# Sandro Ramírez
**Sandro Ramírez** (Sandro Ramírez Castillo, born 1995 in [Las Palmas](https://www.edgepedia.org/las-palmas) de [Gran Canaria](https://www.edgepedia.org/gran-canaria)) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a striker for [UD Las Palmas](https://www.edgepedia.org/ud-las-palmas) in Spain's Segunda División.[1](https://www.malagacf.com/noticias/el-malaga-cf-incorpora-a-sandro-ramirez) • [2](https://www.udlaspalmas.es/en/news/sandro-renueva-su-vinculacion-con-la-ud-las-palmas) A product of the Las Palmas and Barcelona academies, he is best known for a 14-goal season with Málaga in 2016/17 that earned a transfer to Everton, and for a later career revival at his hometown club, where he has been under contract since 2023 and renewed through 30 June 2027.[1](https://www.malagacf.com/noticias/el-malaga-cf-incorpora-a-sandro-ramirez) • [3](https://www.skysports.com/football/player/123734/sandro-ramirez) • [4](https://as.com/futbol/primera/a-la-reconquista-con-sandro-n/) • [2](https://www.udlaspalmas.es/en/news/sandro-renueva-su-vinculacion-con-la-ud-las-palmas)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Full name / born | Sandro Ramírez Castillo, 1995, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain[1](https://www.malagacf.com/noticias/el-malaga-cf-incorpora-a-sandro-ramirez) |
| Position / club | Striker, UD Las Palmas (squad number 9), contract to 30 June 2027[3](https://www.skysports.com/football/player/123734/sandro-ramirez) • [2](https://www.udlaspalmas.es/en/news/sandro-renueva-su-vinculacion-con-la-ud-las-palmas) |
| Breakout season | Málaga CF, 2016/17: 30 La Liga appearances, 14 goals[5](https://theanalyst.com/players/1815/sandro-ramirez/career) |
| Barcelona record | 32 first-team matches, 7 goals; two La Liga titles, two Copas del Rey, one UEFA Champions League, one UEFA Super Cup, one FIFA Club World Cup[1](https://www.malagacf.com/noticias/el-malaga-cf-incorpora-a-sandro-ramirez) |
| Everton | Signed 3 July 2017 for an undisclosed fee; 8 Premier League appearances, 0 goals, followed by loans[3](https://www.skysports.com/football/player/123734/sandro-ramirez) • [5](https://theanalyst.com/players/1815/sandro-ramirez/career) |
| Return to Las Palmas | Loan from SD Huesca on 22 August 2022; purchase option of one million euros executed after promotion to Primera División[6](https://efe.com/deportes/2026-08-17/sandro-ramirez-vuelve-a-sentirse-futbolista/) |
| 2025/26 injury season | Knee operation; 3 matches, 18 minutes, 1 goal (against Cultural Leonesa)[7](https://www.udlaspalmas.net/2026/06/23/sandro-renovado-es-un-orgullo-seguir-defendiendo-los-colores-de-mi-equipo/) |
## Youth career and Barcelona
Sandro was formed in the UD Las Palmas academy and moved to the [FC Barcelona](https://www.edgepedia.org/fc-barcelona) youth setup at cadete age.[1](https://www.malagacf.com/noticias/el-malaga-cf-incorpora-a-sandro-ramirez) • [4](https://as.com/futbol/primera/a-la-reconquista-con-sandro-n/) He debuted in the [Segunda División](https://www.edgepedia.org/segunda-division) with Barcelona B while still a youth player, against Mirandés on 17 August 2013.[8](https://rfef.es/sites/default/files/pdf/revista/revista_rfef_217_octubre_2017.pdf) In 2013/14 he scored 7 goals in 31 league appearances for the B team, and in 2014/15 he added 8 goals in 30 matches while alternating with the first team.[1](https://www.malagacf.com/noticias/el-malaga-cf-incorpora-a-sandro-ramirez) • [5](https://theanalyst.com/players/1815/sandro-ramirez/career)
His [La Liga](https://www.edgepedia.org/la-liga) debut came at [Villarreal](https://www.edgepedia.org/villarreal) on 31 August 2014, where he scored the goal that won the match for Barcelona.[1](https://www.malagacf.com/noticias/el-malaga-cf-incorpora-a-sandro-ramirez) He became a full first-team player in 2015/16, and his Barcelona totals across all competitions were 32 matches (1,117 minutes) and 7 goals, with a medal haul of two league titles, two Copas del Rey, the 2014/15 [UEFA Champions League](https://www.edgepedia.org/uefa-champions-league), the UEFA Super Cup, and the FIFA Club World Cup.[1](https://www.malagacf.com/noticias/el-malaga-cf-incorpora-a-sandro-ramirez)
## Málaga and the Everton move
[Málaga CF](https://www.edgepedia.org/malaga-cf) signed Sandro from Barcelona on a three-season contract in the summer of 2016.[1](https://www.malagacf.com/noticias/el-malaga-cf-incorpora-a-sandro-ramirez) In his single season there he scored 14 goals in 30 La Liga matches, the most productive league campaign of his career.[5](https://theanalyst.com/players/1815/sandro-ramirez/career)
Everton signed him on 3 July 2017 for an undisclosed fee.[3](https://www.skysports.com/football/player/123734/sandro-ramirez) The move did not produce results: he played 8 Premier League matches without scoring in 2017/18, and a series of loans followed, to Sevilla in January 2018, [Real Sociedad](https://www.edgepedia.org/real-sociedad) in 2018/19, and [Real Valladolid](https://www.edgepedia.org/real-valladolid) in 2019/20.[3](https://www.skysports.com/football/player/123734/sandro-ramirez) • [5](https://theanalyst.com/players/1815/sandro-ramirez/career) He then had a season at [SD Huesca](https://www.edgepedia.org/sd-huesca) in 2020/21 (20 league appearances, 5 goals) and one at Getafe in 2021/22 (29 appearances, 3 goals).[5](https://theanalyst.com/players/1815/sandro-ramirez/career)
## UD Las Palmas
Sandro joined UD Las Palmas on loan from SD Huesca on 22 August 2022, the anniversary date of the club's founding.[6](https://efe.com/deportes/2026-08-17/sandro-ramirez-vuelve-a-sentirse-futbolista/) In that 2022/23 Segunda División season he scored 7 league goals in 21 appearances as the club won promotion to the Primera División, and Las Palmas then made the agreed purchase option effective, a fee of one million euros.[5](https://theanalyst.com/players/1815/sandro-ramirez/career) • [6](https://efe.com/deportes/2026-08-17/sandro-ramirez-vuelve-a-sentirse-futbolista/) AS reported the structure as one million euros for his federative and sporting rights paid in the summer of 2023, plus 500,000 euros paid a year earlier as compensation for the loan.[4](https://as.com/futbol/primera/a-la-reconquista-con-sandro-n/)
He became a regular in the top flight: 27 league appearances and 1 goal in 2023/24, and 31 appearances with 9 goals in 2024/25.[5](https://theanalyst.com/players/1815/sandro-ramirez/career) His last match before his long injury layoff was at Sevilla on 13 May 2025, after the club's relegation had already been sealed.[9](https://as.com/futbol/segunda/sandro-completa-su-puzle-f202609-n/)
**Injury and recovery.** Before the 2025/26 season he chose to undergo knee surgery, and the knee did not respond as expected at first, forcing him to start the rehabilitation over. He managed only 3 matches and 18 minutes all season, still scoring once, against Cultural Leonesa.[7](https://www.udlaspalmas.net/2026/06/23/sandro-renovado-es-un-orgullo-seguir-defendiendo-los-colores-de-mi-equipo/) He described the restart of the recovery as the hardest part, and credited his two children and his teammate [Jesé Rodríguez](https://www.edgepedia.org/jese), who had predicted the day of his first goal back, with helping him through it.[10](https://cadenaser.com/canarias/2026/03/04/el-gol-mas-especial-de-sandro-ramirez-en-la-ud-las-palmas-superacion-y-renacer-en-leon-ser-las-palmas/)
**Renewal and return.** On 22 June 2026, with his contract due to run to 2026, Las Palmas extended it by one season to 30 June 2027, which the club framed as a show of confidence in his full recovery.[2](https://www.udlaspalmas.es/en/news/sandro-renueva-su-vinculacion-con-la-ud-las-palmas) • [11](https://www.eldiario.es/canariasahora/Deportes/futbol/palmas-renueva-sandro-2027_1_13324316.amp.html) In the first matchday of the 2026/27 LaLiga Hypermotion season he came on and scored the winning goal in stoppage time against [Albacete Balompié](https://www.edgepedia.org/albacete-balompie), 2-1, at the Estadio de Gran Canaria.[6](https://efe.com/deportes/2026-08-17/sandro-ramirez-vuelve-a-sentirse-futbolista/) His first start since May 2025 followed in September 2026 against Leganés, 16 months and 21 days after his previous one; through those first three matches of the season he had accumulated 94 minutes and one goal.[9](https://as.com/futbol/segunda/sandro-completa-su-puzle-f202609-n/) In early October 2026 a muscular problem ruled him out of the match against Real Valladolid.[12](https://cadenaser.com/canarias/2026/10/02/sandro-ramirez-se-une-a-la-amplia-lista-de-bajas-de-la-ud-las-palmas-ser-las-palmas/)
## International career
Sandro has been capped by Spain at every youth level from under-16 upward, including 7 matches and 4 goals for the under-19 side and 3 matches for the under-21 team.[1](https://www.malagacf.com/noticias/el-malaga-cf-incorpora-a-sandro-ramirez)
## Playing record at Las Palmas
Across all competitions from 2023 to the present, Opta records 61 appearances, 11 goals, and 6 assists for Las Palmas, with the 2024/25 season (9 league goals) his most productive for the club.[5](https://theanalyst.com/players/1815/sandro-ramirez/career) He is one of the team captains, alongside Kirian Rodríguez, Álex Suárez, and Enzo Loiodice.[13](https://as.com/futbol/segunda/la-obediencia-de-juan-manuel-rodriguez-f202610-n/)
## References
1. [El Málaga CF incorpora a Sandro Ramírez, Málaga CF official website](https://www.malagacf.com/noticias/el-malaga-cf-incorpora-a-sandro-ramirez)
2. [Sandro renews his contract with UD Las Palmas, UD Las Palmas official website](https://www.udlaspalmas.es/en/news/sandro-renueva-su-vinculacion-con-la-ud-las-palmas)
3. [Sandro Ramírez player profile, Sky Sports](https://www.skysports.com/football/player/123734/sandro-ramirez)
4. [A la reconquista con Sandro, AS.com](https://as.com/futbol/primera/a-la-reconquista-con-sandro-n/)
5. [Sandro Ramírez Career History, Opta Analyst](https://theanalyst.com/players/1815/sandro-ramirez/career)
6. [Sandro Ramírez vuelve a sentirse futbolista, EFE](https://efe.com/deportes/2026-08-17/sandro-ramirez-vuelve-a-sentirse-futbolista/)
7. [Sandro: «Es un orgullo seguir defendiendo los colores de mi equipo», udlaspalmas.NET](https://www.udlaspalmas.net/2026/06/23/sandro-renovado-es-un-orgullo-seguir-defendiendo-los-colores-de-mi-equipo/)
8. [Del Málaga al Everton, RFEF revista 217 (octubre 2017)](https://rfef.es/sites/default/files/pdf/revista/revista_rfef_217_octubre_2017.pdf)
9. [Sandro completa su puzle, AS.com](https://as.com/futbol/segunda/sandro-completa-su-puzle-f202609-n/)
10. [El gol más especial de Sandro Ramírez en la UD Las Palmas, Cadena SER](https://cadenaser.com/canarias/2026/03/04/el-gol-mas-especial-de-sandro-ramirez-en-la-ud-las-palmas-superacion-y-renacer-en-leon-ser-las-palmas/)
11. [Las Palmas renueva a Sandro hasta 2027, elDiario.es Canarias](https://www.eldiario.es/canariasahora/Deportes/futbol/palmas-renueva-sandro-2027_1_13324316.amp.html)
12. [Sandro Ramírez se une a la amplia lista de bajas de la UD Las Palmas, Cadena SER](https://cadenaser.com/canarias/2026/10/02/sandro-ramirez-se-une-a-la-amplia-lista-de-bajas-de-la-ud-las-palmas-ser-las-palmas/)
13. [La obediencia de Juan Manuel Rodríguez, AS.com](https://as.com/futbol/segunda/la-obediencia-de-juan-manuel-rodriguez-f202610-n/)
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