# Calvin Ramsay
**Calvin William Ramsay** (born 2003) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Liverpool FC, currently on loan at St Mirren for the 2026-27 season, and has been capped once by Scotland.[1](https://www.transfermarkt.us/calvin-ramsay/profil/spieler/633652) • [2](https://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/calvin-ramsay-makes-loan-move-st-mirren?amp=1) He joined Liverpool from Aberdeen in June 2022 after a breakthrough season in the [Scottish Premiership](https://www.edgepedia.org/scottish-premiership), but his time at the club has been shaped by injury, with the majority of his appearances coming on a series of loan spells.[3](https://www.liverpoolfc.com/teams/mens-team/calvin-ramsay)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 2003, Aberdeen, Scotland; 1.77 m, right-footed right-back[1](https://www.transfermarkt.us/calvin-ramsay/profil/spieler/633652) |
| Youth career | Cove Boys Club, then Aberdeen FC from 2012; turned professional in 2019[1](https://www.transfermarkt.us/calvin-ramsay/profil/spieler/633652) • [3](https://www.liverpoolfc.com/teams/mens-team/calvin-ramsay) |
| Aberdeen record | 39 senior appearances, nine assists, one goal; SFWA Young Player of the Year 2021-22[4](https://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/liverpool-fc-complete-deal-sign-calvin-ramsay) |
| Liverpool transfer | Signed 19 June 2022 on a long-term contract; fee reported as an initial £4.2 million with add-ons and a sell-on clause[4](https://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/liverpool-fc-complete-deal-sign-calvin-ramsay) • [5](https://www.lfchistory.net/players/1400) |
| Liverpool record | Four senior appearances, none in the Premier League; debut 1 November 2022 in the Champions League against Napoli[5](https://www.lfchistory.net/players/1400) |
| Scotland | One senior cap, debut 16 November 2022 against Turkey[5](https://www.lfchistory.net/players/1400) |
| Loans | Preston North End, Bolton Wanderers, Wigan Athletic, Kilmarnock, and St Mirren (2026-27)[3](https://www.liverpoolfc.com/teams/mens-team/calvin-ramsay) |
| Contract | Expires 30 June 2027[5](https://www.lfchistory.net/players/1400) |
## Youth career at Aberdeen
Ramsay began with the boys' club Cove at about eight years old and joined Aberdeen after a trial, remaining with the club for roughly seven years before his move south.[6](https://www.afc.co.uk/en/news/calvin-ramsay-feature) He attended the SFA performance school at Hazlehead for four years before signing his professional contract in 2019.[6](https://www.afc.co.uk/en/news/calvin-ramsay-feature) • [3](https://www.liverpoolfc.com/teams/mens-team/calvin-ramsay)
He was initially a central midfielder and played there until U15 level, when he was moved to the right side of defense during a youth tournament; he stayed at right-back from then on.[3](https://www.liverpoolfc.com/teams/mens-team/calvin-ramsay) In November 2019, aged 16, he was one of four Aberdeen U16 players called up to Scotland Under-17s, and he was named on the first-team bench for a league game against Hearts three days after his 16th birthday.[6](https://www.afc.co.uk/en/news/calvin-ramsay-feature)
## Breakthrough at Aberdeen
Ramsay made his senior debut for Aberdeen as a substitute against Dundee United in March 2021, followed by five more appearances that season, including his first start.[3](https://www.liverpoolfc.com/teams/mens-team/calvin-ramsay) His first start came in a [Scottish Cup](https://www.edgepedia.org/scottish-cup) tie away to [Dumbarton](https://www.edgepedia.org/dumbarton), where he was named Man of the Match despite being substituted just after the hour.[7](https://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/his-game-has-been-modelled-trent-rapid-rise-calvin-ramsay?amp=1)
The 2021-22 season was his breakthrough. He established himself as Aberdeen's regular right-back with 24 Scottish Premiership appearances and three more in the domestic cups, and gained European experience in the Europa Conference League qualifiers.[3](https://www.liverpoolfc.com/teams/mens-team/calvin-ramsay) Across all competitions he made 39 appearances, scored once, a 20-yard strike with his left foot against Dundee, and recorded nine assists, having also been a primary free-kick and corner taker at Pittodrie.[3](https://www.liverpoolfc.com/teams/mens-team/calvin-ramsay) He missed about two months before Christmas that season with a hamstring injury.[5](https://www.lfchistory.net/players/1400)
The individual recognition followed: he won the Scottish Football Writers' Association's Young Player of the Year award for 2021-22 and was shortlisted for the PFA Scotland Young Player of the Year award.[4](https://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/liverpool-fc-complete-deal-sign-calvin-ramsay) The season was a difficult one for the club, which finished 10th, its lowest placing in almost two decades, and changed managers during the campaign.[7](https://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/his-game-has-been-modelled-trent-rapid-rise-calvin-ramsay?amp=1)
## Move to Liverpool
Liverpool completed the signing on 19 June 2022, with Ramsay joining on a long-term contract and taking the No. 22 shirt.[4](https://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/liverpool-fc-complete-deal-sign-calvin-ramsay) The fee was reported as an initial £4.2 million with add-ons and a sell-on clause, a deal that made him the most lucrative departing sale in Aberdeen's history to that point; LFChistory lists the fee as £6.5 million.[5](https://www.lfchistory.net/players/1400) • [8](https://news.stv.tv/sport/calvin-ramsay-who-is-the-scottish-youngster-signed-by-liverpool-from-aberdeen) He was signed as back-up to [Trent Alexander-Arnold](https://www.edgepedia.org/trent-alexander-arnold) at right-back, and said the club's pathway for young players was a major reason for choosing Liverpool.[5](https://www.lfchistory.net/players/1400) • [9](https://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/first-team/454392-calvin-ramsay-i-joined-liverpool-because-of-the-pathway-for-young-players)
His debut came on 1 November 2022 as a late substitute in a Champions League win over Napoli at Anfield, and he later played the full 90 minutes in a Carabao Cup victory against Derby County.[3](https://www.liverpoolfc.com/teams/mens-team/calvin-ramsay) His full senior debut for Scotland followed on 16 November 2022 against Turkey.[5](https://www.lfchistory.net/players/1400) Surgery in February 2023 ruled him out for the remainder of the 2022-23 season.[3](https://www.liverpoolfc.com/teams/mens-team/calvin-ramsay)
## Loans and later Liverpool years
Ramsay spent 2023-24 on loan at Preston North End and then Bolton Wanderers, followed by the first half of 2024-25 at Wigan Athletic and the second half at [Kilmarnock](https://www.edgepedia.org/kilmarnock) in the Scottish Premiership from January 2025.[3](https://www.liverpoolfc.com/teams/mens-team/calvin-ramsay) The loan spells yielded limited playing time: Opta records two Championship appearances for Preston, three League One appearances for Bolton, eight for Wigan, and eight [Premiership](https://www.edgepedia.org/premiership) appearances for Kilmarnock.[10](https://theanalyst.com/players/4116/calvin-ramsay/career)
He remained with Liverpool for the whole of 2025-26, a season framed around returning to full fitness with the U21s and pushing for first-team opportunities, and was named in the senior matchday squad 20 times, appearing twice.[3](https://www.liverpoolfc.com/teams/mens-team/calvin-ramsay) Across his Liverpool career he has made four senior appearances, none of them in the Premier League, with his last appearance on 14 February 2026.[5](https://www.lfchistory.net/players/1400)
In August 2026 he joined St Mirren on a season-long loan, his fifth loan spell from Liverpool, with his contract running to 30 June 2027.[2](https://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/calvin-ramsay-makes-loan-move-st-mirren?amp=1) • [5](https://www.lfchistory.net/players/1400)
## Playing style
Ramsay describes himself as an attack-minded right-back whose main attribute is going forward, with crossing, shooting with both feet, and linking with the winger as strengths, while acknowledging a need to develop defensively.[9](https://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/first-team/454392-calvin-ramsay-i-joined-liverpool-because-of-the-pathway-for-young-players) A tactical analysis of his 2021-22 Aberdeen season found him effective in dribbling and ball carrying, a volume crosser and set-piece specialist who led the Premiership's full-backs in shot assists, but below average in defensive duels relative to the league's other full-backs.[11](https://totalfootballanalysis.com/article/calvin-ramsay-scotland-and-aberdeen-scout-report-tactical-analysis-tactics) His game has been compared to Alexander-Arnold's, a comparison Ramsay himself drew when citing the Liverpool defender as a model for his own attacking style.[7](https://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/his-game-has-been-modelled-trent-rapid-rise-calvin-ramsay?amp=1) • [9](https://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/first-team/454392-calvin-ramsay-i-joined-liverpool-because-of-the-pathway-for-young-players)
## References
1. [Calvin Ramsay player profile, Transfermarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.us/calvin-ramsay/profil/spieler/633652)
2. [Calvin Ramsay makes loan move to St Mirren, Liverpool FC](https://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/calvin-ramsay-makes-loan-move-st-mirren?amp=1)
3. [Calvin Ramsay profile, Liverpool FC](https://www.liverpoolfc.com/teams/mens-team/calvin-ramsay)
4. [Liverpool FC complete deal to sign Calvin Ramsay, Liverpool FC](https://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/liverpool-fc-complete-deal-sign-calvin-ramsay)
5. [Calvin Ramsay, LFChistory.net](https://www.lfchistory.net/players/1400)
6. [Development Dons | Calvin Ramsay, Aberdeen FC](https://www.afc.co.uk/en/news/calvin-ramsay-feature)
7. ["His game has been modelled on Trent" - the rapid rise of Calvin Ramsay, Liverpool FC](https://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/his-game-has-been-modelled-trent-rapid-rise-calvin-ramsay?amp=1)
8. [Calvin Ramsay: Who is the Scottish youngster signed by Liverpool from Aberdeen?, STV News](https://news.stv.tv/sport/calvin-ramsay-who-is-the-scottish-youngster-signed-by-liverpool-from-aberdeen)
9. [Ramsay: I joined LFC because of the pathway for young players, Liverpool FC](https://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/first-team/454392-calvin-ramsay-i-joined-liverpool-because-of-the-pathway-for-young-players)
10. [Calvin Ramsay Career History, Opta Analyst](https://theanalyst.com/players/4116/calvin-ramsay/career)
11. [Calvin Ramsay: Scotland and Aberdeen, Total Football Analysis](https://totalfootballanalysis.com/article/calvin-ramsay-scotland-and-aberdeen-scout-report-tactical-analysis-tactics)
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