The new Hat-trick scorer of the FIFA World Cup 2022 is the upcoming star Goncalo Ramos from Portugal is the new sensation.
Goncalo Ramos, a 21-year-old, forward player is the new splendor for both the FIFA World Cup 2022 and the Portugals. The new face of a footballer from Portugal made a record by scoring the first hat-trick of the FIFA World Cup 2022.
Against the match with Switzerland, Portugal’s manager Fernando Santos benched all-time top scorer Cristiano Ronaldo after a few minutes into the match. Ronaldo was replaced by Goncalo Ramos.
And the footballer justified the shocking decision of Portugal’s manager to drop Cristiano Ronaldo by scoring a miracle on his full debut as Portugal demolished Switzerland 6-1 on Tuesday to power into the World Cup quarter-finals.
Benfica forward Ramos was the standout performer, opening the score in the 17th minute of the match and adding two more goals in the 51st and 67th minutes after half-time.
Now for many people, Goncalo Ramos will be known as the man who replaced Cristiano Ronaldo in the match and scored a godsend score, a World Cup hat-trick for Portugal.
Who is Goncalo Ramos?
Goncalo Ramos full named Gonçalo Matias Ramos was born on 20 June 2001. He is a Portuguese professional footballer playing forward for the club Benfica and the Portugal national team.
He was born in Olhão, Algarve. Ramos started his career in football at the young age of 8 in the youth ranks of the local side Olhanense in 2009.
Ramos completed his training in Benfica’s youth academy in 2018. He started playing for Benfica B in 2019 and was only promoted to the first team a year later. Throughout the three seasons with the first team, the footballer proved himself as an essential player of the club.
At the International level, Ramos is a former Portugal youth international, where he represented his country at different levels, such as the under-19 team that ended as runners-up at the 2019 UEFA European Championship.
He had also competed in the under-21 team which also finished up as runners-up at the 2021 European Championship. He has also finally made his senior international debut in the 2022 Qatar FIFA World Cup.
He made his professional debut with Benfica’s reserve team on January 2019, in the 84th minute for Nuno Tavares though the game ended in a loss.
Ramos played in the 2019–20 UEFA Youth League, in which he was one of the main reasons Benfica reached the final of the competition,
Although lost to Real Madrid with a 3–2 score, in which he scored a brace in the finals; he finished as the top scorer in the tournament with eight goals. With his high achievement, he later signed a contract extension with Benfica for up to 2025.
After a surprising performance in the 2020–21 season with the B team, where he scored eleven goals in twelve games, the club manager Jorge Jesus allowed Ramos to be in the first team at the beginning of the 2021–22 season.
He scored goals starting in a 2–0 home victory over the opponent Spartak Moscow. It was in the third qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League.
With the arrival of Roman Yaremchuk and Darwin Núñez from injury, Ramos found few opportunities to play for the first team, leading him to think of moving out of the club in the winter transfer window.
But with the arrival of interim manager Nélson Veríssimo, the coach from the B team, in January 2022, Ramos began playing more regularly, eventually scoring seven goals and adding two assists. His adaptability in being able to play in several positions in attack made him the new coach who found useful.
He also became the second youngest player (aged 20 years and 297 days) to score for the club in the final phases of the competition.
Ramos was called up to the senior team for the first time on September 2022, as a replacement for Benfica team-mate Rafa Silva. Silva was retiring from international football, for the upcoming 2022–23 UEFA Nations League matches.
He made his senior international debut scoring the third goal and assisting the fourth in a friendly against Nigeria on 17 November.
It was 6th December, and Portugal manager Fernando Santos placed Ramos ahead of CR7 in the team’s round of 16 games against Switzerland.
Proving the chance, Ramos scored a hat-trick and assisted in his country’s massive 6–1 victory.
He became the first player since 2002 to score a hat-trick in his first World Cup start after Miroslav Klose.
Due to his versatility of being capable of playing in several offensive positions, Ramos has been nicknamed ‘The Wizard’ in the playfield.
He can play several offensive positions such as striker or second striker according to the situation.
Ramos plunges deep to assist his team build up their attacking play by creating chances for other players on the field.
Due to his willingness to follow the instructions to the T and his surrounding awareness, he knows how to rotate his positions in such ways that benefit the ball-holder with his quick movement, either for a short pass or for a long pass.
Goncalo Ramos Family
Gonçalo Ramos was born to his parents Nee Matias and Manuel Sendara Ramos. The forward star of Benfica follows Christianity along with his parents.
Goncalo has been raised in an environment of football related. In the past, his father Manuel used to play football professionally. Manuel is also a former Portugal youth international who had played for Farense and other different Portuguese clubs. Now his father coaches the new player wanting to learn football.
His best childhood memories are filled with experiences of watching his father’s football match and participating in the practice along with his Father.
His dad’s football mates and other sports fanatics oftentimes dwelled in their homes to talk about football. So, this helped him to develop a passion for football.
Thereon, as his interest grew more, the bond between father and son grew more strong. His father was his major inspiration for football.
His mother and father’s hard work ensured that the family and especially Goncalo’s needs met the requirement and even above.
His Portuguese name, Matias is the family name from his mother’s side. Meanwhile, the last name, Ramos, is his name from his father’s family. He and his parents have a long history as full-blooded Portuguese.