Ramiro Canovas (born August 6, 1981) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a center back for the Atlanta Silverbacks in the North American Soccer League.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1981-08-06) 6 August 1981 (age 40) | ||
| Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Center back | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2004 | Mercer Bears | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Melchester Wings | |||
| 2008–2013 | Atlanta Silverbacks Reserves | ||
| 2014 | Atlanta Silverbacks | 18 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of November 23, 2014 | |||
Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Canovas started his career in the United States with the Mercer University Bears before joining the Melchester Wings in the Atlanta District Amateur Soccer League.[1] He then joined the Atlanta Silverbacks Reserves, then known as Atlanta FC, of the National Premier Soccer League.[1] Canovas scored the club's first ever goal in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup in 2008.[1] He then went on to captain the Silverbacks Reserves from 2010 to 2012.[1]
On March 2, 2014 it was announced that Canovas had signed his first professional contract at age 32 with the Atlanta Silverbacks of the North American Soccer League.[1] He then made his professional debut with the side on May 17, 2014 against the Carolina RailHawks. He came on as a 6th-minute substitute for Edgar Espinoza as the Silverbacks lost 2–0.[2]
| Club | Season | League | League Cup | U.S. Open Cup | CONCACAF | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Atlanta Silverbacks | 2014 | NASL | 18 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 0 |
| Career total | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||