Santiago Gimenez is a Mexican striker who is currently the name on the lips of all Mexican football fans after helping the El Tri secure the CONCACAF Gold Cup 2023 title, find out his brief bio, age, height, and wife
The Gold Cup final 2023 took place on Sunday, 17 July 2023 between heavyweights Panama and Mexico at the SoFI stadium in California.
Who is Santiago Gimenez Mexico striker, bio, age, height, wife, career stats, FIFA 23 rating and potential
Huge reason why Cruz Azul ended their 24 year league drought.
Huge reason why Feyenoord ended their 6 year league drought.
Scored the winning goal for Mexico to win the Gold Cup.
Santiago Giménez is just different 🇲🇽🏆 pic.twitter.com/gFnIjTrxMt
— MexNexGen (@MexNexGen2) July 17, 2023
🇲🇽 Santiago Gimenez. Baller 🥵@Santigim9 || #UEL pic.twitter.com/idpBzBCzUe
— UEFA Europa League (@EuropaLeague) July 17, 2023
Mexico entered the finals following a 3-0 win against Jamaica in the semi-finals while Panama, won against the USMNT on penalties to enter the finals.
Santiago Gimenez brief bio
Santiago Tomás Giménez is a Mexican professional footballer who was born on 18 April 2001, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Gimenez was born to parents Christian Giménez and María Bernarda Giménez. Although Gimenez is Mexican, he was born in Argentina and moved to Mexico at 3 years.
His father Christian was also a professional soccer player, mostly known for his stint at Veracruz in Mexico. Santiago chose Mexico over Argentina while deciding his nationality, stating that he “felt more Mexican than Argentinian.” He currently plays as a forward for Eredivisie club Feyenoord and the Mexico national team.
Age and height
Santiago is currently 22 years old and stands at a height of 1.82 m.
Gimenez’s soon-to-be wife, Fer Serrano, is well-known as a Mexican model and actress and is recognized by her stage name, Fer Serrano. Fernanda Serrano met Santiago Giménez through the video game Call of Duty: Warzone and they played online for about a month before meeting in real life.
Santiago Giménez Rating is 77 and his potential is 85 and his position is ST in FIFA 23.. He is 21 years old from Mexico and is playing for Feyenoord.
Santiago Gimenez career
Santiago Gimenez has had a formidable career up till now and he was even part of the Feyenoord squad that won the Eredivisie title under the Ruud van Nistelrooy. He was in great form throughout the last season, scoring 15 goals in 32 appearances for the club.
Santiago Gimenez helps Mexico secure the CONCACAF Gold Cup 2023
Santiago Gimenez emerged as the hero for Mexico in the final after scoring a goal in the final minutes of the game. Gimenez’s goal helped El Tri win their 9th Gold Cup title. The 22-year-old forward came off the bench to score the only goal of the game during the 88th minute. Following the win, Mexican fans celebrated the win with utter delight with some even getting emotional after the final whistle. The celebrations featured El Tri captain and goalkeeper Ochoa lifting the trophy while Santiago Gimenez also takes the centre stage.
Mexican fans react harshly at Henry Martín while praising Santiago Gimenez
Following the triumphant win, Mexican supporters simply couldn’t contain their joy after their team won their first-ever major trophy in 4 years. Mexican fans took to social media to praise Santiago Gimenez while harshly criticizing Henry Martin. Mexican fans were quick to point out Martin’s underperforming. The 30-year-old Mexican striker sadly had a very underwhelming tournament, scoring only 2 goals in 6 games.
Given below are some reactions to his performance:
Mexico 🇲🇽 finally win a trophy again, Henry Martin got exposed as a fraud, Santiago Gimenez solo clutched the win, memo Ochoa more than likely retiring as a winner in his what is likely his last tournament as el tri’s portero.”
Meanwhile, one fan event declared Santi Giminez as Mexico’s GOAT. Fans were even more excited to see Ochoa lifting the trophy in what could very well be his last game as Mexico’s “portero.”
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