Gastón Giménez (footballer, born 1991)

Gastón Claudio Giménez (born 27 July 1991) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Chicago Fire in MLS.[1] Born in Argentina and of Paraguayan descent, Giménez represented Argentina in a friendly before switching to represent the Paraguay national football team

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]
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 43 (0)
2020– Chicago Fire 18 (0)
National team‡
2018 Argentina 1 (0)
2020– Paraguay 4 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 01:51, 16 December 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 01:51, 16 December 2020 (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] 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
As of 16 December 2020.[1]
Club statistics
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Almirante Brown 2011–12 Primera B Nacional 19100——00191
2012–13 32010——00330
2013–14 37310——00383
Total 88420——00904
Atlético Tucumán 2014 Primera B Nacional 15100——00151
Godoy Cruz 2015 Primera División 17000——00170
2016 6000——0060
2016–17 22220—5[lower-alpha 1]100293
2017–18 11031—2[lower-alpha 1]000161
Total 56251—7100684
Estudiantes 2017–18 Primera División 9000—4[lower-alpha 1]000130
Vélez Sarsfield 2018–19 2400041—00281
2019–20 19000002[lower-alpha 2]000210
Total 43000412000491
Chicago Fire 2020 Major League Soccer 18000——00180
Career total 229771411310025310
  1. Appearance(s) in the Copa Libertadores
  2. Appearance(s) in the Copa Sudamericana

International
As of 16 December 2020.[1]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Argentina 201810
Paraguay 202041
Total51

International goals
As of 13 October 2020
Scores and results list Paraguay's goal tally first.[1]
No. Cap Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 213 October 2020Estadio Metropolitano, Mérida, Venezuela Venezuela1–01–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification[1]

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. https://d10.ultimahora.com/gaston-gimenez-la-sorpresa-la-lista-preliminar-berizzo-n2905465.html
  7. "Gazzaniga y Gastón Giménez, convocados a la Selección". TyC Sports. 9 November 2018. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
  8. "Los 40 preseleccionados por Lionel Scaloni para la Copa América". Marca. 16 May 2019. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
  9. "Gastón Giménez se pone a disposición de Berizzo". Tigo Sports. 20 July 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  10. "Lista de 28 futbolistas para el primer combo de Eliminatorias". apf.org.py (in Spanish). Asociación Paraguaya de Fútbol. 28 September 2020.
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