Jaime Jiménez Merlo

Jaime Jiménez Merlo (born 10 December 1980), known simply as Jaime, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Jiménez and the second or maternal family name is Merlo.
Jaime
Personal information
Full name Jaime Jiménez Merlo
Date of birth (1980-12-10) 10 December 1980
Place of birth Valdepeñas, Spain
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
Valdepeñas
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–1999 Valdepeñas
1999–2000 Valencia B 3 (0)
2000 Gimnàstic 0 (0)
2000–2002 Mallorca B 0 (0)
2001–2002 → Ferriolense (loan)
2002–2003 Zamora 35 (0)
2003–2005 Ceuta 52 (0)
2005–2007 Ciudad Murcia 47 (0)
2007–2008 Granada 74 37 (0)
2008–2011 Elche 31 (0)
2011–2014 Valladolid 66 (0)
2014–2016 Eibar 5 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 April 2015

Club career

Born in Valdepeñas, Ciudad Real, Castile-La Mancha, Jaime played lower league football until the age of nearly 25, representing mainly AD Ceuta in Segunda División B. In the summer of 2005 he joined Ciudad de Murcia from Segunda División, making his league debut on 13 November in a 0–2 home loss against Real Valladolid;[1] the club was renamed Granada 74 CF for the 2007–08 season.[2]

In 2008, Jaime signed for second level's Elche CF.[3] He played understudy to Willy Caballero during most of his spell in the Valencian Community, his best year being 2010–11 when he played 19 games; he added four appearances in the campaign's unsuccessful promotion playoffs, as the Argentine had already left for Málaga CF in the winter transfer window.[4]

Jaime moved to fellow league side Valladolid on 8 July 2011, penning a 2+1 contract.[5] He conceded only 36 goals in 41 matches in his debut season – good enough for the Ricardo Zamora Trophy conquest[6]– but, in the playoffs, suffered an injury in the first game against Córdoba CF, being relegated to the bench in favour of Dani Hernández after recovering.[7]

Jaime made his debut in La Liga on 20 August 2012, in a 1–0 win at Real Zaragoza.[8] On 9 July 2014, following Valladolid's relegation, he agreed to a 1+1 contract with newly promoted SD Eibar.[9]

References
  1. La expulsión de Iván Amaya decide en Murcia (Iván Amaya's ejection decides in Murcia); Mundo Deportivo, 14 November 2005 (in Spanish)
  2. Jaime y Falcón fichan por el Granada 74 (Jaime and Falcón sign for Granada 74); Marca, 4 July 2007 (in Spanish)
  3. Jaime firmará hoy tras cerrar anoche su fichaje en el club (Jaime will sign today after completing his move to the club last night); Diario AS, 17 July 2008 (in Spanish)
  4. Jaime: "A Caballero le tocó el Euromillón y a mi, la Primitiva" (Jaime: "Caballero won the major lottery, i won the next best thing"); El Norte de Castilla, 17 October 2012 (in Spanish)
  5. Jaime y Dani Aquino llegan al Valladolid (Jaime and Dani Aquino arrive at Valladolid); Marca, 8 July 2011 (in Spanish)
  6. Jaime, triste y sorprendido (Jaime, sad and surprised); El Norte de Castilla, 23 October 2012 (in Spanish)
  7. Jaime se resiente de la lesión y no podrá jugar contra el Córdoba (Jaime relapses from injury and will not play against Córdoba); El Mundo, 9 June 2012 (in Spanish)
  8. Newboys Valladolid stun Zaragoza Archived 28 February 2014 at Archive.today; ESPN FC, 20 August 2012
  9. Jaime Jiménez defenderá la portería del Eibar (Jaime Jiménez will defend Eibar goal) Archived 14 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine; SD Eibar, 12 July 2014 (in Spanish)
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.