José María Giménez

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José María Giménez
Personal information
Full name	José María Giménez de Vargas
Date of birth	(1995-01-20) 20 January 1995
Place of birth	Toledo, Canelones, Uruguay
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position	Centre back
Club information
Current club	Atlético Madrid
Number	18
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2012–2013	Danubio	16	(0)
2013–	Atlético Madrid	1	(0)
National team^‡
2013–	Uruguay U20	7	(0)
2013–	Uruguay	3	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 September 2013. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 October 2013

José María Giménez de Vargas (born 20 January 1995) is an Uruguayan professional footballer who plays for Atlético Madrid in La Liga, as a central defender.

Career

Danubio

Born in Canelones, Giménez made his professional debut for Danubio F.C. in the Uruguayan Primera División on 17 November 2012 (when the manager was Juan Ramon Carrasco) against River Plate in which he started and played the full 90 minutes as Danubio lost the match 2–0.^[1]

Atletico Madrid

On 25 April 2013 it was confirmed that Giménez had signed for 1 mil. euros with Atlético Madrid of the Spanish La Liga in which he will join the club in the pre-season of the 2013–14 season.^[2]

On 14 September Giménez made his Atleti – and La Liga – debut, starting in a 4–2 home win over UD Almería.^[3]

Career statistics

As of 15 September 2013^[4]

Club	Season	League		League Cup		Other		International		Total
Club	Season	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Danubio	2012–13	10	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	10	0
Danubio	Subtotal	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	0
Atlético Madrid	2013–14	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Atlético Madrid	Subtotal	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Career total		11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	0

References

↑ "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; ESPN FC, 14 September 2013
↑ José María Giménez profile at Soccerway

v t e Atlético Madrid – current squad

1 Aranzubia 2 Godín 3 Filipe Luís 4 M. Suárez 5 Tiago 6 Koke 7 Adrián 8 R. García 9 Villa 10 Arda 11 C. Rodríguez 12 Alderweireld 13 Courtois 14 Gabi (c) 17 Manquillo 18 Giménez 19 Diego Costa 20 Juanfran 21 Diego 22 Insúa 23 Miranda 24 Sosa Coach: Simeone

Persondata
Name	Gimenez, Jose
Alternative names
Short description	Uruguayan Professional Footballer
Date of birth	20 January 1995
Place of birth	Canelones, Uruguay
Date of death
Place of death

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