Joel Jiménez

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Jiménez and the second or maternal family name is Portero.
Joel Jiménez
Personal information
Full name Joel Jiménez Portero
Date of birth (2000-01-20) 20 January 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Avilés, Spain
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Sporting B
Youth career
Avilés Deportivo
2013–2019 Sporting Gijón
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– Sporting B 23 (0)
2022– Sporting Gijón 0 (0)
2022–2023 → Real Unión (loan) 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 May 2023

Joel Jiménez Portero (born 20 January 2000) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Sporting de Gijón B.

Club career

Born in Avilés, Asturias, Jiménez joined Sporting de Gijón's Mareo from Avilés Deportivo CF.[1] He was promoted to the reserves in Segunda División B ahead of the 2019–20 campaign, and made his senior debut on 20 October 2019, starting in a 0–1 home loss against Real Oviedo Vetusta.[2]

A backup to Christian Joel, Jiménez became a first-choice for the B-side in the 2021–22 season, with the team now in Tercera División RFEF. He made his first team debut on 15 January 2022, coming on as an extra-time substitute for Diego Mariño in a 0–0 Copa del Rey home draw against Cádiz CF, as an attempt of manager David Gallego to use him on the penalty shoot-outs; Sporting was ultimately knocked out after Cádiz scored all penalties and won by 4–2.[3][4]

On 9 August 2022, Jiménez was loaned to Primera Federación side Real Unión, for one year.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Joel Jiménez, una promesa en la portería del Sporting" [Joel Jiménez, a prospect at Sporting's goal] (in Spanish). La Voz de Asturias. 13 May 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  2. ^ "La puntería del Oviedo Vetusta decide el derbi de filiales (0–1)" [The aim of Oviedo Vetusta decide the derby of reserve teams (0–1)] (in Spanish). El Comercio. 20 October 2019. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Sergio González se estrena pasando por penaltis" [Sergio González debuts by going through on penalties] (in Spanish). Marca. 15 January 2022. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Joel Jiménez, a escena en el peor momento: a Gallego no le funciona el cambio de portero" [Joel Jiménez, on stage in the worst moment: the change of goalkeeper does not work for Gallego] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. 15 January 2022. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  5. ^ "Joel Jiménez, cedido al Real Unión de Irún" [Joel Jiménez, loaned to Real Unión de Irún] (in Spanish). Sporting Gijón. 9 August 2022. Retrieved 14 August 2022.