| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rafael Jiménez Jarque[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1993-08-12)12 August 1993 (age 32)[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Valencia, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back,defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Cádiz | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Benimarc | |||
| 2003–2009 | Villarreal | ||
| 2009–2010 | Catarroja | ||
| 2010–2012 | Levante | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2013 | Levante B | 33 | (1) |
| 2013–2015 | Huracán | 66 | (3) |
| 2015–2019 | Gimnàstic | 49 | (4) |
| 2016–2018 | →Barcelona B (loan) | 72 | (1) |
| 2019 | →Cádiz (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2019– | Cádiz | 169 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20 June 2025 | |||
Rafael Jiménez Jarque (born 12 August 1993), known asFali, is a Spanish professionalfootballer who plays forSegunda División clubCádiz as acentre-back or adefensive midfielder.
Born inValencia, Fali joinedLevante UD's youth setup in 2010 at age 17, after starting out atVillarreal CF andCatarroja CF. He made his senior debut withtheir reserves, spending one season apiece inSegunda División B andTercera División.[2]
Fali terminated his contract with theValencians on 16 August 2013,[3] and signed with third-tier clubHuracán Valencia CF just hours later.[4] In the2014–15 campaign he appeared in 42 matches and scored three goals, as the team missed out on promotion inthe play-offs.[5]
On 6 July 2015, Fali agreed to a two-year deal withGimnàstic de Tarragona,newly promoted toSegunda División.[6] He played his first game as a professional on 30 August, coming on as a 46th-minutesubstitute forSergio Tejera in a 2–1 away win againstCD Tenerife.[7]
Fali scored his first goal in the second division on 19 December 2015, his team's second in a 3–1 home victory overReal Zaragoza.[8] On 7 January of the following year, he was loaned toFC Barcelona Atlètic until June.[9]
On 11 July 2016, Fali's loan was extended until 2018 with abuyout clause.[10] He returned toNàstic in late January 2018.[11]
On 10 May 2019, Fali moved to fellow division two sideCádiz CF on loan until the end ofthe season, as a replacement to injuredAleksandar Pantić.[12] On 8 July, he signed a permanent three-year deal.[13]
Fali renewed his contract 10 February 2020, until 2024.[14] He scored once from 30 appearancesthat season, helping to a return toLa Liga after 14 years.[15]
On 20 September 2020, Fali made his debut in the Spanish top flight, playing the second half of the 2–0 away defeat ofSD Huesca.[16]
Fali is from a gypsy community; he was married at age 16, and had a child at 17. He worked in a scrapyard.[2]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Levante B | 2012–13 | Segunda División B | 23 | 0 | — | 23 | 0 | |
| Huracán | 2013–14 | Segunda División B | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| 2014–15 | Segunda División B | 42 | 3 | — | 42 | 3 | ||
| Total | 66 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 67 | 3 | ||
| Gimnástic | 2015–16 | Segunda División | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| Barcelona B (loan) | 2015–16 | Segunda División B | 16 | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | |
| 2016–17 | Segunda División B | 36 | 1 | — | 36 | 1 | ||
| 2017–18 | Segunda División | 20 | 0 | — | 20 | 0 | ||
| Total | 72 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 1 | ||
| Gimnástic | 2017–18 | Segunda División | 14 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | |
| 2018–19 | Segunda División | 28 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 3 | |
| Total | 49 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 51 | 4 | ||
| Cádiz (loan) | 2018–19 | Segunda División | 4 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |
| Cádiz | 2019–20 | Segunda División | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 1 |
| 2020–21 | La Liga | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 0 | |
| 2021–22 | La Liga | 28 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 31 | 0 | |
| 2022–23 | La Liga | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | |
| 2023–24 | La Liga | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | |
| Total | 147 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 152 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 361 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 369 | 9 | ||