Gastón Giménez (footballer, born 1991) explained

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.

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 Major League Soccer side Chicago Fire on a two-year deal.[5] He made eighteen appearances in his first season there.[1]

International career

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]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Almirante Brown2011–12Primera B Nacional1910000191
2012–133201000330
2013–143731000383
Total8842000904
Atlético Tucumán2014Primera B Nacional1510000151
Godoy Cruz2015Primera División1700000170
201660000060
2016–17222205[11] 100293
2017–18110312000161
Total562517100684
Estudiantes2017–18Primera División90004000130
Vélez Sarsfield2018–19Primera División240004100281
2019–2019000002[12] 000210
Total43000412000491
Chicago Fire2020Major League Soccer1800000180
20212520000252
20222200000220
Total65200000000652
Career total276871411310030011

International

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Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Argentina201810
Paraguay202041
202150
Total91

Scores and results list Paraguay's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Giménez goal.[1]

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Gastón Giménez profile. 15 February 2018. Soccerway. 15 February 2018. 15 February 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180215211112/https://int.soccerway.com/players/gaston-claudio-gimenez/209525/. live.
  2. News: Gastón Giménez profile. 15 February 2018. BDFA. 15 February 2018. 16 February 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180216033825/http://www.bdfa.com.ar/jugadores-GASTON-CLAUDIO-GIMENEZ-77874.html. live.
  3. News: Godoy Cruz sumó al volante Gastón Giménez y perdió al defensor Arias. 15 February 2018. ESPN. 3 February 2015. 16 February 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180216025118/http://www.espn.com.ar/noticias/nota/_/id/2290101/godoy-cruz-sumo-al-volante-gaston-gimenez-y-perdio-al-defensor-arias. live.
  4. News: Gastón Giménez estampó la firma en Estudiantes. 15 February 2018. TyC Sports. 28 December 2017. 31 January 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180131155910/http://www.tycsports.com/futbol/gaston-gimenez-estampo-la-firma-en-estudiantes. live.
  5. Web site: Chicago Fire FC Acquires Argentine Midfielder Gastón Giménez as Designated Player | Chicago Fire FC. 24 February 2020. 2 March 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210302081626/https://www.chicagofirefc.com/post/2020/02/24/chicago-fire-fc-acquires-argentine-midfielder-gast-n-gim-nez-designated-player. live.
  6. Web site: Gastón Giménez, la 'sorpresa' en la lista preliminar de Berizzo . 18 September 2020 . 19 September 2020 . 19 October 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211019234120/https://d10.ultimahora.com/gaston-gimenez-la-sorpresa-la-lista-preliminar-berizzo-n2905465.html . live .
  7. News: Gazzaniga y Gastón Giménez, convocados a la Selección. 9 November 2018. TyC Sports. 9 November 2018. 20 April 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190420124805/https://www.tycsports.com/nota/seleccion-argentina/2018/11/09/gazzaniga-y-gaston-gimenez-convocados-a-la-seleccion.html. live.
  8. News: Los 40 preseleccionados por Lionel Scaloni para la Copa América. 18 May 2019. Marca. 16 May 2019. 18 May 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190518072435/http://ar.marca.com/claro/futbol/seleccion-argentina/2019/05/15/5cdc0f6046163f81298b460b.html. live.
  9. News: Gastón Giménez se pone a disposición de Berizzo. 20 July 2020. Tigo Sports. 20 July 2020. 27 October 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211027004450/http://www.tigosports.com.py/futbol/paraguay-gaston-gimenez-se-pone-a-disposicion-de-berizzo. live.
  10. Web site: Lista de 28 futbolistas para el primer combo de Eliminatorias. Spanish. apf.org.py. Asociación Paraguaya de Fútbol. 28 September 2020. 1 October 2020. 10 June 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210610123053/https://www.apf.org.py/n/lista-de-28-futbolistas-para-el-primer-combo-de-eliminatorias. live.
  11. Appearance(s) in the Copa Libertadores
  12. Appearance(s) in the Copa Sudamericana