Nicolás Ezequiel Giménez (born 16 January 1996) is an Argentine professional

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who plays as an

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for Al Wasl.

Career

Giménez's career started with Nueva Chicago. He was promoted into their first-team in March 2015, when he made his professional debut in a 2–1 loss away from home against Gimnasia y Esgrima. It occurred during the 2015 Primera División season, which included three goals in fourteen appearances as Nueva Chicago were relegated. In Primera B Nacional, Giménez netted eight goals in twenty-one matches to help the club finish seventh. On 5 July 2016, newly-promoted

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team Talleres signed Giménez. He scored his first goal in November 2017 versus

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. July 2018 saw Giménez depart on loan to Primera División team

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. Two goals, against Banfield and

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, across twenty-two appearances followed as the club suffered relegation. Giménez remained in the top-flight for 2019–20 after signing temporary terms with Arsenal de Sarandí. He netted goals against Godoy Cruz, Unión Santa Fe,

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, River Plate, Lanús, Patronato and Aldosivi in the curtailed, due to the

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, campaign. In July 2020, Giménez was loaned to the United Arab Emirates with Pro League outfit

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; penning a contract until mid-2021. Giménez, after a friendly goal against

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, scored three goals in his first three competitive games for Baniyas, as a debut goal versus Al-Wasl was followed by strikes in victories over

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and

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. He went goalless across his next two appearances, before scoring in a League Cup first round encounter with Hatta on 12 November. After then going twelve matches without a goal, Giménez netted twice in a 3–3 draw away to Al Jazira on 18 February.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gimenez, Nicolas 1996 births Living people Sportspeople from La Matanza Partido Argentine men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Argentine expatriate men's footballers Argentine Primera División players Primera Nacional players UAE Pro League players Club Atlético Nueva Chicago footballers Talleres de Córdoba footballers San Martín de Tucumán footballers Arsenal de Sarandí footballers Baniyas Club players Al Wasl F.C. players Expatriate men's footballers in the United Arab Emirates Argentine expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates Footballers from Buenos Aires Province