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]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gastón Claudio Giménez | ||
| Date of birth | 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 | 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 | ||
- Appearance(s) in the Copa Libertadores
References
- "Gastón Giménez profile". Soccerway. 15 February 2018. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
- "Gastón Giménez profile". BDFA. 15 February 2018. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
- "Godoy Cruz sumó al volante Gastón Giménez y perdió al defensor Arias". ESPN. 3 February 2015. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
- "Gastón Giménez estampó la firma en Estudiantes". TyC Sports. 28 December 2017. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
- "Chicago Fire FC Acquires Argentine Midfielder Gastón Giménez as Designated Player | Chicago Fire FC".
- "Gazzaniga y Gastón Giménez, convocados a la Selección". TyC Sports. 9 November 2018. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
- "Los 40 preseleccionados por Lionel Scaloni para la Copa América". Marca. 16 May 2019. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
- "Gastón Giménez se pone a disposición de Berizzo". Tigo Sports. 20 July 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
External links
- Gastón Giménez at Soccerway