Tahiel Jiménez
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 Jiménez with Santos Laguna in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Tahiel Adrián Jiménez Sánchez | ||
| Date of birth | 22 January 2006 | ||
| Place of birth | Boca del Río, Veracruz, Mexico | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Santos Laguna | ||
| Number | 29 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2019 | Querétaro | ||
| 2022– | Santos Laguna | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024– | Santos Laguna | 29 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023 | Mexico U17 | 4 | (1) |
| 2024– | Mexico U20 | 20 | (6) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 February 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 11 October 2025 | |||
Tahiel Adrián Jiménez Sánchez (born 22 January 2006) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a striker for Liga MX club Santos Laguna and the Mexico national under-20 team.
Early career
Jiménez was born on 22 January 2006 in Boca del Río, Veracruz, Mexico, as his father Walter Jiménez was playing for C.D. Veracruz at the time.[1]
Jiménez joined the academy of Querétaro, where he played for their under-13s up until the summer of 2019.[2] In 2022, he joined the academy of his father’s former team, Santos Laguna.[2] Jiménez progressed through the youth ranks of Santos Laguna during the clausura tournament, progressing from the under-16 to the under-19 teams prior to his debut.[3]
Santos Laguna
On 12 April 2024, Jiménez made his professional debut for Santos Laguna after entering the pitch in the 75th minute for Stephano Carrillo in a 2–0 defeat to Necaxa.[4]
Throughout the 2024–25 Liga MX season, Jiménez had made subsequent appearances for the club following the departures of Stephano Carillo and José Juan Macías from the club. On 1 September, Jiménez scored his first goal for Los Guerreros, a late-stoppage time winner over Necaxa to win 3–2.[5]
International career
As a youth international, Jiménez is eligible to represent both Mexico, his country of birth, and Argentina through his father.
In October 2023, Jiménez was called up for the 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Indonesia.[6] In Mexico's opening match of the tournament, Jiménez scored their only goal in a 3–1 loss to eventual champions Germany.[7] He went on to appear in the rest of the games as Mexico were eliminated by Mali in the Round of 16.[8]
In August 2024, Jiménez was called up to the Mexico under-20 squad for the first time.[9] On 5 September, he made his debut, starting in a 2–1 defeat to Brazil. In the following game, on 8 September, Jiménez scored his first goal in a 3–2 defeat to Brazil.[10]
On 20 June 2025, Jiménez was called up by Eduardo Arce for the 2025 Maurice Revello Tournament in France.[11] In Mexico's opening match against Denmark, Jiménez scored a 97th-minute equalizer to send the game into penalties following a 3–3 draw, though his side ultimately lost 5–4.[12] In the next game, Jiménez converted his penalty in the shoot-out against Japan, securing a 4–3 win.[13] In the final group stage match, Jiménez scored against the Congo, and also converted his penalty in the shoot-out following a dramatic 3–3 draw.[14] Mexico went on to finish fourth in the tournament following a 2–1 loss to Denmark in the third-place playoff.[15]
On 10 September, Jiménez was called up for the 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Chile,[16] scoring against the host nation in a 4–1 win.[17]