Matías Giménez (footballer, born 1999)

Matías Giménez
Personal information
Full name Matías Daniel Giménez Rojas
Date of birth (1999-03-06) 6 March 1999
Place of birth San Juan, Argentina
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position Centre-forward
Team information
Current team
Argentinos Juniors
Number 34
Youth career
San Martín SJ
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2023 San Martín SJ 90 (24)
2023–2025 Independiente 64 (11)
2025– Argentinos Juniors 8 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:00, 19 February 2026 (UTC)

Matías Daniel Giménez Rojas (born 6 March 1999) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Argentinos Juniors.[1]

Career

San Martín SJ

Giménez came through the youth setup at San Martín SJ, where he made his first team debut on 24 August 2019 in a 1–0 defeat to Estudiantes BA.[2] He scored his first goal on 21 December 2020 in a 1–1 draw against Mitre.[3]

Independiente

In January 2023, he joined Liga Profesional club Independiente for a fee around $800,000.[4] He made his debut on 28 January in a 1–0 victory against Talleres.[5] He scored his first goal for the club on 18 March 2023, in a 2–2 draw against Colón.[6] He scored again a week later in a 3–0 win over Ciudad de Bolívar in the Copa Argentina.[7] On 7 May 2025, he scored twice in the Copa Sudamericana in a 5–1 away win at Uruguayan side Boston River.[8][9]

Argentinos Juniors

In July 2025, he permanently joined fellow Liga Profesional club Argentinos Juniors, signing a contract until the end of 2029.[10][11] On 22 September in a 3–0 win against Banfield, he suffered an anterior cruciate ligament rupture with an estimated recovery time being at least 6 months.[12]

Career statistics

As of 19 February 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[a] Continental Other Total
Division Goals Apps Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
San Martín SJ 2019–20 Primera Nacional 15 0 15 0
2020 9 2 2 1 11 3
2021 30 8 30 8
2022 36 14 36 14
Total 90 24 2 1 0 0 0 0 92 25
Independiente 2023 Liga Profesional 40 9 3 1 43 10
2024 8 2 8 2
2025 16 0 2 0 4[b] 2 22 2
Total 64 11 5 1 4 2 0 0 73 14
Argentinos Juniors 2025 Liga Profesional 8 1 2 0 10 1
Career total 162 36 9 2 4 2 0 0 175 40
  1. ^ Includes Copa Argentina
  2. ^ Appearances in Copa Sudamericana

References

  1. ^ "Matias Gimenez Stats | Soccerway". www.soccerway.com. Retrieved 19 February 2026.
  2. ^ "San Martín perdió ante Estudiantes de Caseros que jugó con uno menos". Diario de Cuyo. Archived from the original on 31 May 2023. Retrieved 19 February 2026.
  3. ^ "San Martín mereció el triunfo, pero terminó empatando 1 a 1 con Mitre". Diario Huarpe (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 February 2026.
  4. ^ "Otro refuerzo más: Independiente presentó a un jugador del ascenso - TyC Sports". www.tycsports.com (in Spanish). 2 January 2023. Retrieved 19 February 2026.
  5. ^ Gutierrez, Jayro (27 January 2023). "Independiente debutó con victoria 1-0 sobre Talleres". Futbolargentino.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 February 2026.
  6. ^ "En un partido increíble, Independiente no aguantó y Colón se lo empató en la última jugada". Todo Noticias (in Spanish). 19 March 2023. Retrieved 19 February 2026.
  7. ^ "Independiente goleó 3-0 a Ciudad de Bolívar en La Plata y avanzó en la Copa Argentina". infobae (in European Spanish). 26 March 2023. Retrieved 19 February 2026.
  8. ^ Bettinotti, Gustavo (7 May 2025). "Volvió a la victoria y depende de sí mismo". LocoXelRojo.com | Club Atlético Independiente (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 February 2026.
  9. ^ "Copa Sudamericana: Gimenez brace lifts Independiente to second in group". english.news.cn. Retrieved 19 February 2026.
  10. ^ "Matías Giménez se despidió de Independiente y seguirá su carrera en Argentinos". Olé (in Spanish). 10 July 2025. Retrieved 19 February 2026.
  11. ^ "Argentinos Juniors oficializó el fichaje de Matías Giménez". ESPNdeportes.com (in Spanish). 18 July 2025. Retrieved 19 February 2026.
  12. ^ "Argentinos confirmó la gravísima lesión de Giménez Rojas - TyC Sports". www.tycsports.com (in Spanish). 22 September 2025. Retrieved 19 February 2026.