Gastón Giménez (footballer, born 1991)

Gastón Claudio Giménez (born 27 July 1991) is an Argentine-Paraguayan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Chicago Fire in MLS.[1]

Not to be confused with Gastón Giménez (footballer, born 1989).

Gastón Giménez

Personal information
Full name	Gastón Claudio Giménez
Date of birth	(1991-07-27) 27 July 1991
Place of birth	Formosa, Argentina
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Playing position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Chicago Fire
Number	30
Youth career
	Almirante Brown
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2014	Almirante Brown	88	(4)
2014	Atlético Tucumán	15	(1)
2015–2018	Godoy Cruz	56	(2)
2018	Estudiantes	9	(0)
2018–2020	Vélez Sarsfield	41	(0)
2020–	Chicago Fire	1	(0)
National team^‡
2018–	Argentina	1	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:33, 7 March 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17:23, 18 May 2019 (UTC)

Club career

Giménez's career started in 2011 with Almirante Brown.[1][2] His debut arrived at the beginning of the 2011–12 Primera B Nacional season, when he played the final fifteen minutes in a goalless draw away to Rosario Central on 1 October 2011.[1] In February 2012, Giménez scored the first goal of his career in a 2–0 win over Defensa y Justicia.[1] After one goal in nineteen games in his first season, Giménez went onto make another sixty-nine appearances and score three more goals for the club across the next two seasons.[1] In June 2014, Giménez signed for fellow Primera B Nacional team Atlético Tucumán.[1] One goal in fifteen matches followed.[1]

On 2 February 2015, Giménez joined Argentine Primera División side Godoy Cruz.[3] Months later, on 30 May 2015, he was sent off in just his second start for the club versus Unión Santa Fe; the second time in his career that he had received a red card in a match against Unión Santa Fe, the first occurred in March 2014 whilst with Almirante Brown.[1] Giménez remained with Godoy Cruz for a total of four seasons, prior to departing in January 2018 to join Estudiantes of the Primera División.[4] Vélez Sarsfield purchased Giménez in the following July.[1]

On 24 February 2020, Giménez signed with MLS side Chicago Fire on a two-year deal.[5]

International career

In November 2018, Giménez was called up to the Argentina national team by Lionel Scaloni for friendlies with Mexico.[6] He made his international debut in the first friendly with Mexico on 16 November, being substituted on for Giovani Lo Celso with two minutes remaining.[1] He was selected on Scaloni's preliminary squad for the 2019 Copa América.[7] On July 20, 2020, Giménez confirmed claims by Paraguay national team coach Eduardo Berizzo and announced that he had finalized naturalization proceedings, making him eligible to play for Paraguay.[8]

Career statistics

Club

As of 18 May 2019.[1]

Club statistics

Club	Season	League			Cup		League Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Almirante Brown	2011–12	Primera B Nacional	19	1	0	0	—		—		0	0	19	1
	2012–13		32	0	1	0	—		—		0	0	33	0
	2013–14		37	3	1	0	—		—		0	0	38	3
	Total		88	4	2	0	—		—		0	0	90	4
Atlético Tucumán	2014	Primera B Nacional	15	1	0	0	—		—		0	0	15	1
Godoy Cruz	2015	Primera División	17	0	0	0	—		—		0	0	17	0
	2016		6	0	0	0	—		—		0	0	6	0
	2016–17		22	2	2	0	—		5[lower-alpha 1]	1	0	0	29	3
	2017–18		11	0	3	1	—		2[lower-alpha 1]	0	0	0	16	1
	Total		56	2	5	1	—		7	1	0	0	68	4
Estudiantes	2017–18	Primera División	9	0	0	0	—		4[lower-alpha 1]	0	0	0	13	0
Vélez Sarsfield	2018–19		24	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	28	1
Career total			192	7	7	1	4	1	11	1	0	0	214	10

1. Appearance(s) in the Copa Libertadores

International

As of 17 November 2018.[1]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Argentina	2018	1	0
Total		1	0

References

1. "Gastón Giménez profile". Soccerway. 15 February 2018. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
2. "Gastón Giménez profile". BDFA. 15 February 2018. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
3. "Godoy Cruz sumó al volante Gastón Giménez y perdió al defensor Arias". ESPN. 3 February 2015. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
4. "Gastón Giménez estampó la firma en Estudiantes". TyC Sports. 28 December 2017. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
5. "Chicago Fire FC Acquires Argentine Midfielder Gastón Giménez as Designated Player | Chicago Fire FC".
6. "Gazzaniga y Gastón Giménez, convocados a la Selección". TyC Sports. 9 November 2018. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
7. "Los 40 preseleccionados por Lionel Scaloni para la Copa América". Marca. 16 May 2019. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
8. "Gastón Giménez se pone a disposición de Berizzo". Tigo Sports. 20 July 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2020.

External links

• Gastón Giménez at Soccerway