| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gastón Claudio Giménez | ||
| Date of birth | (1991-07-27)27 July 1991 (age 34) | ||
| Place of birth | Formosa, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Cerro Porteño | ||
| Number | 30 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Almirante Brown | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2014 | Almirante Brown | 88 | (4) |
| 2014 | Atlético Tucumán | 15 | (1) |
| 2015–2018 | Godoy Cruz | 56 | (2) |
| 2018 | Estudiantes | 9 | (0) |
| 2018–2020 | Vélez Sarsfield | 43 | (1) |
| 2020–2024 | Chicago Fire | 125 | (4) |
| 2025– | Cerro Porteño | 19 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | Argentina | 1 | (0) |
| 2020– | Paraguay | 9 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12 August 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 16:28, 27 January 2022 (UTC) | |||
Gastón Claudio Giménez (born 27 July 1991) is a professionalfootballer who plays as amidfielder forParaguayan Primera División clubCerro Porteño.[1] Born in Argentina, he plays for theParaguay national team.
Giménez's career started in 2011 withAlmirante Brown.[1][2] His debut arrived at the beginning of the2011–12 Primera B Nacional season, when he played the final fifteen minutes in a goalless draw away toRosario Central on 1 October 2011.[1] In February 2012, Giménez scored the first goal of his career in a 2–0 win overDefensa y Justicia.[1] After one goal in nineteen games in his first season, Giménez went onto make another sixty-nine appearances and score three more goals for the club across the next two seasons.[1] In June 2014, Giménez signed for fellow Primera B Nacional teamAtlético Tucumán.[1] One goal in fifteen matches followed.[1]
On 2 February 2015, Giménez joinedArgentine Primera División sideGodoy Cruz.[3] Months later, on 30 May 2015, he was sent off in just his second start for the club versusUnión Santa Fe; the second time in his career that he had received a red card in a match against Unión Santa Fe, the first occurred in March 2014 whilst with Almirante Brown.[1] Giménez remained with Godoy Cruz for a total of four seasons, prior to departing in January 2018 to joinEstudiantes of the Primera División.[4]Vélez Sarsfield purchased Giménez in the following July.[1]
On 24 February 2020, Giménez signed withMajor League Soccer sideChicago Fire on a two-year deal.[5] He made eighteen appearances in his first season there.[1]
Giménez was born in Argentina and is of Paraguayan descent.[6] In November 2018, Giménez was called up to theArgentina national team byLionel Scaloni for friendlies withMexico.[7] He made his international debut in the first friendly with Mexico on 16 November, being substituted on forGiovani Lo Celso with two minutes remaining.[1] He was selected on Scaloni's preliminary squad for the2019 Copa América.[8] On 20 July 2020, Giménez confirmed claims byParaguay national team coachEduardo Berizzo and announced that he had finalized naturalization proceedings, making him eligible to play for Paraguay.[9] On 28 September 2020, he was called up for the2022 FIFA World Cup qualification matches againstPeru andVenezuela byParaguay national team coach Eduardo Berizzo.[10] He made his competitive debut with Paraguay on 8 October as a starter of the match against Peru, making himcap-tied to Paraguay.[1] He scored on his second cap away to Venezuela.[1]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Almirante Brown | 2011–12 | Primera B Nacional | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | ||
| 2012–13 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | ||||
| 2013–14 | 37 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 38 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 88 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 90 | 4 | ||||
| Atlético Tucumán | 2014 | Primera B Nacional | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | ||
| Godoy Cruz | 2015 | Primera División | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | ||
| 2016 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||||
| 2016–17 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 5[a] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 3 | |||
| 2017–18 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | |||
| Total | 56 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 4 | |||
| Estudiantes | 2017–18 | Primera División | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Vélez Sarsfield | 2018–19 | Primera División | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 28 | 1 | |
| 2019–20 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||
| Total | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 1 | ||
| Chicago Fire | 2020 | Major League Soccer | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
| 2021 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 25 | 2 | ||||
| 2022 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||||
| 2023 | 31 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 35 | 1 | ||||
| 2024 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 29 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 125 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 129 | 4 | ||
| Career total | 277 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 364 | 14 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 2018 | 1 | 0 |
| Paraguay | 2020 | 4 | 1 |
| 2021 | 5 | 0 | |
| Total | 9 | 1 | |
| No. | Cap | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 13 October 2020 | Estadio Metropolitano,Mérida, Venezuela |  Venezuela | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | [1] |
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