Aaron Ramsdale

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Aaron Christopher Ramsdale (born 14 May 1998) Is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for EFL Championship club Southampton. He is a former England international.
Ramsdale began his senior club career playing for Sheffield United and signed for Bournemouth in 2017. Following successive loans to Chesterfield and AFC Wimbledon, Ramsdale played a season with Bournemouth and re-joined Sheffield United in a transfer worth an initial £18 million. In 2021, Ramsdale signed for Arsenal in a club record transfer worth up to £30 million, becoming their most expensive goalkeeper. He would be the Gunners' first choice keeper for the next two seasons, before being relegated to the backup role during 2023–24. In 2024, Ramsdale signed for Southampton, who were in their first year back in the Premier League after a one-year absence, for a fee of around £25 million. In August 2025, Ramsdale joined Newcastle United on a season-long loan following Southampton's return to the EFL Championship.
Ramsdale has represented England at all levels from under-18 to the senior team, and won the UEFA European Under-19 Championship in 2017. He was in the squad that finished as runners-up at both UEFA Euro 2020 and 2024, and the squad at the 2022 FIFA World Cup.