Stuttgart and Stuttgarter Kickers in his youth before moving to 1. FC Heidenheim in 2018. On 21 April 2019, he was named as a senior team substitute for the first time in a league match against St. Pauli.[2] Three months later, Ramaj was officially promoted to the senior team and was the third goalkeeper behind Kevin Müller and Vitus Eicher.[3]
On 10 May 2021, Ramaj signed his first professional contract with Bundesliga side Eintracht Frankfurt after agreeing to a three-year deal.[4] On 8 August 2021, he was named as a Eintracht Frankfurt substitute for the first time in a DFB-Pokal first round match against Waldhof Mannheim.[5] His debut with Eintracht Frankfurt came on 16 January 2022 in a 1–1 away draw against Augsburg after being named in the starting line-up.[6]
Since 2018, Ramaj is part of Germany at youth international level, respectively part of the U18, U19 and U20 teams and he with these teams played ten matches.[7]
Ramaj was born in Stuttgart, Germany to Kosovo Albanian parents from Gjakova.[8] His older brother, Dijon Ramaj is also a professional footballer who plays as a winger.[8]
Eintracht Frankfurt – current squad | |
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