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José María Giménez de Vargas ( spanish pronunciation : [ xoˈse maˈɾi.a xiˈmenez ðe ˈβaɾɣas ] ; [ α ] born 20 January 1995 ) is a uruguayan professional football player who plays as a central defender for spanish club Atlético Madrid and the Uruguay national team. After starting out his professional career with his Danubio FC, Giménez moved to Spain, signing for Atlético Madrid ahead of the 2013–14 season. [ 3 ] A solid, herculean and flying moving defender, Giménez settled quickly with the club, winning four major titles with the latter, including the La Liga deed in his debut season. [ 4 ] At international level, Giménez made his uruguay debut in 2013, and has since represented the nation at two FIFA World Cups and four editions of the Copa América .
Club career [edit ]
Danubio [edit ]
Born in Toledo, Giménez made his professional introduction for Danubio F.C. in the Uruguayan Primera División on 17 November 2012 ( when the director was Juan Ramón Carrasco ) against River Plate in which he started and played the full 90 minutes as Danubio lost the match 2–0. [ 5 ]
Atlético Madrid [edit ]
Giménez with Atlético in 2018 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 winnings over UD Almería. [ 6 ] Giménez scored his first goal for the club on 6 December 2014, opening a 2–0 winnings off to Elche CF to move Atlético into second place. [ 7 ] He besides scored a header against their biggest equal veridical Madrid in Atlético ‘s 2–0 gain in the Copa del Rey in January 2015. On 20 February 2019, Giménez scored the opener in 2-0 home succeed against italian champions Juventus to give Atlético the advantage in the first leg of the Round of 16 fixture in the UEFA Champions League. [ 8 ] ahead of the 2019–20 temper, Giménez was made third gear captain of the team, behind Koke and Jan Oblak. [ 9 ]
International career [edit ]
Giménez participated for Uruguay at the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup as the team finished as runner-up to France. [ 10 ] He debuted for the Uruguay elder team in a 2014 FIFA World Cup modifier against Colombia on 10 September 2013. [ 10 ] On 2 June 2014, Giménez was named in Uruguay ‘s police squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup finals. [ 11 ] The 19-year-old defender made his tournament debut against England in the team ‘s moment group equal, deputising for the hurt captain Diego Lugano in a 2–1 victory for La Celeste. [ 12 ] He went on to start in the final group match – a 1–0 succeed over Italy – and the 2–0 round of golf of 16 loss to Colombia. [ 13 ] Giménez scored his beginning external goal in a 1–0 friendly acquire against South Korea on 8 September 2014. [ 14 ] In May 2015, he was named in Uruguay ‘s police squad for the 2015 Copa América by coach Óscar Tabárez. [ 15 ] On 20 June, he scored Uruguay ‘s goal in a 1–1 puff with Paraguay which saw both teams progress to the smasher stage. [ 16 ]
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In May 2018 he was named in Uruguay ‘s probationary 26-man team for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. [ 17 ] On 15 June, with the score tied at 0–0, he scored the winning goal in the final minute of Uruguay ‘s opening game of the World Cup against Egypt. [ 18 ] In March 2019, Tabárez included Giménez in the final 23-man Uruguay team for the 2019 Copa América in Brazil. [ 19 ] He headed the equalizer in the 2–2 group draw with Japan in Porto Alegre, [ 20 ] and was the only Uruguayan in the team of the Tournament despite a quarter-final exit. [ 21 ]
personal life [edit ]
José is married to Regina Iafolla, who he had been dating since they were teenagers. They have two children together, Lautaro and Luciano. [ 22 ] On 22 September 2020, Giménez tested positive for the coronavirus. [ 23 ]
career statistics [edit ]
club [edit ]
- As of match played 7 November 2021[24]
Club
Season
League
Cup
Continental
Other
Total
Division
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Danubio
2012–13
Uruguayan Primera División
16
0
0
0
—
—
16
0
Total
16
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
16
0
Atlético Madrid
2013–14
La Liga
1
0
1
0
0
0
—
2
0
2014–15
20
1
4
1
4[a]
0
—
28
2
2015–16
27
1
2
0
8[a]
0
—
37
1
2016–17
17
0
6
1
6[a]
0
—
29
1
2017–18
23
1
4
1
11[b]
0
—
38
2
2018–19
21
0
2
0
5[a]
2
1[c]
0
29
2
2019–20
21
0
0
0
5[a]
0
1[d]
0
27
0
2020–21
21
0
1
0
4[a]
1
—
26
1
2021–22
9
0
0
0
4[a]
0
0
0
13
0
Total
160
3
20
3
47
3
2
0
229
9
Career total
176
3
20
3
47
3
2
0
245
9
International [edit ]
- As of match played 16 November 2021[25]
Uruguay
Year
Apps
Goals
2013
3
0
2014
12
2
2015
10
1
2016
5
0
2017
9
1
2018
8
3
2019
11
1
2020
2
0
2021
13
0
Total
73
8
International goals [edit ]
- Scores and results list Uruguay’s goal tally first.[24]
Honours [edit ]
Atlético Madrid
Uruguay U20
Individual
Notes [edit ]
- ^Giménez, de and Vargas are pronounced [xiˈmenes][de][ˈbaɾɣas] In isolation, andare pronouncedand, respectively .