Matías Giménez (footballer, born 1999)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Matías Daniel Giménez Rojas | ||
| Date of birth | 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
| 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 | ||
- ^ Includes Copa Argentina
- ^ Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
References
- ^ "Matias Gimenez Stats | Soccerway". www.soccerway.com. Retrieved 19 February 2026.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "San Martín mereció el triunfo, pero terminó empatando 1 a 1 con Mitre". Diario Huarpe (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 February 2026.
- ^ "Otro refuerzo más: Independiente presentó a un jugador del ascenso - TyC Sports". www.tycsports.com (in Spanish). 2 January 2023. Retrieved 19 February 2026.
- ^ Gutierrez, Jayro (27 January 2023). "Independiente debutó con victoria 1-0 sobre Talleres". Futbolargentino.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 February 2026.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Copa Sudamericana: Gimenez brace lifts Independiente to second in group". english.news.cn. Retrieved 19 February 2026.
- ^ "Matías Giménez se despidió de Independiente y seguirá su carrera en Argentinos". Olé (in Spanish). 10 July 2025. Retrieved 19 February 2026.
- ^ "Argentinos Juniors oficializó el fichaje de Matías Giménez". ESPNdeportes.com (in Spanish). 18 July 2025. Retrieved 19 February 2026.
- ^ "Argentinos confirmó la gravísima lesión de Giménez Rojas - TyC Sports". www.tycsports.com (in Spanish). 22 September 2025. Retrieved 19 February 2026.
External links
- Matías Giménez at Soccerway