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José Giménez
	Giménez 2017
Personal information
Full name	José María Giménez de Vargas
Date of birth	20 January 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth	Toledo, Uruguay
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Centre back
Team information
Current team	Atlético Madrid
Number	24
Youth career
	Toledo Junior
Senior career*
Years	Team
2012–2013	Danubio
2013–	Atlético Madrid
International career‡
2013–2014	Uruguay U20
2013–	Uruguay
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 October 2017; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 October 2017

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José María Giménez de Vargas (Spanish pronunciation: [xoˈse maˈɾi.a xiˈmenez ðe ˈβarɣas];^[a] born 20 January 1995) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays for Spanish club Atlético Madrid and the Uruguay 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

On 25 April 2013, it was confirmed that Giménez had signed for €900 000 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

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 13 October 2017^[13]

Club	Season	League		Cup		Other		Continental		Total
Club	Season	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Danubio	2012–13	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	16	0
Danubio	Total	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	16	0
Atlético Madrid	2013–14	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	2014–15	20	1	4	1	0	0	4	0	28	2
	2015–16	27	1	2	0	0	0	8	0	37	1
	2016–17	17	0	6	1	0	0	6	0	29	1
	2017–18	4	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	5	1
Total		69	3	13	2	0	0	19	0	101	5
Career total		85	3	13	2	0	0	19	0	117	5

International goals

Scores and results list Uruguay's goal tally first.^[14]

Goal	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	8 September 2014	Goyang Stadium, Goyang, South Korea	South Korea	1–0	1–0	Friendly
2.	13 November 2014	Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay	Costa Rica	2–2	3–3	Friendly
3.	20 June 2015	Estadio La Portada, La Serena, Chile	Paraguay	1–0	1–1	2015 Copa América
4.	4 June 2017	Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Republic of Ireland	Republic of Ireland	1–1	1–3	Friendly

Honours

Club

Atlético Madrid

La Liga: 2013–14
Supercopa de España: 2014
UEFA Champions League: Runner-up 2015–16

Notes

^ In isolation, Giménez, de and Vargas are pronounced [xiˈmenes], [de] and [ˈbarɣas], respectively.

References

^ "Strong Roots: Giménez honored in Toledo". Futbol. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
^ "DANUBIO VS. RIVER PLATE 0 - 2". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 April 2013.
^ "Atlético Madrid complete signing of teenage defender Jose María Giménez". Sky Sports News. Retrieved 27 April 2013.
^ Atleti maintain perfect start Archived 2013-10-23 at the Wayback Machine; ESPN FC, 14 September 2013
^ "Elche 0-2 Atl Madrid". BBC Sport. 6 December 2014. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
^ ^a ^b "Jose GIMENEZ". FIFA.com. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
^ "Uruguay World Cup 2014 squad". The Daily Telegraph. 2 June 2014. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
^ "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.
^ "José María Giménez". FIFA. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
^ "Stakes are high in South American friendlies as players look to impress". ESPN. 12 November 2014.
^ "Uruguay confirm Copa América squad numbers as Rolán lands Suárez's No.9". Archived from the original on 12 June 2015. Retrieved 9 June 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ "Uruguay 1-1 Paraguay". BBC. 20 June 2015.
^ José María Giménez at Soccerway
^ "J. Giménez". Soccerway. Retrieved 16 October 2016.

External links

José María Giménez at BDFutbol
José María Giménez at National-Football-Teams.com
José María Giménez – UEFA competition record (archive)

[2] In isolation, Giménez, de and Vargas are pronounced [xiˈmenes], [de] and [ˈbarɣas], respectively.

[1] "Strong Roots: Giménez honored in Toledo". Futbol. Retrieved 12 January 2015.

[3] "DANUBIO VS. RIVER PLATE 0 - 2". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 April 2013.

[4] "Atlético Madrid complete signing of teenage defender Jose María Giménez". Sky Sports News. Retrieved 27 April 2013.

[5] Atleti maintain perfect start Archived 2013-10-23 at the Wayback Machine; ESPN FC, 14 September 2013

[6] "Elche 0-2 Atl Madrid". BBC Sport. 6 December 2014. Retrieved 6 December 2014.

[fifa-7] "Jose GIMENEZ". FIFA.com. Retrieved 22 June 2014.

[8] "Uruguay World Cup 2014 squad". The Daily Telegraph. 2 June 2014. Retrieved 18 June 2014.

[9] "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.

[10] "José María Giménez". FIFA. Retrieved 13 June 2015.

[11] "Stakes are high in South American friendlies as players look to impress". ESPN. 12 November 2014.

[12] "Uruguay confirm Copa América squad numbers as Rolán lands Suárez's No.9". Archived from the original on 12 June 2015. Retrieved 9 June 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[13] "Uruguay 1-1 Paraguay". BBC. 20 June 2015.

[14] José María Giménez at Soccerway

[15] "J. Giménez". Soccerway. Retrieved 16 October 2016.

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 On 25 April 2013, it was confirmed that Giménez had signed for €900 000 with Spanish side [[Atlético Madrid]], and would join the club in the pre-season of the [[2013–14 La Liga|2013–14 season]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Atlético Madrid complete signing of teenage defender Jose María Giménez|url=http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11838/8670571/Atletico-Madrid-complete-signing-of-teenage-defender-Jose-Maria-Gimenez|work=Sky Sports News|accessdate=27 April 2013}}</ref>
-On 14 September, Giménez made his ''Atleti'' – and [[La Liga]] – debut, starting in a 4–2 home win over [[UD Almería]].<ref>[http://espnfc.com/en/report/373177/report.html?soccernet=true&cc=3888 Atleti maintain perfect start]; [[ESPN FC]], 14 September 2013</ref>
+On 14 September, Giménez made his ''Atleti'' – and [[La Liga]] – debut, starting in a 4–2 home win over [[UD Almería]].<ref>[http://espnfc.com/en/report/373177/report.html?soccernet=true&cc=3888 Atleti maintain perfect start] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131023103025/http://espnfc.com/en/report/373177/report.html?soccernet=true&cc=3888 |date=2013-10-23 }}; [[ESPN FC]], 14 September 2013</ref>
 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.<ref>{{cite news|title=Elche 0-2 Atl Madrid|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/30330862|accessdate=6 December 2014|work=[[BBC Sport]]|date=6 December 2014}}</ref> He also scored a header against biggest rival [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]] in Atlético's 2–0 win in the [[Copa del Rey]] in January 2015.