José María Giménez

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Gímenez and the second or maternal family name is De Vargas.
José Giménez

Giménez at the 2014 World Cup
Personal information
Full name José María Giménez de Vargas
Date of birth (1995-01-20) 20 January 1995
Place of birth Toledo, Uruguay
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Centre back
Club information
Current team
 Atlético Madrid
Number 24
Youth career
Toledo Junior[1]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2012–2013 Danubio 16 (0)
2013– Atlético Madrid 46 (2)
National team‡
2013– Uruguay U20 11 (0)
2013– Uruguay 21 (3)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:24, 1 March 2016 (UTC).
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 November 2014

José María Giménez de Vargas (Spanish pronunciation: [xoˈse maˈɾi.a ximenes]; born 20 January 1995) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays for Spanish club Atlético Madrid and the Uruguayan national team as a central defender.

Club career

Danubio

Born in Toledo, Giménez made his professional debut for Danubio F.C. in the Uruguayan Primera División on 17 November 2012 (when the manager was Juan Ramón Carrasco) against River Plate in which he started and played the full 90 minutes as Danubio lost the match 2–0.[2]

Atlético Madrid

José María Giménez in Atlético Madrid

On 25 April 2013, it was confirmed that Giménez had signed for €1 million with Spanish side Atlético Madrid, and would join the club in the pre-season of the 2013–14 season.[3]

On 14 September, Giménez made his Atleti – and La Liga – debut, starting in a 4–2 home win over UD Almería.[4]

Giménez scored his first goal for the club on 6 December 2014, opening a 2–0 win away to Elche CF to move Atlético into second place.[5] He also scored a header against biggest rival Real Madrid in Atlético's 2–0 win in the Copa del Rey in January 2015.

International career

José Giménez with Uruguay national team

Giménez participated for Uruguay at the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup as the team finished as runner-up to France.[6]

He debuted for the Uruguay senior team in a 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Colombia on 10 September 2013.[6]

On 2 June 2014, Giménez was named in Uruguay's squad for the 2014 World Cup finals.[7] The 19-year-old defender made his tournament debut against England in the team's second group match, deputising for the injured captain Diego Lugano in a 2–1 victory for La Celeste. [8] (with 19 years and 149 days old, he is the youngest Uruguayan player to debut at a world cup). He went on to start in the final group match – a 1–0 win over Italy – and the 2–0 round of 16 loss to Colombia.[9]

Giménez scored his first international goal in a 1–0 friendly win against South Korea in September 2014.[10]

In May 2015, he was named in Uruguay's squad for the 2015 Copa América by coach Óscar Tabárez.[11] On 20 June, Giménez scored Uruguay's goal in a 1–1 draw with Paraguay which saw both teams progress to the knockout stage.[12]

Career statistics

As of 1 May 2016 [13]
Club Season League Cup Other International Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Danubio 2012–13 1600000——160
Total 160000000160
Atlético Madrid 2013–14 1010000020
2014–15 201410040262
2015–16 251002080361
Total 4625120120653
Career total 6225120120823

Honours

Atlético Madrid

References

  1. ↑ "Strong Roots: Giménez honored in Toledo". Futbol. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  2. ↑ "DANUBIO VS. RIVER PLATE 0 - 2". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 April 2013.
  3. ↑ "Atlético Madrid complete signing of teenage defender Jose María Giménez". Sky Sports News. Retrieved 27 April 2013.
  4. ↑ Atleti maintain perfect start; ESPN FC, 14 September 2013
  5. ↑ "Elche 0-2 Atl Madrid". BBC Sport. 6 December 2014. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
  6. 1 2 "Jose GIMENEZ". FIFA. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
  7. ↑ "Uruguay World Cup 2014 squad". The Daily Telegraph. 2 June 2014. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  8. ↑ "Mondiali, Uruguay, Lugano ancora out: contro l'Italia (ri)tocca a baby Gimenez" [World Cup, Uruguay, Lugano still out: against Italy they will turn to baby Gimenez]. La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). 21 June 2014. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
  9. ↑ "José María Giménez". FIFA. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
  10. ↑ "Stakes are high in South American friendlies as players look to impress". ESPN. 12 November 2014.
  11. ↑ "Uruguay confirm Copa América squad numbers as Rolán lands Suárez's No.9". Retrieved 9 June 2015.
  12. ↑ "Uruguay 1-1 Paraguay". BBC. 20 June 2015.
  13. ↑ José María Giménez profile at Soccerway

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