Sergio Ramos has signed a two-year contract with French club Paris Saint-Germain, the club announced on Thursday.
The Spanish defender thus brings an end to 16-year spell with Real Madrid where he established himself as one of the finest defenders.
He played a key role in Real Madrid’s success and during his 16 year spell The Whites won 22 national & international trophies. Ramos scored 101 goals in 671 matches with Madrid. He joined Real Madrid from Sevilla in 2005 when he was 19 years old.
His contribution was immense when Spain won FIFA World Cup in 2010 and UEFA Euro Cup in 2008 & 2012.
Paris Saint-Germain has been desperate to win Europe’s biggest trophy. The club has achieved considerable progress on the continent’s biggest stage, reaching the Champions League final last year. It lost in the semifinals to Manchester City this season. Hence passionate with winning the Champions League, they added precious experience to its squad by recruiting Sergio Ramos.
Sergio Ramos’ Honours with Real Madrid:
La Liga: 2006ā07, 2007ā08, 2011ā12, 2016ā17, 2019ā20
Copa del Rey: 2010ā11, 2013ā14
Supercopa de EspaƱa: 2008, 2012, 2017, 2019ā20
UEFA Champions League: 2013ā14, 2015ā16, 2016ā17, 2017ā18
UEFA Super Cup: 2014, 2016, 2017
FIFA Club World Cup: 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018
Individual awards that Ramos won during these years:
La Liga Breakthrough Player of the Year: 2005
FIFA FIFPro World11: 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
UEFA Team of the Year: 2008, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020
FIFA World Cup Dream Team: 2010
La Liga Best Defender: 2011ā12, 2012ā13, 2013ā14, 2014ā15, 2016ā17
UEFA Euro Team of the Tournament: 2012
FIFA Confederations Cup Dream Team: 2013
UEFA Champions League Squad of the Season: 2013ā14, 2015ā16, 2016ā17, 2017ā18
FIFA Club World Cup Golden Ball: 2014
FIFA Club World Cup top scorer: 2014
UEFA Ultimate Team of the Year: 2015
La Liga Team of the Season: 2015ā16
UEFA La Liga Team of the Season: 2016ā17, 2019ā20
ESM Team of the Year: 2007ā08, 2011ā12, 2014ā15, 2016ā17
UEFA Defender of the Season: 2017, 2018
IFFHS Men’s World Team: 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
IFFHS World Team of the Decade: 2011ā2020
IFFHS UEFA Team of the Decade: 2011ā2020
IFFHS World’s Best Man Player of the Decade (2011ā2020): 5th place
IFFHS UEFA Best Man Player of the Decade 2011ā2020: 2nd place
IFFHS World’s Highest Scoring Defender of the Decade: 2011ā2020
IFFHS World’s highest scoring defender of the 21st century 2001ā2020
Castrol Performance Index: 2010 FIFA World Cup Castrol Index Winner
Castrol Performance Index: UEFA Euro 2012 Castrol EDGE Index Winner
EA Sports FIFA Team of the Year: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020
Luis Aragones Award: 2016
Ballon d’Or Dream Team (Bronze): 2020
L’Ćquipe Team of the Year: 2020
L’Ćquipe Team of the Year (Fan Vote): 2020
11Leyendas Jornal AS: 2021