Raul Jimenez is a Mexican footballer who plays as a striker for both the Mexican national team and Portuguese club Benfica.
Before becoming a member of the Mexico national team in 2013, he was part of the Mexico U-23 team which represented their nation at the 2012 London Olympics.
The skilled striker started his career with Club America and made his professional debut in the Apertura tournament when he featured in the game against Monarcas Morelia. He became the team’s second top scorer and the clubs quickly struck. In 2014 he was sold to Spanish club – Atletico Madrid (the reigning champions at the time), after one season with the club he was sold again, this time to Portuguese club Benfica.
Biography,
Raul was born in the town of Tepeji in Hidalgo, Mexico on May 5, 1991 as Raúl Alonso Jiménez Rodríguez. Her father is Raúl Jiménez Vega and her mother is Martha Rodríguez. Raul also has a sister named Miranda Jiménez. There is no information available about his educational background, early life, or what his parents do for a living.
club career
Jimenez started his career playing in the club’s American youth system which saw him as a promising striker. He would later make his first professional debut in 2011 in a match against Monarcas Morelia in the Apertura tournament.
His first professional goal came in the game against Puebla which ended a 2–3 loss, he scored in the 2nd minute of the match. It was his only goal in his first tournament. The following year, Raul was benched until Week 7 of the tournament where he was replaced by Christian Bermúdez in the game against Atlas which ended in a 1-1 draw.
His first goal in the tournament came in the against Tijuana, this goal was, unfortunately, the only goal scored by the team in the game which ended in a 1-1 draw. The goal also happened to be Jimenez’s only goal in the tournament.
In 2012, he was entered as part of the Mexican U-23 team which represented Mexico at the 2012 London Olympics. Upon his return from the Olympics, he was named to the squad for the 2012 Apertura tournament. of the tournament, he played as a second striker alongside Christian Benítez.
In the 2013 Clausura tournament, he played as a starter in the first two league matches. His first goal came in the 4-0 win against Atlante. His second and third goals came in the game against Guadalajara which ended in a 2-0 victory. At the end of the regular phase of the tournament, Raul Jimenez had scored a total of eight goals.
America recorded a 1-0 away win in the first leg of the playoff quarter-final series. In the second leg of the semi-final against Monterrey, Raul scored from a penalty to help the team win 2-1 (4-3 on aggregate) which sent them to the final against Cruz Azul, which they beat their way out. as this year’s league champions.
Raul Jimenez’s career at Club América continued until August 2014, when Spanish club Atlético Madrid paid 11 million euros for a six-year contract. His first game was in the final of the Ramón de Carranza Trophy pre-season tournament against Sampdoria. Jimenez made his La Liga debut in August 2014, in a game against Rayo Vallecano which ended in a goalless draw.
His first league goal and only goal for Atlético this season would come later in September, in a 4-0 win over Sevilla.
In August 2015, Jimenez joined Portuguese champions Benfica on a five-year deal.Benfica reportedly spent €9.836m to bring Raul to the club, including the agent fee signing fee and the transfer fee himself.
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International career
Jimenez was drafted into the Mexico national team in 2013, but before that he was part of the Mexico U-23 team which represented Mexico at the London Olympics in 2012.
He made his debut for the senior national team in January 2013, in a 1-1 draw against Denmark. He was part of Mexico’s 23-man squad for the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup. He was also part of Miguel Herrera’s final 23-man squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil. Jiménez was also named among the 28-man preliminary squad to represent Mexico at the 2018 World Cup in Russia.
Raul Jimenez’s Family
Jimenez is not known to be married or to have kids. He also seems to be a very private person as there is almost nothing about his private life online. However, he was recently linked to a Daniela Basso, although the authenticity of the claims cannot be guaranteed as it has not been confirmed by the star or lady in question.
Height, weight, measurements
The Mexico international is 6″2 which is 1.88 meters tall. It weighs 76 kg (168 lb). His other body measurements are not known.