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International career

Ramsey had his first taste of international action when he was called up for the Wales U17s in 2005. A part of the new wave of young talents to emerge from the Wales youth teams, he debuted for the U21 side on 21 August 2007 in a 4–3 away win over Sweden U21s several months shy of his seventeenth birthday, breaking former club mate Chris Gunter's record. Youth coach Brian Flynn revealed that Ramsey had been purposely held back in the U21s to help qualify for the 2009 U21 European Championships but they lost a close contest to England U21s in the play-offs, where Ramsey himself scored a wonderful volley with his weaker foot in the second leg at Villa Park. Ramsey made his debut for the Wales national football team on 19 November 2008, against Denmark in a friendly, aged 17, breaking the record set by Chris Gunter as the youngest Welsh international. On 14 October 2009, he scored his first senior goal in the 2010 World Cup qualifier away at Liechtenstein from a free kick awarded for a trip on Gareth Bale. As the World Cup qualification campaign came to an end, he and 11 other senior internationals were recalled to Flynn's preliminary U21 squad on 30 October for a qualifier but later withdrew. On 6 November, Toshack also called him up for the 14 November friendly against Scotland. Wales won 3–0 and Ramsey was involved in all of them – assisting David Edwards' opener, setting up Joe Ledley to assist the second and then scoring a solo effort. Ramsey was awarded the FAW's Young Player of the Year award that same month. Former Wales team manager Gary Speed appointed Ramsey as permanent captain of Wales, beginning with the match against England on 26 March 2011. This made him the youngest ever Wales captain at the age of 20 years 90 days, beating the record set by Mike England in 1964. He scored his first goal as captain in Wales' final Nations Cup match against Northern Ireland on 27 May 2011. Besides representing Wales in international competitions, Ramsey was selected to compete at the 2012 Olympic Football Tournament for the British team as one of five Welsh players. In October 2012, Ashley Williams was appointed captain of Wales by Chris Coleman, replacing Aaron Ramsey after a run of defeats, but said Ramsey would most likely be captain of Wales again in his career. On 22 March 2013, Ramsey scored an equalising 73rd minute penalty in a 2-1 victory over British rivals Scotland in a Group A World Cup qualification fixture, however he received a red card for a foul on James McArthur twenty minutes later during injury time.

Style of play

During the 2013–14 Premier League season, Aaron Ramsey developed into one of Arsenal's most influential players. Arsenal's manager Arsène Wenger has described Ramsey as a "complete midfielder," and stated: "I was a midfielder, and I would have loved to have had what he has. He can defend, he can attack, he can score goals. What more do you want?" Ramsey was rewarded for his outstanding form during the 2013−2014 season by being named Arsenal's Player of the Season. Ramsey blends superior technique with a powerful running style. Long known for his technical ability, during the 2013−2014 Premier League season, Ramsey also developed into a strong runner with the ball. Wenger observed, "[Ramsey] is now brushing opponents off and running away from them with ease." The Arsenal website's first team biography series writes that Ramsey possesses "a mixture of tireless energy, strong technique, tigerish tackling and quick transitions". Former Arsenal midfielder Ray Parlour said that Ramsey could "become as influential as Steven Gerrard". In November 2013, Ramsey was ranked alongside Manchester City's Yaya Touré as the best central midfielder in the 2013–14 Premier League season. Ramsey had touched the ball more times than any other player (1,115) and had made the most tackles (57). On 24 December 2013, Ramsey and Touré were reported to be the only two players in the Premier League to have completed more than 1,000 passes. Prior to Ramsey's injury on 26 December 2013, Arsenal's win percentage was 68%. During his absence it fell to 55%. Despite missing over three months of the season, Ramsey remained the Arsenal player who has won the most tackles. He is also the team's second-top scorer for the season (16 goals), and has provided the second-highest number of assists for the season (8).



Personal life

Ramsey married childhood sweetheart Colleen Rowland at Caldicot Castle in Monmouthshire, Wales on 14 June 2014.

Honours

Cardiff City. Runner-up: FA Cup 2007–08.

Arsenal. Winner: FA Cup 2013–14, FA Community Shield 2014; Runner-up: Football League Cup 2010–11.

Individual:Welsh Young Player of the Year (2): 2009, 2010. Arsenal Player of the Month (5): May 2013, August 2013, September 2013, October 2013, November 2013. Barclays Player of the Month: September 2013. London Player of the Year: 2014. FA Cup Final Man of the Match: 2014. Arsenal Player of the Season: 2013/2014.


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