Cristian Leonel Ramírez Zambrano (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈkɾistjan raˈmiɾes]; born 12 August 1994) is an Ecuadorian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Krasnodar of the Russian Premier League. Fast, intelligent, ambidextrous and a great dribbler are the qualities of Ramirez which has led to the foreign press comparing him to Roberto Carlos.