Israel Jiménez
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| Full name | Israel Sabdi Jiménez Nañez | ||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 13 August 1989[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Monterrey, Mexico | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Right Back | ||||||||||||||
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Current team | UANL | ||||||||||||||
| Number | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||
| 2006–2008 | UANL | ||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† | ||||||||||||
| 2008– | UANL | 152 | (3) | ||||||||||||
| 2014 | → Tijuana (loan) | 15 | (0) | ||||||||||||
| National team | |||||||||||||||
| 2012 | Mexico U23 | 14 | (1) | ||||||||||||
| 2012– | Mexico | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 January 2016. | |||||||||||||||
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Israel Sabdi Jiménez Nañez (13 August 1989) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays for Liga MX club Tigres UANL. He is an olympic gold medalist.[2]
Club career
Tigres de la UANL
On 26 July 2008, Israel Jiménez debuted in the Primera Division in the first game of the Apertura 2008, in a draw 0-0 against Pachuca under the orders of Manuel Lapuente.
His first international game with Tigres UANL was in the 2009 North American SuperLiga in a game against Chivas USA playing all the game.
Since Ricardo Ferretti is the team's coach, Jiménez is a regular starter. He was part of the Apertura 2011 and Apertura 2015 championships starting line-up.
International career
Mexico U23
in 2012 Jimenez was chosen by coach Luis Fernando Tena to be part of the Mexican squad participating in the 2012 Olympic Qualifying Tournament held in the United States. Jimenez scored in his debut in the tournament from a long range free kick against Trinidad and Tobago. Mexico went on to win the tournament and qualify to the 2012 summer Olympic games held in London, England. Jimenez made the final cut for those participating in the Olympics. Jimenez won the gold medal with Mexico after defeating Brazil in the final.
Mexico
On 23 May 2011, Jiménez received an opportunity to play the 2011 Copa America and was called up to the Mexico U-22 national football team preliminary squad.[3] however he did not make the final cut for those participating in the tournament. Jimenez made his full senior debut with Mexico 25 January 2012 in a friendly game against Venezuela, the game resulted in a 3-1 win for Mexico. Jimenez was a squad member at the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup.
Senior international appearances
As of 12 July 2013
| Senior Squad Appearances | ||||||
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| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Result | Competition | |
| 1. | 25 January 2012 | Reliant Stadium, Houston, United States |  Venezuela | 3–1 | Friendly | |
| 2. | 27 May 2012 | MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, United States |  Wales | 2–0 | Friendly | |
| 3. | 3 June 2012 | Cowboys Stadium, Arlington, United States |  Brazil | 2–0 | Friendly | |
| 4. | 7 September 2012 | Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica |  Costa Rica | 2–0 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 5. | 12 October 2012 | BBVA Compass Stadium, Houston, United States |  Guyana | 5–0 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 6. | 7 July 2013 | Rose Bowl, Pasadena, United States |  Panama | 1–2 | 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup | |
Career statistics
Club
As of 3 September 2012[5]
| Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
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| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Mexico | League | Cup | North America | Total | ||||||
| 2008–09 | Tigres | Liga MX | 1 | 0 | - | - | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2009–10 | 10 | 0 | - | - | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11 | 35 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 35 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12 | 39 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 39 | 3 | ||
| 2012–13 | 3 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 0 | ||
| Total | Mexico | 88 | 3 | - | - | 2 | 0 | 90 | 3 | |
Honors
Club
- UANL
- Liga MX (2): Apertura 2011, Apertura 2015
- SuperLiga (1): 2009
- Copa MX (1): Clausura 2014
International
- Mexico
- Mexico U-23
References
- ↑ "Player Profile". Televisadeportes.com. Retrieved 13 August 2010.
- ↑ "Olympics football: Mexico shock Brazil to win gold". bbc.com. 11 August 2012. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
- ↑ "Preliminary Squad of Mexico National Football Team to Copa America". Femexfut.org.mx. Retrieved 23 May 2011.
- ↑ "Israel Jimenez's Senior International Caps".
- ↑ "Israel Jiménez". Fichajes.com. Retrieved 25 April 2010.
External links
- Israel Jiménez Liga MX stats at Medio Tiempo.com (Spanish)
- FIFA Profile
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