Gastón_Giménez_(footballer,_born_1991)

Gastón Giménez (footballer, born 1991)

Gastón Giménez (footballer, born 1991)

Paraguayan footballer

Not to be confused with Gastón Giménez (footballer, born 1989).

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.

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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

As of 16 December 2020[1]
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  1. Appearance(s) in the Copa Libertadores
  2. Appearance(s) in the Copa Sudamericana

International

As of 27 January 2022.[1]
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As of 13 October 2020
Scores and results list Paraguay's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Giménez goal.[1]
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See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Gastón Giménez profile". Soccerway. 15 February 2018. Archived from the original on 15 February 2018. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
  2. [2]
    "Gastón Giménez profile". BDFA. 15 February 2018. Archived from the original on 16 February 2018. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
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    "Godoy Cruz sumó al volante Gastón Giménez y perdió al defensor Arias". ESPN. 3 February 2015. Archived from the original on 16 February 2018. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
  4. [4]
    "Gastón Giménez estampó la firma en Estudiantes". TyC Sports. 28 December 2017. Archived from the original on 31 January 2018. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
  5. [5]
    "Chicago Fire FC Acquires Argentine Midfielder Gastón Giménez as Designated Player | Chicago Fire FC". Archived from the original on 2 March 2021. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  6. [6]
    "Gastón Giménez, la 'sorpresa' en la lista preliminar de Berizzo". Archived from the original on 19 October 2021. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  7. [7]
    "Gazzaniga y Gastón Giménez, convocados a la Selección". TyC Sports. 9 November 2018. Archived from the original on 20 April 2019. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
  8. [8]
    "Los 40 preseleccionados por Lionel Scaloni para la Copa América". Marca. 16 May 2019. Archived from the original on 18 May 2019. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
  9. [9]
    "Gastón Giménez se pone a disposición de Berizzo". Tigo Sports. 20 July 2020. Archived from the original on 27 October 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  10. [10]
    "Lista de 28 futbolistas para el primer combo de Eliminatorias". apf.org.py (in Spanish). Asociación Paraguaya de Fútbol. 28 September 2020. Archived from the original on 10 June 2021. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
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