Education
Born in Santa Ana, California, Ramirez attended Louisiana Quinta High School in Westminster, California near his hometown of Garden Grove where he played center midfield and forward. As a freshman, he scored 17 goals and tallied 10 assists. During his sophomore year, he scored 18 goals and served eight assists.
He opted not to play for the high school team during his junior and senior seasons.
Ramirez played for the Olympic Development Program (ODP) and earned the Golden Boot award at the nationals in 2008 after the squad won the tournament.
He was named team captain for three seasons.
Ramirez played two years at Concordia University in Irvine, California after starting his college career at University of California Santa Barbara, where he appeared 17 times in two years, making just two starts and scoring one goal. The 6"2" forward finished his CUI career with 44 goals and 18 assists.
While at Concordia, Ramirez was named National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics First Team All-American in 2012 while recording 23 goals and 6 assists and was also the GSAC 2012 Player of the Year. In 2011 Ramirez was named All-GSAC First Team and broke the school record for points in a game with five goals and three assists for 13 points against William Jessup.
Ramirez tied the school single season mark for points with 48 in 2011 and would go on to set the school record for points in a season with 52 in 2012.