 Sandro withBarcelona in 2014 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sandro Ramírez Castillo[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1995-07-09)9 July 1995 (age 30)[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Las Palmas, Spain[1] | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Las Palmas | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999–2002 | Barrio Atlántico | ||
| 2002–2009 | Las Palmas | ||
| 2009–2013 | Barcelona | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2015 | Barcelona B | 61 | (15) |
| 2014–2016 | Barcelona | 17 | (2) |
| 2016–2017 | Málaga | 30 | (14) |
| 2017–2020 | Everton | 8 | (0) |
| 2018 | →Sevilla (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | →Real Sociedad (loan) | 24 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | →Valladolid (loan) | 24 | (3) |
| 2020–2023 | Huesca | 20 | (5) |
| 2021–2022 | →Getafe (loan) | 29 | (3) |
| 2022–2023 | →Las Palmas (loan) | 21 | (7) |
| 2023– | Las Palmas | 58 | (10) |
| International career | |||
| 2011 | Spain U16 | 6 | (5) |
| 2011–2012 | Spain U17 | 4 | (9) |
| 2013 | Spain U18 | 2 | (1) |
| 2013–2014 | Spain U19 | 7 | (4) |
| 2014–2017 | Spain U21 | 7 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:32, 13 May 2025 (UTC) | |||
Sandro Ramírez Castillo (Spanish pronunciation:[ˈsandɾoraˈmiɾeθkasˈtiʎo]; born 9 July 1995), known simply asSandro, is a Spanish professionalfootballer who plays as aforward forSegunda División clubLas Palmas.
He began his professional career atBarcelona playing mainly in theirreserves, and won seven domestic and international honours with the first team. In 2017 he signed withEverton after a successful season withMálaga, being loaned three times before his release. In2023–24 he equalled the record for appearing with most clubs inLa Liga, with Las Palmas his eighth.
Sandro was aSpanish youth international.
Born inLas Palmas,Canary Islands, Sandro joinedFC Barcelona's youth setup in 2009, aged 14, after starting out at localUD Las Palmas.[3] On 10 June 2013, he was promoted to theformer's B team,[4] and made his professional debut on 17 August in a 2–1 away loss againstCD Mirandés in theSegunda División.[5]
Sandro scored his first goal as a professional on 15 September 2013, netting the first of a 2–0 home win againstReal Madrid Castilla.[6] He finishedthe campaign with 31 appearances, netting seven times to help his team finish third.[7]
On 18 August 2014, Sandro scored the last of a 6–0 victory overClub León for that year'sJoan Gamper Trophy, afterassisting fellow youth graduateMunir El Haddadi in the fifth.[8] He was also called up to the main squad for the match againstElche CF,[9] but remained unused in the 3–0La Liga win on 24 August.[10]
Sandro made his debut in theSpanish top division on 31 August 2014, coming on as asubstitute forPedro midway through the second half of the fixture atVillarreal CF and scoring the game's only goal 12 minutes later.[11] He netted for the only time in theUEFA Champions League on 21 October, contributing to a3–1 group stage home win againstAFC Ajax with an injury-time strike.[12] On 16 December, he scored his first goal in theCopa del Rey, in an8–1 home rout ofSD Huesca.[13]
On 2 December 2015, in the midst of a lengthy scoring drought for both players,[14][15] Sandro scored ahat-trick and assisted once whilst Munir contributed a brace in the6–1 home defeat ofCF Villanovense in the domestic cup, to send Barcelona into theround of 16.[16] As the former appeared in just ten league games throughoutthe season, technical directorRobert Fernández announced in May 2016 that the player would leave the club the following month, adding he was only kept in the squad due to a transfer embargo that was to end shortly after.[17]
On 2 July 2016,Málaga CF leaked news of the potential signing of Sandro, and their official website temporarily featured a player profile, shortly after his release from Barcelona.[18] Five days later, they officially announced his signing on a three-year contract.[19] He made his debut on 19 August, starting as they beganthe season with a 1–1 draw againstCA Osasuna, and scored his first goal four weeks later to equalise in a 2–1 win overSD Eibar also atLa Rosaleda.[20]
Sandro took hisseason tally to 11 on 8 April 2017 after helping defeat former club Barcelona 2–0 at home, netting the first through a solo effort that started in his own half.[21]
On 3 July 2017, Sandro signed forEverton on a four-year contract after the club triggered a £5.2 million release clause in his Málaga contract.[22][23] He made his debut on 12 August, starting in a 1–0 home win againstStoke City in thePremier League.[24]
Sandro joinedSevilla FC onloan on 30 January 2018, for the remainder ofthe campaign.[25] Seven months later, he moved toReal Sociedad also on loan.[26]
On 2 July 2019, Sandro agreed to a one-year loan deal withReal Valladolid still in the Spanish top tier.[27] He scored his first goal in two and a half years on 3 November, helping to a 3–0 home defeat ofRCD Mallorca with a 20-meter effort in injury time.[28]
Sandro signed a three-year contract with Huesca on 5 October 2020, on afree transfer.[29] On 2 August 2021, he agreed to a one-year loan deal withGetafe CF with an option to buy.[30]
On 22 August 2022, Sandro was loaned to fellow second division side Las Palmas for one year, with an obligatorybuyout clause in case of promotion.[31] This was achieved asrunners-up, and in June 2023 he signed a permanent contract until 2026.[32]
Sandro equalled the record of most clubs played for in the Spanish top flight at the start of the2023–24 season, as Las Palmas were his eighth, a record shared withCarlos Aranda who also represented this team.[33] On 30 November 2024, as Barcelona were celebrating their centenary, he opened an eventual 2–1 away win.[34]
Sandro was a member of theSpain under-21 squad for the2017 UEFA European Championship.[35] He scored once for the eventual runners-up, in the 3–1 group stage win againstPortugal.[36][37]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup[a] | League Cup[b] | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Barcelona B | 2013–14[38] | Segunda División | 31 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 31 | 7 | ||||
| 2014–15[38] | Segunda División | 30 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 30 | 8 | |||||
| Total | 61 | 15 | — | — | — | — | 61 | 15 | ||||||
| Barcelona | 2014–15[38] | La Liga | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 3[c] | 1 | — | 12 | 4 | ||
| 2015–16[38] | La Liga | 10 | 0 | 4 | 3 | — | 3[c] | 0 | 3[d] | 0 | 20 | 3 | ||
| Total | 17 | 2 | 6 | 4 | — | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 32 | 7 | |||
| Málaga | 2016–17[38] | La Liga | 30 | 14 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 31 | 16 | |||
| Everton | 2017–18[39] | Premier League | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6[e] | 1 | — | 15 | 1 | |
| 2018–19[38] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21[38] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | 16 | 1 | |||
| Sevilla (loan) | 2017–18[38] | La Liga | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 3[c] | 0 | — | 18 | 0 | ||
| Real Sociedad (loan) | 2018–19[38] | La Liga | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 26 | 0 | |||
| Valladolid (loan) | 2019–20[38] | La Liga | 24 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 26 | 4 | |||
| Huesca | 2020–21[38] | La Liga | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 2 | |||
| Getafe (loan) | 2021–22[38] | La Liga | 29 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 30 | 4 | |||
| Las Palmas (loan) | 2022–23[38] | Segunda División | 21 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 22 | 7 | |||
| Las Palmas | 2023–24[38] | La Liga | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 27 | 1 | |||
| 2024–25[38] | La Liga | 31 | 9 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 32 | 9 | ||||
| Total | 79 | 17 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 81 | 17 | |||||
| Career total | 305 | 59 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 341 | 69 | ||
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