Nicolás Ezequiel Giménez (born 16 January 1996) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Baniyas.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nicolás Ezequiel Giménez | ||
| Date of birth | (1996-01-16) 16 January 1996 (age 26) | ||
| Place of birth | San Justo, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder[2] | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Baniyas | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2016 | Nueva Chicago | 34 | (11) |
| 2016–2021 | Talleres | 30 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | → San Martín (loan) | 17 | (2) |
| 2019–2020 | → Arsenal de Sarandí (loan) | 22 | (7) |
| 2020–2021 | → Baniyas (loan) | 24 | (8) |
| 2021– | Baniyas | 18 | (5) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:41, 20 March 2022 (UTC) | |||
Giménez's career started with Nueva Chicago.[1][3] He was promoted into their first-team in March 2015, when he made his professional debut in a 2–1 loss away from home against Gimnasia y Esgrima.[1] It occurred during the 2015 Primera División season, which included three goals in fourteen appearances as Nueva Chicago were relegated.[1] In Primera B Nacional, Giménez netted eight goals in twenty-one matches to help the club finish seventh.[1] On 5 July 2016, newly-promoted Primera División team Talleres signed Giménez.[4][5] He scored his first goal in November 2017 versus Arsenal de Sarandí.[1]
July 2018 saw Giménez depart on loan to Primera División team San Martín.[1] Two goals, against Banfield and Huracán, across twenty-two appearances followed as the club suffered relegation.[1] Giménez remained in the top-flight for 2019–20 after signing temporary terms with Arsenal de Sarandí.[1] He netted goals against Godoy Cruz, Unión Santa Fe, Racing Club, River Plate, Lanús, Patronato and Aldosivi in the curtailed, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, campaign.[1] In July 2020, Giménez was loaned to the United Arab Emirates with Pro League outfit Baniyas; penning a contract until mid-2021.[2][6]
Giménez, after a friendly goal against Al Ain, scored three goals in his first three competitive games for Baniyas, as a debut goal versus Al-Wasl was followed by strikes in victories over Fujairah and Khor Fakkan.[1] He went goalless across his next two appearances, before scoring in a League Cup first round encounter with Hatta on 12 November.[1] After then going twelve matches without a goal, Giménez netted twice in a 3–3 draw away to Al Jazira on 18 February.[1]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Nueva Chicago | 2015 | Primera División | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | ||
| 2016 | Primera B Nacional | 21 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 21 | 8 | |||
| Total | 34 | 11 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 35 | 11 | ||||
| Talleres | 2016–17 | Primera División | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | ||||
| 2018–19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 1 | |||
| San Martín (loan) | 2018–19 | Primera División | 17 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 22 | 2 | |
| Arsenal de Sarandí (loan) | 2019–20 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 24 | 7 | ||
| Baniyas (loan) | 2020–21 | Pro League | 20 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 24 | 8 | |
| Career total | 123 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 136 | 29 | ||
Baniyas SC – current squad | |
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