Gastón Giménez (footballer, born 1991) should not be confused with Gastón Giménez (footballer, born 1989).
| Gastón Giménez | |
| Fullname: | Gastón Claudio Giménez |
| Birth Date: | 27 July 1991 |
| Birth Place: | Formosa, Argentina |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Chicago Fire |
| Clubnumber: | 30 |
| Youthclubs1: | Almirante Brown |
| Years1: | 2011–2014 |
| Clubs1: | Almirante Brown |
| Caps1: | 88 |
| Goals1: | 4 |
| Years2: | 2014 |
| Clubs2: | Atlético Tucumán |
| Caps2: | 15 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Years3: | 2015–2018 |
| Clubs3: | Godoy Cruz |
| Caps3: | 56 |
| Goals3: | 2 |
| Years4: | 2018 |
| Clubs4: | Estudiantes |
| Caps4: | 9 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2018–2020 |
| Caps5: | 43 |
| Goals5: | 1 |
| Years6: | 2020– |
| Clubs6: | Chicago Fire |
| Caps6: | 116 |
| Goals6: | 4 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2018 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2020– |
| Nationalcaps2: | 9 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 1 |
| Club-Update: | 23:08, 31 July 2024 (UTC) |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 16:28, 27 January 2022 (UTC) |
Gastón Claudio Giménez (born 27 July 1991) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Major League Soccer club Chicago Fire.[1] Born in Argentina, he plays for the Paraguay national team.
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 Major League Soccer side Chicago Fire on a two-year deal.[5] He made eighteen appearances in his first season there.[1]
Giménez was born in Argentina and is of Paraguayan descent.[6] In November 2018, Giménez was called up to the Argentina national team by Lionel Scaloni for friendlies with Mexico.[7] 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.[8] On 20 July 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.[9] On 28 September 2020, he was called up for the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification matches against Peru and Venezuela by Paraguay national team coach Eduardo Berizzo.[10] He made his competitive debut with Paraguay on 8 October as a starter of the match against Peru, making him cap-tied to Paraguay.[1] He scored on his second cap away to Venezuela.[1]
| Club | Season | League | National 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[11] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 3 | ||||
| 2017–18 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Vélez Sarsfield | 2018–19 | Primera División | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 28 | 1 | ||
| 2019–20 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[12] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | |||
| Total | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 1 | |||
| Chicago Fire | 2020 | Major League Soccer | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | |||
| 2021 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 25 | 2 | |||||
| 2022 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 65 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 2 | |||
| Career total | 276 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 300 | 11 | |||
.[1]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 2018 | 1 | 0 | |
| Paraguay | 2020 | 4 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Total | 9 | 1 | ||
Scores and results list Paraguay's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Giménez goal.[1]