Jose Maria Gimenez (C)
Atletico Madrid · DFCB #2 · Uruguay · Group H 72Rating99Caps8Goals€12MValue31Age185Height
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2 C Jose Maria Gimenez
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Club season 2025/26 La Liga, Copa del Rey, UEFA Champions League
25
Apps
1
Goals
International
99
Caps
8
Goals
Club career totals
398
Career apps
14
Career goals
Form
Captain, central defence leader
Date of birth1995-01-20 (age 31) NationalityUruguay ClubAtletico Madrid · Spain LeagueLa Liga PositionDF · Centre-back · #2 Height185 cm Preferred footRight Market value€12M
A product of Danubio's academy, Gimenez followed his idol and compatriot Diego Godin to Atletico Madrid as a teenager in 2013 and grew into one of the world's most aggressive, no-nonsense centre-backs under Diego Simeone. Over a decade at Atletico he has won La Liga and a Europa League while becoming a fixture of the Uruguay defence. Now the national-team captain, he leads Bielsa's side at his fourth World Cup.
- Has spent his entire European career at Atletico Madrid since 2013
- Sits on 99 caps heading into the tournament, on the brink of his century
- Captain of the Uruguay national team
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