Raúl Jiménez
Jiménez playing with Mexico in 2013
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| Full name | Raúl Alonso Jiménez Rodríguez | ||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 5 May 1991 | ||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Tepeji, Mexico | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Forward | ||||||||||||||
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Current team
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Benfica | ||||||||||||||
| Number | 9 | ||||||||||||||
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| América | |||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||
| 2011–2014 | América | 96 | (36) | ||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Atlético Madrid | 21 | (1) | ||||||||||||
| 2015– | Benfica | 38 | (10) | ||||||||||||
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| 2012 | Mexico U23 | 13 | (1) | ||||||||||||
| 2013– | Mexico | 49 | (9) | ||||||||||||
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Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 December 2016. |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 December 2016.
Raúl Alonso Jiménez Rodríguez (born 5 May 1991) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a forward for Portuguese club Benfica and the Mexico national team.
He began his career in Club América's youth system before debuting in the first division in October 2011. He won his first championship with América in 2013, winning that years' Clausura tournament, where he was the team's second-highest goalscorer. In August 2014, Jiménez was sold to Spanish club Atlético Madrid, who were the reigning league champions. After one season, he was sold to Benfica.
Jiménez was a part of the Mexican squad that won the gold medal at the Summer Olympics in 2012. A full international since 2013, Jiménez has represented his country at the 2014 FIFA World Cup, the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup, the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup, the 2015 Copa América, and the Copa América Centenario.
Jiménez began his career playing for Club América's youth system, being considered a promising young striker. On 9 October 2011, under interim-coach Alfredo Tena, Jiménez made his professional debut during the Apertura tournament against Monarcas Morelia, in a match which ended in a 1–1 draw. He scored his first goal on 30 October in a 2–3 loss to Puebla, scoring in the 2nd minute of the match. He appeared six times and scored one goal in his debut tournament.
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