José María Giménez He has closed his twelfth season defending the shirt of the Atlético de Madrid And he has done it with his mind to fulfill his contract with the rojiblanco team. A contract that ends in 2028, that is, within three seasons. Although its name usually appears in all signing markets, the charrúa is clear that its future goes to continue with the rojiblanca.
As we said, twelve seasons as one of the chiefs of Atlético defense are sufficient baggage so that Giménez Be responsible for deciding on their future, and right now in your head there is nothing more than continuing rojiblanco. Despite the siren songs that have appeared for months from Arabia, The Uruguayan thinks nothing more than to train again on July 21 under the orders of Cholo.
Your second season with more minutes
After finishing his second season with more minutes since he debuted on 13/14, Giménez has lived a course in which he has enjoyed football without the damn injuries that have been persecuted at other times of his career. We talked about this has been its second season with more minutes (3,060) only surpassed by 15/16 where it reached 3,271. In no other season except for 22/23 the Uruguayan exceeded 3,000 '. On that occasion he stayed in 3,049. It is these figures that make Giménez continue to believe that his stage in Atlético has not finished.
Minutes per season
- 24/25 – 3.060′
- 23/24 – 2.224′
- 22/23 – 3.049
- 21/22 – 2.764′
- 20/21 – 2.112′
- 19/20 – 2.151′
- 18/19 – 2.324′
- 17/18 – 2.926′
- 16/17 – 1.997′
- 15/16 – 3.271′
- 14/15 – 2.420′
Giménez collecting a gift from an amateur.
Converted for a long time to one of the captains inside the rojiblanca booth, Giménez He is one of Simeone's strong men. With 30 years fulfilled in January, the Uruguayan looks strongly to lead a defense in which Le Normand, Lenglet and Giménez himself expect a fourth partner.
