Ulises Giménez
Argentine footballer (born 2006)
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Ulises Adrián Giménez (born 1 January 2006) is an Argentine footballer who plays as a defender for Argentine Primera Division club River Plate.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ulises Adrián Giménez[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1 January 2006 | ||
| Place of birth | José C. Paz, Buenos Aires, Argentina[1] | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
| Positions | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | River Plate | ||
| Number | 36 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| San Luis | |||
| 2012 | Los Latinos | ||
| 2012–2024 | River Plate | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023– | River Plate | 0 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Defensa y Justicia (loan) | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022–2023 | Argentina U17 | 22 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14:30, 5 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 1 December 2023 | |||
Early life
Giménez was born in José C. Paz in the Buenos Aires Province of Argentina.[2] Hailing from a footballing family, his grandfather Hugo played for Deportivo Español during their time in the Primera División, while his father Adrián played for Ferro and his uncle represented Fénix.[2]
Club career
Giménez began his career with local side San Luis, before joining another youth side named Los Latinos in 2012.[2] Later in the same year, he was invited to trial with professional side River Plate.[3] He began the trial on a Tuesday, and by the Thursday of the same week, the club offered him a place in their academy.[3] His progression through the academy was stifled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Argentina, as all footballing activity was postponed shortly after he made the jump from children's football to youth.[2]
The 2022 campaign was a very good one for Giménez; having started the year in River Plate's youth team, he was promoted to the next youth team, playing with players older than himself.[3] Having continued to impress, he was promoted again to the club's reserve team, making his debut in August.[2] In December of the same year, he trained with the first team under coach Martín Demichelis for the first time.[4]
The following month, he was included in Demichelis' squad for River Plate's pre-season tour in Orlando, Florida in the United States.[5] However, due to issues with his visa, he was unable to travel with the rest of the squad.[6] Despite this setback, he signed his first professional contract early in 2023, tying him to River Plate until December 2025.[6]
International career
Having represented the Argentina under-17 team since 2022, Giménez was called up to the squad for the 2023 South American U-17 Championship, serving as captain as Argentina finished the competition in third place.[7]