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

Miguel Jiménez

Personal information
Full name	Miguel Jiménez Ponce[1]
Date of birth	(1990-03-14) 14 March 1990 (age 35)[1]
Place of birth	Ruiz, Nayarit, Mexico
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Malacateco
Number	1
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)
2024–2025	Puebla	24	(0)
2025–	Malacateco	0	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10 March 2025

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

• Liga MX: Clausura 2017^[6]
• Copa MX: Clausura 2017^[5]
• Supercopa MX: 2016^[7]
• CONCACAF Champions League: 2018^[8]