Ulises Giménez

Ulises Adrián Giménez (born 1 January 2006) is an Argentine footballer who plays as a defender for River Plate II.

Ulises Giménez

Personal information
Full name	Ulises Adrián Giménez[1]
Date of birth	(2006-01-01) 1 January 2006 (age 19)
Place of birth	José C. Paz, Buenos Aires, Argentina[1]
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s)	Central defender, right-back
Team information
Current team	River Plate II
Youth career
	San Luis
2012	Los Latinos
2012–2024	River Plate
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2024	Defensa y Justicia	0	(0)
2024–	River Plate II
International career‡
2022–2023	Argentina U17	22	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14:30, 5 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 1 December 2023

Early life

Giménez was born in José C. Paz in the Buenos Aires Province of Argentina.^[2] Hailing from a footballing family, his grandfather Hugo played for Deportivo Español during their time in the Primera División, while his father Adrián played for Ferro and his uncle represented Fénix.^[2]

Club career

Giménez began his career with local side San Luis, before joining another youth side named Los Latinos in 2012.^[2] Later in the same year, he was invited to trial with professional side River Plate.^[3] He began the trial on a Tuesday, and by the Thursday of the same week, the club offered him a place in their academy.^[3] His progression through the academy was stifled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Argentina, as all footballing activity was postponed shortly after he made the jump from children's football to youth.^[2]

The 2022 campaign was a very good one for Giménez; having started the year in River Plate's youth team, he was promoted to the next youth team, playing with players older than himself.^[3] Having continued to impress, he was promoted again to the club's reserve team, making his debut in August.^[2] In December of the same year, he trained with the first team under coach Martín Demichelis for the first time.^[4]

The following month, he was included in Demichelis' squad for River Plate's pre-season tour in Orlando, Florida in the United States.^[5] However, due to issues with his visa, he was unable to travel with the rest of the squad.^[6] Despite this setback, he signed his first professional contract early in 2023, tying him to River Plate until December 2025.^[6]

International career

Having represented the Argentina under-17 team since 2022, Giménez was called up to the squad for the 2023 South American U-17 Championship, serving as captain as Argentina finished the competition in third place.^[7]