Jacob Matthew Ramsey (born 28 May 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Newcastle United.
Ramsey is a product of the Aston Villa Academy and made his senior debut for the club in a EFL Championship match in February 2019. He represented England at youth level and was a member of the under-21 squad in 2023.
Ramsey joined the youth academy of Aston Villa at the age of six.[5] He was often among the smallest players in his age group in youth football and would supplement his football training with boxing training with his father, an ex-professional boxer, to build muscle.[6]
On 15 January 2019, Ramsey signed a professional contract with Aston Villa.[7] Ramsey caught national attention playing for Aston Villa U18s in the 2018–19 FA Youth Cup, scoring 2 goals in every round, until the Fifth Round. On 2 February 2019, Ramsey was given a straight red card less than ten minutes into Villa's Fifth Round defeat against AFC Bournemouth U18s.[8] While suspended for the youth team, Ramsey joined first team training to "make up the numbers" during a spate of injuries.[6] After training with the first team, 17-year-old Ramsey was selected by manager Dean Smith to be on the bench for a Championship game against Brentford on 13 February 2019 in which he was an unused substitute and then made his professional debut with Aston Villa as a 61st minute substitute in a 2–0 loss to West Bromwich Albion three days later.[9][10]
On 1 May 2019, at the Aston Villa End-of-Season awards, Ramsey was named "2018–19 Academy Player of the Season".[11]
On 31 January 2020, Ramsey signed for Doncaster Rovers on loan for the remainder of the 2019–20 season. On the same day, he signed a new three-and-a-half-year contract with Aston Villa.[12] On 4 February 2020, Ramsey made his Doncaster debut, in a 3–0 away victory over Tranmere Rovers, in which he scored his first two goals in senior football.[13] However, the EFL League One season was initially postponed and, on 9 June 2020, ended due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom[14] and Ramsey re-joined the Aston Villa squad ahead of the resumption of the Premier League.[15]
On 15 September 2020, Ramsey was given his first ever start for Aston Villa, in a 3–1 victory over Burton Albion in the EFL Cup.[16] On 28 September, the 19-year-old made his Premier League debut as a second-half substitute in a 3–0 away win over Fulham. On 12 December, he made his first league start for Villa in a 1–0 away win over West Midlands rivals Wolverhampton Wanderers.[17]
On 9 February 2021, Ramsey signed a new four-and-a-half-year contract with the club.[18]
On 22 October 2021, Ramsey scored his first goal for Aston Villa in the Premier League, a late consolation goal in a 3–1 defeat to Arsenal.[19] Ramsey was voted Aston Villa's player of the month for December 2021 by fans, a month in which he scored his second Premier League goal – a solo run and finish in a 2–0 victory over Norwich City which was also voted goal of the month.[20] On 15 January 2022, Ramsey scored his first goal at Villa Park against Manchester United.[21] On 9 February, Ramsey scored two goals against Leeds United, marking his first Premier League brace.[22] On 26 April 2022, Ramsey signed a contract extension with Aston Villa, lasting until 2027.[23] On 12 May, at Villa's 2021–22 End Of Season awards, Ramsey was voted Young Player of the Season by supporters, and Player's Player of the Season by his teammates.[24][non-primary source needed]
On 6 November 2022, Ramsey scored an own goal and for Villa in the same game, a 3–1 home victory over Manchester United.[25] After a successful 2022–23 season, Ramsey was recognised by the Premier League with the "2022/23 Premier League Academy Graduate" award.[26] At the Aston Villa end of season awards, Ramsey was named Young Player of the Season for the second season running.[27][non-primary source needed]
Ramsey missed much of the 2023–24 season for Villa, making only 16 appearances (half of which he started), due to a hamstring injury in January and two-foot injuries; a metatarsal fracture in July while playing for England's U21s, which reoccurred in October, and a toe injury in a match against Luton Town in March.[28] On 1 August 2024, Ramsey was confirmed to be fit ahead of the new season, featuring in a pre-season tour of the United States.[29]
On 10 May 2025, Ramsey received the first red card of his senior career, for two bookable offences, in a 1–0 victory away at Bournemouth.[30]
On 17 August 2025, Ramsey signed for Newcastle United for an undisclosed fee,[4] reported to be in the range of £40 million.[31]
Ramsey was born in England to a Jamaican father and English mother.[32] He represented the England U18s at the UAE Sports Chain Cup in March 2019[33][34][35] and the Slovakia Cup in May 2019.[36] On 5 September 2019, he made his England U19s debut during a 3–1 victory over Greece at St. George's Park.[37] On 13 October 2020, Ramsey made his debut for the England U20s and scored during a 2–0 victory over Wales at St. George's Park.[38]
On 7 October 2021, Ramsey made his debut for the England U21s during a 2–2 U21 EURO qualifying away draw to Slovenia.[39] On 25 March 2022, Ramsey scored his first goal for England U21s, in a 4–1 victory over Andorra.[40]
On 14 June 2023, Ramsey was included in the England squad for the 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.[41][42] He scored a goal in their opening group match against Czech Republic.[43] A metatarsal injury sustained in the quarter-final victory over Portugal ruled him out of their final two games of the competition,[44] a tournament the Young Lions ultimately went on to win.[45][46]
Ramsey was born in the Great Barr area of Birmingham[47] and attended the Barr Beacon School in Walsall.[5] His younger brothers are both also footballers, Aaron plays for Burnley having graduated through the Aston Villa academy and Cole plays for the Villa U18s.[48][49] His father Mark was a professional boxer, who fought future unified light-welterweight world champion Ricky Hatton twice early in his career, losing both times on a points decision.[50][51]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Aston Villa | 2018–19 | Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2019–20 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | Premier League | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | Premier League | 34 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 6 | |||
| 2022–23 | Premier League | 35 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 6 | |||
| 2023–24 | Premier League | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | — | 21 | 1 | ||
| 2024–25 | Premier League | 29 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10[b] | 1 | — | 45 | 4 | ||
| Total | 137 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 167 | 17 | ||
| Doncaster Rovers (loan) | 2019–20 | League One | 7 | 3 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | |||
| Newcastle United | 2025–26 | Premier League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| Career total | 146 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 176 | 20 | ||
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