Santiago Tomás Giménez (born 18 April 2001), sometimes known as Chaquito, is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Eredivisie club Feyenoord. Born in Argentina, he represents the Mexico national team.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Santiago Tomás Giménez | ||
Date of birth | (2001-04-18) 18 April 2001 (age 21) | ||
Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Feyenoord | ||
Number | 29 | ||
Youth career | |||
2014–2019 | Cruz Azul | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017–2022 | Cruz Azul | 88 | (20) |
2022– | Feyenoord | 5 | (2) |
National team‡ | |||
2016 | Mexico U16 | 3 | (0) |
2021– | Mexico | 9 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 September 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 September 2022 |
On 30 August 2017, Giménez made his professional debut with Cruz Azul in a Copa MX group stage match against Tigres UANL in a 2–1 victory.[1] Two years later, on 28 August 2019, he made his Liga MX debut against Tijuana in a 3–2 loss.[2] He would score his first goal with the club on 2 February 2020, in a league match against Toluca in a 3–3 tie, scoring within the first two minutes of the match.[3]
On 29 July 2022, Giménez joined Feyenoord on a four-year contract.[4] He scored his first goal for the club on 27 August 2022, scoring the second goal in the club's 4–0 win over FC Emmen while also providing the assist for Jacob Rasmussen to score the club's third goal.[5]
Despite having the option of representing his native birthplace of Argentina, Giménez decided to represent Mexico, stating that "I feel more Mexican than Argentine,"[6] having lived in Mexico for the majority of his time since his father moved there. He has been called up by Mexico's U-15, U-18, U-20, and U-23 teams.[7][8] He made 3 appearances with the Mexico U16s at the 2016 International Dream Cup.[9]
In September 2020, he received his first senior national team call up by Gerardo Martino for a training camp.[10] That same month, it was reported that the Argentina national under-20 team coach Fernando Batista was interested in calling him up.[11]
On 27 October 2021, Giménez made his senior debut for Mexico in a friendly match against Ecuador.[12] On 8 December 2021, Giménez scored his first goal for Mexico in a friendly match against Chile.[13]
He is the son of Christian Giménez, who also played with Cruz Azul.
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Cruz Azul | 2017–18 | Liga MX | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
2019–20 | 12 | 2 | — | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 14 | 2 | ||||
2020–21 | 36 | 6 | — | 5[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 43 | 6 | |||
2021–22 | 35 | 7 | — | 6[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 3] | 1 | 42 | 8 | |||
2022–23 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | |||||
Total | 88 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 105 | 21 | ||
Feyenoord | 2022–23 | Eredivisie | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 4] | 3 | — | 7 | 5 | |
Career total | 93 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 112 | 26 |
Mexico | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
2021 | 2 | 1 |
2022 | 7 | 1 |
Total | 9 | 2 |
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 8 December 2021 | Q2 Stadium, Austin, United States | ![]() | 1–0 | 2–2 | Friendly |
2. | 28 May 2022 | AT&T Stadium, Arlington, United States | ![]() | 1–0 | 2–1 |
Cruz Azul
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Feyenoord – current squad | |
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