Israel Sabdi Jiménez Nañez[a] (born 13 August 1989) is a former Mexican professional footballer who last played as a defender for the Monterrey Flash of the Major Arena Soccer League.[2] In traditional outdoor soccer, Jiménez primarily operated as a right-back. He is an Olympic gold medalist.[3]
 Jiménez playing for Tigres UANL | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Israel Sabdi Jiménez Nañez | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 13 August 1989[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Right-back | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2008 | Tigres UANL | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2008–2019 | Tigres UANL | 191 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2014 | → Tijuana (loan) | 15 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | → Juárez (loan) | 27 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | Mazatlán | 22 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Monterrey Flash (indoor) | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2012 | Mexico U23 | 14 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2012–2016 | Mexico | 10 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 June 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 February 2016 | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
editTigres UANL
editOn 26 July 2008, Israel Jiménez debuted in the Primera Division in the first game of the Apertura 2008, in a draw 0–0 against Pachuca under the manager, Manuel Lapuente.
His first international game with Tigres UANL was in the 2009 North American SuperLiga in a game against Chivas USA, he played for the entire game.
Since Ricardo Ferretti became the team's coach, Jiménez is a regular starter. He was part of the Apertura 2011 and Apertura 2015 championship-winning team's starting line-up.
Monterrey Flash
editIn June 2022, Jiménez signed with the Monterrey Flash of the Major Arena Soccer League.[4]
International career
editMexico U-23
editIn 2012 Jimenez was chosen by coach Luis Fernando Tena to be in the Mexico national team at the 2012 Olympic Qualifying Tournament held in the United States. Jimenez scored in his debut in the tournament from a long range free kick against Trinidad and Tobago. Mexico went on to win the tournament and qualify to the London 2012 Summer Olympics. Jimenez made the final cut for those participating in the Olympics. Jimenez won gold team medal for Mexico after defeating Brazil in the final.
Mexico national team
editOn 23 May 2011, Jiménez received an opportunity to play the 2011 Copa America and was called up to the Mexico U-22 national football team preliminary squad.[5] however he did not make the final cut for those participating in the tournament. Jimenez made his full senior debut with Mexico 25 January 2012 in a friendly game against Venezuela, the game resulted in a 3–1 win for Mexico. Jimenez was a squad member at the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup.
Career statistics
editInternational
edit- As of match played 11 February 2016[6]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 2012 | 5 | 0 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 10 | 0 | |
Honours
editTigres UANL
- Liga MX: Apertura 2011, Apertura 2015, Apertura 2016, Apertura 2017, Clausura 2019
- Copa MX: Clausura 2014
- Campeón de Campeones: 2016, 2017, 2018
- SuperLiga: 2009
- Campeones Cup: 2018
Mexico U23
Mexico
Notes
edit- ^ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Jiménez and the second or maternal family name is Nañez.
References
edit- ^ "Israel Sabdi Jiménez Nañez". Televisadeportes.com. Archived from the original on 28 August 2011. Retrieved 13 August 2010.
- ^ "Israel Jiménez, histórico de Tigres, reporta con el Mazatlán FC". mediotiempo.com. 20 June 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- ^ "Olympics football: Mexico shock Brazil to win gold". bbc.com. 11 August 2012. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
- ^ "JUNINHO, AYOVÍ AND JIMÉNEZ, MULTI -CHAMPIONS JOIN THE FLASH". MASLSoccer.com. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
- ^ "Preliminary Squad of Mexico National Football Team to Copa America". Femexfut.org.mx. Archived from the original on 28 May 2011. Retrieved 23 May 2011.
- ^ Israel Jiménez at National-Football-Teams.com
External links
edit- Israel Sabdi Jiménez Nañez at Liga MX (archive) (in Spanish)
- Israel Sabdi Jiménez Nañez – Liga MX stats at MedioTiempo.com (archived) (in Spanish)
- Israel Jiménez – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Israel Jiménez at Olympics.com
- Israel Jiménez at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)