Jonathan Viera Ramos (Spanish pronunciation:[ˈɟʝonatham ˈbjeɾa ˈramos];[lower-alpha 1] born 21 October 1989) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a left winger or an attacking midfielder for UD Las Palmas.
Spanish footballer
In this Spanish name, the first or paternalsurname is Vieraand the second or maternal family name is Ramos.
Born in Las Palmas, Viera finished his youth career with hometown's UD Las Palmas, where he earned the nickname Romário.[2] He made his senior debut with the reserve team, appearing in ten Segunda División B games in the 2008–09 season and suffering relegation. On 18 February 2010, he renewed his contract until June 2013.[3]
Viera was definitely promoted to the main squad for 2010–11, as the team competed in the Segunda División.[4] He finished the campaign with 31 matches (26 starts) and six goals, including three in a 5–3 away win against FC Barcelona B on 15 May 2011, which all but certified the Canary Islands side's permanence.[5]
In January 2012, amidst rumours of a transfer – Las Palmas inclusively had everything arranged with Granada CF but the deal eventually fell through – Viera assured he would stay with his club until the end of the season.[6] He finished as the second-best top scorer in the squad at nine, only trailing another youth graduate, Vitolo, by one goal.[7]
Valencia
On 6 May 2012, one month before the Las Palmas season ended, Viera signed with La Liga's Valencia CF for five years and €2.5 million.[8][9] He made his official debut against FC Barcelona, playing 13 minutes of a 1–0 away loss.[10]
Viera scored his first goal in the top flight on 29 September 2012, closing the 2–0 home victory over Real Zaragoza.[11] On 30 August of the following year, he was loaned to Madrid-based Rayo Vallecano in a season-long move without the option of making the deal permanent afterwards.[12]
Standard Liège
On 1 September 2014, Viera cut ties with Valencia,[13] immediately joining Standard Liège.[14] He appeared in only seven competitive matches during his spell in Belgium, scoring in a 2–1 group stage defeat at Feyenoord in the UEFA Europa League.[15]
Return to Las Palmas
On 14 January 2015, Viera was loaned to Las Palmas until June.[16] He contributed seven goals in 21 appearances, as his team returned to the top division after a 13-year absence.[17]
Viera signed a permanent three-year deal on 14 July 2015, for €900,000.[18]
Beijing Guoan
On 19 February 2018, Viera joined Chinese Super League club Beijing Sinobo Guoan F.C. on a four-year contract for a fee of around €11 million. The player acknowledged the transfer "took care" of his future,[19][20] and Las Palmas retained a buy-back option in the future.[17] On 7 April 2019, he was named the competition's Player of the Month for the previous month.[21]
Viera completed the second hat-trick of his career on 28 April 2019, by scoring three goals in a 4–1 home defeat of Dalian Yifang F.C. in the domestic league.[22] In August, he was loaned to Las Palmas until the end of the year.[23]
Third spell at Las Palmas
On 23 August 2021, Viera returned to Las Palmas on a five-year contract.[24]
International career
Viera played once with the Spain under-21s, featuring the last minutes of the 1–1 friendly draw with Belarus in Alcalá de Henares.[25] On 9 October 2017, as the full side had already qualified as group champions for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, manager Julen Lopetegui handed him his debut, and he played the entire 1–0 away win over Israel.[26]
Career statistics
Viera being interviewed after signing with Valencia (in Spanish)
Artiles Castellano, Alberto (14 July 2015). "La UD ficha a Viera por tres años"[UD sign Viera for three years]. Canarias7 (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 January 2021.
"中超3月各项最佳出炉:国安夺3魁 张宇峰最佳U21"[Superbest in March's Super League: Guoan take 3 Zhang Yufeng best U21] (in Chinese). Sina Sports. 7 April 2019. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
"生涯第2帽!比埃拉家庭博物馆收藏进球 直言太兴奋"[Second career hat trick! Viera adds match ball to his personal museum] (in Chinese). Sina Sports. 29 April 2019. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
Ortego, Enrique (9 October 2017). "Un golazo de Illarra premia a España"[Illarra wonder goal rewards Spain]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 October 2017.
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