Gonçalo Ramos' Stunning Record as a Portugal Starter

For the first time, Gonçalo Ramos has found the net in three consecutive matches for the national team, with Norway (both in Oslo and Porto) and Denmark (in Copenhagen) on the receiving end.

Starting three matches in a row certainly played a part, though it was not the first time he enjoyed such a run. The striker, now at Milan, started the final World Cup qualifier last November followed by two friendlies against Mexico and the United States in the spring, though he managed just one goal across that stretch.

Looking back across 2023 and 2024, Ramos also started four consecutive appearances for his country, even if they were not back-to-back fixtures for Portugal, having remained an unused substitute in between.

Now, Ramos appears to have made the number 9 role his own. That bodes well for Portugal, given the Benfica academy graduate's clinical edge whenever named in the starting lineup. While a tally of 14 goals in 31 caps might not immediately jump off the page, it is worth remembering that many of those outings were brief cameos in the dying minutes.

When narrowing the sample strictly to games he has started, Ramos boasts an impressive 11 goals in 13 matches. He only drew a blank in five of those 13 fixtures, three of which were friendlies. In competitive action—qualifiers or tournament finals—the former PSG forward has scored in every single game he has started since 2023 (a 2-0 win over Liechtenstein, with Euro 2024 qualification already sealed).