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

Gastón Giménez

Personal information
Full name	Gastón Claudio Giménez
Date of birth	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
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Almirante Brown	2011–12	Primera B Nacional	19	1	0	0	—		—		0	0	19	1
	2012–13		32	0	1	0	—		—		0	0	33	0
	2013–14		37	3	1	0	—		—		0	0	38	3
	Total		88	4	2	0	—		—		0	0	90	4
Atlético Tucumán	2014	Primera B Nacional	15	1	0	0	—		—		0	0	15	1
Godoy Cruz	2015	Primera División	17	0	0	0	—		—		0	0	17	0
	2016		6	0	0	0	—		—		0	0	6	0
	2016–17		22	2	2	0	—		5[lower-alpha 1]	1	0	0	29	3
	2017–18		11	0	3	1	—		2[lower-alpha 1]	0	0	0	16	1
	Total		56	2	5	1	—		7	1	0	0	68	4
Estudiantes	2017–18	Primera División	9	0	0	0	—		4[lower-alpha 1]	0	0	0	13	0
Vélez Sarsfield	2018–19		24	0	0	0	4	1	—		0	0	28	1
	2019–20		19	0	0	0	0	0	2[lower-alpha 2]	0	0	0	21	0
	Total		43	0	0	0	4	1	2	0	0	0	49	1
Chicago Fire	2020	Major League Soccer	18	0	0	0	—		—		0	0	18	0
Career total			229	7	7	1	4	1	13	1	0	0	253	10

1. Appearance(s) in the Copa Libertadores
2. Appearance(s) in the Copa Sudamericana

International

As of 16 December 2020.[1]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Argentina	2018	1	0
Paraguay	2020	4	1
Total		5	1

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	2	13 October 2020	Estadio Metropolitano, Mérida, Venezuela	Venezuela	1–0	1–0	2022 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.

External links

• Gastón Giménez at Soccerway