Cristian Ramírez (Ecuadorian footballer)

Cristian Ramírez
Ramírez with Krasnodar in 2019
Personal information
Full name Cristian Leonel Ramírez Zambrano
Date of birth (1994-08-12) 12 August 1994
Place of birth Santo Domingo, Ecuador
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position Left-back
Team information
Current team
Lokomotiv Moscow
Number 2
Youth career
2008–2009 CSCyD Brasilia
2009–2011 Independiente DV
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2012 Independiente DV 52 (0)
2013–2015 Fortuna Düsseldorf 16 (0)
2014–2015Nürnberg (loan) 7 (0)
2015Ferencváros (loan) 13 (0)
2015–2016 Ferencváros 42 (4)
2017–2023 Krasnodar 135 (2)
2023–2025 Ferencváros 45 (1)
2025– Lokomotiv Moscow 8 (0)
International career
2011 Ecuador U17 13 (0)
2013 Ecuador U20 7 (0)
2013– Ecuador 22 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15 March 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 10 October 2024

Cristian Leonel Ramírez Zambrano (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈkɾistjan raˈmiɾes]; born 12 August 1994) is an Ecuadorian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Lokomotiv Moscow of the Russian Premier League. Fast, intelligent, ambidextrous and a great dribbler are the qualities of Ramirez which has led to the foreign press comparing him to Roberto Carlos.