Basic Information

• Full Name:Raúl Alonso Jiménez Rodríguez

• Date of Birth: 5 May 1991 (age 31)

• Place of Birth: Tepeji, Hidalgo, Mexico

• Current Team: Wolvehampton Wanderes

• Position: Forward

• Number: 9

• Height: 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)

• His Parents: Raúl Alonso Jiménez Rodríguez was born on May 5, 1991. His parents are Raúl Jiménez Vega and Martha Rodriguez.

Awards & Achievements

• He won the 2013 COCACAF Goal of the Year for his brilliant goal against Panama.

• Raúl Jiménez was top scorer for Benfica in 2015-16 Taça da Liga tournament.

• For his heroics in the 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup, he was awarded the Golden Ball and featured in the Best XI roster of the tournament.

Story

In 2008, he was discovered by the Mexican football club "Club de America" as one of its many youth players.

On 9 October 2011, Raúl Jiménez made his striker debut in the Apetura (Summer) Championship against Monacas Morelia and later that month against Puebla Scored his first career goal. In his debut season with the club, he made 18 appearances and scored 2 goals.

On August 9, 2014, against Tigres UANL was his last game at Club America. A week later, he completed a move to Spanish league giants Atlético Madrid for 11 million euros.

On 13 August 2015, he signed a five-year contract with Benfica, a major club in the Portuguese League (Liga NOS). He played for Benfica for a total of three seasons, and the 17 December 2017 game against Tondela was his 100th game (in all competitions) for the club.

On 12 June 2018, he was loaned to newly-promoted Premier League side Wolvehampton Wanderes. He scored 17 goals and provided 8 assists in the 2018-2019 season. In April 2019, Raúl Jiménez officially joined the club.