Miguel Ximénez
 Ximénez in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Miguel Alejandro Ximénez Acosta | ||
| Date of birth | 13 September 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Maldonado, Uruguay | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–2005 | Deportivo Maldonado | 74 | (27) |
| 2002 | → Atenas de San Carlos (loan) | 9 | (3) |
| 2003 | → Plaza Colonia (loan) | 19 | (9) |
| 2004 | → CSD Comunicaciones (loan) | 22 | (13) |
| 2005–2007 | Danubio F.C. | 4 | (1) |
| 2005–2006 | → Montevideo Wanderers (loan) | 43 | (27) |
| 2007 | → Junior Barranquilla (loan) | 19 | (8) |
| 2008–2011 | Sporting Cristal | 95 | (47) |
| 2009 | → Club Libertad (loan) | 16 | (8) |
| 2012–2013 | Universitario de Deportes | 55 | (24) |
| 2014 | Deportivo Maldonado | 12 | (5) |
| 2014–2015 | Cienciano | 23 | (4) |
| 2015-2016 | Atenas de San Carlos | 10 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 August 2011 | |||
Miguel "El Chino[1]" Ximénez Acosta (born 13 September 1977) is a Uruguayan former professional footballer who played as a striker.
Career
[edit]Ximénez was born in Maldonado. He was the top goalscorer in the Torneo Apertura 2008, with 20 goals in 20 games playing for Sporting Cristal, also breaking Sergio Ibarra's record of 17 goals in a Torneo Apertura.
On 26 October 2008, Ximénez scored a hat-trick against José Gálvez FBC and broke Juan Caballero's record of 29 goals in a single season with Sporting Cristal.[2]
After a year with Club Libertad, Ximénez returned to Sporting Cristal for the 2010 season.
In 2012, he signed a new contract in the Peruvian First Division scoring 20 goals in 20 games playing for Club Universitario de Deportes. In the Peruvian 2013 Championship, he won his first National title with Universitario de Deportes.
Honours
[edit]Universitario de Deportes
References
[edit]- ^ deportes.terra.com.pe, ed. (2012). "El 'Chino' Ximénez tiene la ilusión de campeonar con la 'U'". Retrieved 7 March 2012.
- ^ "Este Chino sí cumple". libero.com. Archived from the original on 30 October 2008. Retrieved 27 October 2008.
External links
[edit]- Profile (in Spanish)
- Miguel Ximénez at WorldFootball.net
- Miguel Ximénez at Depor.com
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- 1977 births
- Living people
- People from Maldonado, Uruguay
- Footballers from Maldonado Department
- Uruguayan men's footballers
- Uruguayan expatriate men's footballers
- Deportivo Maldonado players
- Atenas de San Carlos players
- Plaza Colonia players
- Danubio F.C. players
- Montevideo Wanderers F.C. players
- Atlético Junior footballers
- Sporting Cristal footballers
- Club Libertad footballers
- Club Universitario de Deportes footballers
- Peruvian Primera División players
- Paraguayan Primera División players
- Categoría Primera A players
- Uruguayan Primera División players
- Expatriate men's footballers in Colombia
- Expatriate men's footballers in Guatemala
- Expatriate men's footballers in Paraguay
- Expatriate men's footballers in Peru
- Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Peru
- Men's association football forwards
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