Miguel Jiménez (Mexican footballer)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Jiménez and the second or maternal family name is Ponce.
Miguel Jiménez
Personal information
Full name Miguel Jiménez Ponce[1]
Date of birth (1990-03-14) 14 March 1990 (age 34)[1]
Place of birth Ruiz, Nayarit, Mexico
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Puebla
Number 25
Youth career
2007–2015 Guadalajara
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2009 Tapatío[2] 0 (0)
2010[2]–2024 Guadalajara 79 (0)
2015 → Coras (loan) 6 (0)
2019–2020 → Tampico Madero (loan) 23 (0)
2024– Puebla 13 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 December 2023

Miguel Jiménez Ponce (born 14 March 1990), also known as Wacho, is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Liga MX club Puebla.

Club career

Jiménez was brought up in the Club Deportivo Guadalajara youth system.[3]

Loan at Coras

During the 2015 Liga MX Draft he was sent out on a six-month loan deal to Tepic to receive playing time. He made his professional debut with the club on 9 October 2015 in a match against Tapachula.[4]

Guadalajara

Jiménez became the second choice goalkeeper in the Clausura 2017 season, and was the regular starter for Copa MX matches. On 19 April 2017, Guadalajara won the Clausura 2017 Copa MX after Jiménez stopped three consecutive penalties in the penalty shoot-out against Morelia.[5] Jiménez made his official Liga MX debut as a starter against Club Léon on 18 November 2017. Jiménez started in the first leg of the CONCACAF Champions League final against Toronto FC on April 17, 2018, where his team went on to win the match 2–1.

Honours

Guadalajara

References

  1. ^ a b c "FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2018: List of Players: CD Guadalajara" (PDF). FIFA. 6 December 2018. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 December 2018.
  2. ^ a b Miguel Jiménez Ponce - FIcha Jugador
  3. ^ "LIGA MX - Página Oficial de la Liga Mexicana del Fútbol Profesional".
  4. ^ "LIGA BBVA EXPANSIÓN MX - Página Oficial de la Liga Mexicana del Fútbol Profesional".
  5. ^ a b "Hace historia en la Copa". chivasdecorazon.com.mx. 19 April 2017. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
  6. ^ "Regresó el Gigante". chivasdecorazon.com.mx. 28 May 2017. Retrieved 28 May 2017.[permanent dead link‍]
  7. ^ "¡Chivas Campeón de la SuperCopa MX!". chivasdecorazon.com.mx. 10 July 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
  8. ^ "¡CAMPEONES DE CONCACAF!". chivasdecorazon.com.mx. 25 April 2018. Retrieved 25 April 2018.


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