Ángel Jiménez
Personal information
Full name Ángel Jiménez Gallego
Date of birth (2002-06-22) 22 June 2002
Place of birth Granada, Spain
Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Ponferradina
Number 13
Youth career
2013–2021 Granada
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2023 Granada B 30 (0)
2020 Granada 1 (0)
2023– Ponferradina 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 May 2023

Ángel Jiménez Gallego (born 22 June 2002) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for SD Ponferradina.

Club career

Born in Granada, Andalusia, Jiménez joined hometown side Granada CF's youth setup in 2013, aged just 11.[1] On 8 November 2020, before even having appeared with the reserves, he made his first team – and La Liga – debut by starting and saving a penalty in a 0–2 away loss against Real Sociedad, as his side was heavily impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic;[2] at the age of 18 years, four months and 16 days, he became the youngest player to debut in the top tier with the club, overcoming previous record holder Adalberto Peñaranda.[3]

Jiménez subsequently featured exclusively for the B-team, helping in their promotion from Segunda Federación in 2023. On 2 August of that year, he signed for SD Ponferradina, freshly relegated to Primera Federación.[4]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 24 January 2021[5]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Granada B 2020–21 Segunda División B 20——20
Granada 2020–21 La Liga 1000—10
Career total 30000030

References

  1. ↑ "Ángel Jiménez cumple un sueño en mitad de una pesadilla" [Ángel Jiménez fulfills a dream in the middle of a nightmare] (in Spanish). Granada Hoy. 8 November 2020. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  2. ↑ "El covid se lo puso demasiado fácil a la Real Sociedad" [COVID made it too easy to Real Sociedad] (in Spanish). Marca. 8 November 2020. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  3. ↑ "Jiménez, el más joven en debutar con el Granada en Primera" [Jiménez, the youngest to debut with Granada in Primera] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 9 November 2020. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  4. ↑ "La SD Ponferradina incorpora al portero sub-23 Ángel Jiménez" [SD Ponferradina sign under-23 goalkeeper Ángel Jiménez] (in Spanish). SD Ponferradina. 2 August 2023. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  5. ↑ Ángel Jiménez at Soccerway
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