Diego Jiménez López (born 11 August 1991) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Ibiza Islas Pitiusas as a

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Club career

Born in Benavente, Zamora, Castille and León, Jiménez played youth football with Villarreal CF. He made his senior debut with the C-team, spending two seasons in the

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with the side. On 28 January 2012, Jiménez made his debut with the reserves in what was his first game as a professional, appearing as a late substitute in a 2–0 away win against

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in the

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. He continued to be regularly used in the following campaigns, in both the second level and the

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. On 1 September 2014, Jiménez signed a two-year deal with Recreativo de Huelva.El central Diego Jiménez, nuevo jugador del Decano (Stopper Diego Jiménez, new player of the Dean)
; Recreativo Huelva, 1 September 2014

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Jimenez, Diego 1991 births Footballers from the Province of Zamora Living people Spanish men's footballers Men's association football defenders Segunda División players Segunda División B players Segunda Federación players Tercera División players Villarreal CF C players Villarreal CF B players Recreativo de Huelva players Hércules CF players UCAM Murcia CF players Real Balompédica Linense footballers CD Ibiza Islas Pitiusas players 21st-century Spanish sportsmen