Gastón Giménez

Chicago Fire FC · Gastón Giménez

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS (CHICAGO FIRE):

• Chicago Fire FC acquired midfielder Gastón Giménez on Feb. 24, 2020.
• Now in his fifth season with the Club, Giménez has recorded 108 appearances (91 starts) and has three goals, eight assists since joining Chicago in 2020.
• With his start against the New England Revolution on March 31, Giménez became the 31st Argentine-born player to record 100 MLS appearances and was the first to reach the milestone in Club history.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:

• Prior to joining the Fire, Giménez was a member of Superliga Argentina side Vélez Sarsfield, where he has made 46 appearances across all competitions.
• Giménez originally began his career in Argentina’s second division, signing with Club Almirante Brown ahead of the 2011-12 season.

2023 (CHICAGO FIRE): Played 54 minutes in the 3-2 victory over Inter Miami CF on March 25 at DRV PNK Stadium...Played 90 minutes in the 3-3 draw against FC Cincinnati on March 18 at Soldier Field...Came in as a sub in the 64th minute of play in the 1-1 draw against New York City FC on March 4 at Soldier Field...

2022 (CHICAGO FIRE): Started and played 66 minutes in the 4-1 loss to the Philadelphia Union on Aug. 13 at Subaru Park...Played 68 minutes in the 3-2 win over Charlotte FC on August 6 at Bank of America Stadium...Entered the match and recorded 13 minutes in the 0-0 tie with Atlanta United on July 30 at Soldier Field...Played 38 minutes in the 1-0 win against Seattle Sounders on July 16 at Soldier Field... Played 90 minutes in the 3-2 loss to the Columbus Crew on July 9 at Soldier Field...Played 90 minutes in the 2-1 loss against the San Jose Earthquakes on July 3 at PayPal Park...Played 90 minutes in the 1-0 win against the Philadelphia Union on June 29 at Soldier Field...Played 90 minutes in the 2-0 loss against the Houston Dynamo on June 25 at PNC Stadium...Started and played into stoppage time of the 1-0 win against D.C. United on June 18 at Soldier Field...Played 90 minutes and had an assist on Kacper Przybyłko’s goal in the 3-2 loss against Toronto FC on May 28 at BMO Field...Played 90 minutes of the 1-0 loss against New York City SC on May 22 at Citi Field...Entered at halftime of the 3-3 tie against New York Red Bulls on May 18 at Red Bull Arena...Started and played 66 minutes in the 2-1 loss to New York Red Bulls on April 30 at Soldier Field...Played 90 minutes in the 3-0 loss against Minnesota United on April 23 at Allianz Field...Earned Heineken Man of the Match honors for his performance over 90 minutes in the 0-0 tie against the LA Galaxy on April 16 at Soldier Field...Started and played 75 minutes in the 1-0 loss against Orlando City SC on April 9 at Exploria Stadium...Was named Man of the Match for his performance over 90 minutes in the 0-0 tie against FC Dallas on April 2 at Soldier Field...Started and played the full 90 minutes in the 3-1 win against Sporting Kansas City on March 19 at Soldier Field...Earned his first assist of the season on Jonathan Bornstein’s goal and played 90 minutes in the 2-0 win against D.C. United on March 12 at Audi Field...Started and played 90 minutes in the 0-0 tie with Orlando City SC on March 5 at Soldier Field, leading the team in shots (3) and recoveries (11)...Started and went 70 minutes in the 0-0 tie against Inter Miami CF on Feb. 26 at DRV PNK Stadium.

2021 (CHICAGO FIRE): Started and played 77 minutes in the 1-0 loss to NYCFC on Oct. 27 at Yankee Stadium ... Started and played 84 minutes in the 1-0 win against Real Salt Lake on Oct. 23 at Soldier Field ... Played 27 minutes in the 4-3 win against FC Cincinnati on Oct. 20 at TQL Stadium ... Played 90 minutes in the 3-1 loss to Toronto FC on Oct. 3 at BMO Field ... Played 90 minutes in the 2-0 win against NYCFC on Sept. 29 at SeatGeek Stadium ... Played 90 minutes in the 0-0 draw with Nashville SC on Sept. 26 at Soldier Field ... Earned Man of the Match honors for his performance in the 3-2 loss to New England on Sept. 22 at Soldier Field, in which he recorded an assist on Carlos Terán’s goal before scoring his second goal of the season ... Started and played 58 minutes in the 3-0 loss to D.C. United on Sept. 15 at Audi Field ... Played 90 minutes in the 1-0 win against the New York Red Bulls on Aug. 28 at Red Bull Arena ... Started and played 85 minutes in the 1-0 loss to Orlando City on Aug. 21 at Exploria Stadium ... Was named Man of the Match for his performance over 90 minutes in the 3-2 loss to Inter Miami on Aug. 18 at DRV PNK Stadium ... Played 90 minutes in the 1-0 win against the Columbus Crew on Aug. 15 at Soldier Field ... Played 90 minutes in the 2-1 win against the New York Red Bulls on Aug. 8 at Soldier Field ... Played 90 minutes in the 0-0 tie with New York City FC on Aug. 4 at Soldier Field ... Played 90 minutes in the 1-1 tie with the Philadelphia Union on Aug. 1 at Subaru Park ... Went the full 90 minutes in the 2-1 loss to Toronto FC on July 24 at Soldier Field ... Scored his first MLS career goal in the 2-2 tie with D.C. United on July 21 at Soldier Field ... Played the second 45 minutes of the 5-1 loss to Nashville SC on July 17 at Nissan Stadium ... Returned from National Team duty with Paraguay in the Copa America and came on for Ignacio Aliseda in the 66th minute of the 3-1 win against Orlando City SC on July 7 at Soldier Field ... Started and played the full 90 minutes in the 1-0 loss to CF Montréal on May 29 at Soldier Field before joining the Paraguay National Team for CONMEBOL FIFA World Cup Qualifying ... Started and played 45 minutes in the 1-0 loss to D.C. United on May 13 at Audi Field ... Played his fourth straight 90-minute match in the 2-0 loss to the Philadelphia Union on May 8 at Soldier Field ... Played the full 90 minutes in the 2-0 loss against New York Red Bulls on May 1 at Red Bull Arena ... Went the full 90 minutes in the 3-1 loss to Atlanta United on April 24 ... Kicked off his second MLS season going the full 90 minutes in the 2-2 tie with New England Revolution on April 17 at Soldier Field.

2020 (CHICAGO FIRE): Played 18 games (17 starts) since joining the team shortly after the start of the regular season, logging 1,557 minutes and registered three assists as a midfielder ... Registered 90 minutes in the 4-3 loss to New York City FC on Nov. 8 ... Went 90 minutes in the 2-2 tie with Minnesota United on Nov. 4 ... Played the full 90 minutes in the 1-1 tie with Nashville SC on Oct. 31 ... Returned from International Duty and played 90 minutes in the 2-1 loss to the Philadelphia Union on Oct. 28 ... After completing a one-time FIFA change of association, he was called to the Paraguay National Team for the first two matches of CONMEBOL's 2022 FIFA World Cup Qualifying tournament ... Recorded 90 minutes in the 2-2 tie with the Montreal Impact on Oct. 3 ... Had the assist on Fabian Herbers goal against Atlanta United ... Played the full 90 minutes in the 2-0 win against Atlanta United on Sept. 27, the 4-0 win against the Houston Dynamo on Sept. 23, the 4-1 loss to Orlando City SC and the 2-2 tie against Columbus Crew SC on Sept. 12 ... Was named Heineken Man of the Match for the second time this season against the New England Revolution on Sept. 6 ... Recorded his seventh straight start and played 90 minutes in the 0-0 tie with FC Cincinnati on Sept. 2 ... Played the full 90 minutes in the 3-1 loss to NYCFC on Aug. 29 ... Earned Heineken Man of the Match honors, logging an assist and two shots on goal in 90 minutes in the Chicago Fire FC's 3-0 win against Columbus Crew SC on Aug. 25 ... Went the full 90 minutes against Columbus Crew SC on Aug. 20 ... Started all three matches for the Chicago Fire at the MLS is Back Tournament, playing every minute of all three matches. He went the full 90 minutes in the team's 2-0 loss to Vancouver Whitcaps FC on July 23 ... Started his second consecutive match and went the full 90 minutes in the Fire's 2-0 loss to the San Jose Earthquakes on July 19 ... Earned his first start on July 14 with the Chicago Fire in the team's first match of the MLS is Back Tournament against the Seattle Sounders FC, playing the full 90 minutes and notching an assist with a corner kick on Mauricio Pineda's game-winning goal ... Played 27 minutes coming on in the second half of the Chicago Fire's 1-1 tie with the New England Revolution on March 7.

How he joined the Club: Acquired as a Designated Player via transfer from Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield on Feb. 22, 2020.

Giménez, 28, comes to Chicago with more than 225 appearances across the last 10 seasons in Argentina. He joins the Fire from Superliga Argentina side Vélez Sarsfield, where he has made 46 appearances across all competitions since the beginning of the 2018-19 campaign. Additionally, at the international level, Giménez has earned one cap for Argentina’s senior team, featuring in a friendly against Mexico on Nov. 17, 2018.

A native of Formosa, Argentina, Giménez originally began his career in Argentina’s second division, signing with Club Almirante Brown ahead of the 2011-12 season. The midfielder spent three seasons with Almirante Brown, making 90 appearances. Giménez then spent one season with Atlético Tucumán in 2014, before transferring to Superliga Argentina club Godoy Cruz in 2015.

Since progressing to the Superliga Argentina, Giménez has played in his home country’s top division for the past six seasons. In three years with Godoy Cruz, he played in 68 matches across all competitions, including seven appearances in the Copa Libertadores in 2017. Following a successful run with Godoy Cruz, he signed with Argentina powerhouse Club Estudiantes de La Plata and made 13 appearances during the 2017-18 campaign, before joining Vélez Sarsfield.

Giménez will occupy an international slot on the Fire’s 2020 roster.