Gastón Claudio Giménez (born 27 July 1991) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for

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club Chicago Fire. Born in Argentina, he plays for the Paraguay national team.

Club career

Giménez's career started in 2011 with Almirante Brown. His debut arrived at the beginning of the

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season, when he played the final fifteen minutes in a goalless draw away to Rosario Central on 1 October 2011. In February 2012, Giménez scored the first goal of his career in a 2–0 win over Defensa y Justicia. 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. In June 2014, Giménez signed for fellow Primera B Nacional team Atlético Tucumán. One goal in fifteen matches followed. On 2 February 2015, Giménez joined

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side Godoy Cruz. Months later, on 30 May 2015, he was sent off in just his second start for the club versus Unión 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. Giménez remained with Godoy Cruz for a total of four seasons, prior to departing in January 2018 to join Estudiantes of the Primera División. Vélez Sarsfield purchased Giménez in the following July. On 24 February 2020, Giménez signed with

side Chicago Fire on a two-year deal. He made eighteen appearances in his first season there.

International career

Giménez was born in Argentina and is of Paraguayan descent. In November 2018, Giménez was called up to the Argentina national team by

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for friendlies with Mexico. He made his international debut in the first friendly with Mexico on 16 November, being substituted on for

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with two minutes remaining. He was selected on Scaloni's preliminary squad for the

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. On 20 July 2020, Giménez confirmed claims by Paraguay national team coach

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and announced that he had finalized naturalization proceedings, making him eligible to play for Paraguay. On 28 September 2020, he was called up for the

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matches against Peru and Venezuela by Paraguay national team coach Eduardo Berizzo. He made his competitive debut with Paraguay on 8 October as a starter of the match against Peru, making him cap-tied to Paraguay. He scored on his second cap away to Venezuela.

Career statistics

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International

. :''Scores and results list Paraguay's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Giménez goal''.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Giménez, Gastón 1991 births Living people Footballers from Formosa, Argentina Paraguayan men's footballers Paraguay men's international footballers Argentine men's footballers Argentina men's international footballers Argentine sportspeople of Paraguayan descent Men's association football midfielders Primera Nacional players Argentine Primera División players Club Almirante Brown footballers Major League Soccer players Atlético Tucumán footballers Godoy Cruz Antonio Tomba footballers Estudiantes de La Plata footballers Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield footballers Chicago Fire FC players Designated Players (MLS) Dual internationalists (men's football)