Raúl Jiménez

Raúl Jiménez
Jiménez with Fulham in 2026
Personal information
Full name Raúl Alonso Jiménez Rodríguez[1]
Date of birth (1991-05-05) 5 May 1991[2]
Place of birth Tepeji, Hidalgo, Mexico
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Youth career
2008–2011 América
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2014 América 96 (36)
2014–2015 Atlético Madrid 21 (1)
2015–2019 Benfica 80 (18)
2018–2019 → Wolverhampton Wanderers (loan) 38 (13)
2019–2023 Wolverhampton Wanderers 97 (27)
2023–2026 Fulham 98 (28)
2026– Wolverhampton Wanderers 0 (0)
International career‡
2012 Mexico Olympic 12 (1)
2013– Mexico 125 (46)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Mexico
CONCACAF Gold Cup
Winner2019 United States
Winner2025 United States–Canada
CONCACAF Nations League
Winner2025 United States
CONCACAF Cup
Winner2015 United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2012 LondonTeam
Toulon Tournament
Winner2012 FranceTeam
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:52, 24 May 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:43, 11 June 2026 (UTC)

Raúl Alonso Jiménez Rodríguez (born 5 May 1991) is a Mexican professional footballer. He plays as a striker for EFL Championship club Wolverhampton Wanderers and the Mexico national team.

Jiménez began his career in Club América's youth system, before making his Mexican Primera División debut in October 2011.[3] In August 2014, he joined Spanish side Atlético Madrid for a transfer fee of €11 million,[4] but after one season, he joined Portuguese side Benfica.[5] In June 2018, he joined Wolverhampton Wanderers on loan,[6] and was the team's top goalscorer with 17 goals across all competitions.[7]

He joined Wolverhampton Wanderers on a permanent transfer at the end of the 2018–19 season.[8] In November 2020, he was ruled out for the rest of the 2020–21 season after he fractured his skull during a collision with Arsenal defender David Luiz.[9][10] In July 2023, he signed for Fulham for a fee around £5.5 million (around €6.4 million).[11][12] On 9 June 2026, Jiménez was confirmed to be returning to Wolverhampton Wanderers as a free agent, after his contract expired at Fulham.[13]

Jiménez played for the Mexico under-23 national team, and helped them win a gold medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[14] He has played for the Mexico national team since 2013, and has played at four FIFA World Cups (2014, 2018, 2022 and 2026), three CONCACAF Gold Cups (2013, 2019 and 2025), two FIFA Confederations Cups (2013 and 2017), and two Copa América tournaments (2015 and 2016). As of 12 June 2026, he is currently tied for second on the national team's all-time goalscorer list with 46 goals.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 24 May 2026[15][16][17]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
América 2011–12 Mexican Primera División 182————182
2012–13 Liga MX 391450———4414
2013–14 Liga MX 3516——2[c]2—3718
2014–15 Liga MX 44————44
Total 963650—22—10338
Atlético Madrid 2014–15 La Liga 21140—1[d]02[e]0281
Benfica 2015–16 Primeira Liga 285205410[d]3—4512
2016–17 Primeira Liga 19743206[d]11[f]03211
2017–18 Primeira Liga 33620215[d]01[f]1438
Total 801883952142112031
Wolverhampton Wanderers (loan) 2018–19 Premier League 38136400——4417
Wolverhampton Wanderers 2019–20 Premier League 3817200015[g]10—5527
2020–21 Premier League 1040010——114
2021–22 Premier League 3462000——366
2022–23 Premier League 1502033——203
Wolves total 13540124431510—16657
Fulham 2023–24 Premier League 2471040——297
2024–25 Premier League 38123121——4314
2025–26 Premier League 3693041——4310
Total 982871102——11531
Wolverhampton Wanderers 2026–27 Championship 000000——00
Career total 4311233582211391641531158
  1. ↑ Includes Copa MX, Copa del Rey, Taça de Portugal and FA Cup
  2. ↑ Includes Taça da Liga and EFL Cup
  3. ↑ Appearances in CONCACAF Champions League
  4. 1 2 3 4 Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
  5. ↑ Appearances in Supercopa de España
  6. 1 2 Appearances in Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira
  7. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

As of match played 11 June 2026[18]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Mexico 201318[a]4
201482
2015143
201671
2017124
201892
201911[a]7[a]
202043
202151
2022102
202364
202432
2025149
202642
Total12546
Scores and results list Mexico's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Jiménez goal.
List of international goals scored by Raúl Jiménez[19]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
111 July 2013CenturyLink Field, Seattle, United States Canada1–02–02013 CONCACAF Gold Cup
220 July 2013Georgia Dome, Atlanta, United States Trinidad and Tobago1–01–02013 CONCACAF Gold Cup
311 October 2013Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico Panama2–12–12014 FIFA World Cup qualification
413 November 2013Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico New Zealand2–05–12014 FIFA World Cup qualification
518 November 2014Borisov Arena, Barysaw, Belarus Belarus1–02–3Friendly
62–1
715 June 2015Estadio Nacional, Santiago, Chile Chile2–13–32015 Copa América
819 June 2015Estadio El Teniente, Rancagua, Chile Ecuador1–21–2
94 September 2015Rio Tinto Stadium, Sandy, United States Trinidad and Tobago2–23–3Friendly
102 September 2016Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador El Salvador3–13–12018 FIFA World Cup qualification
111 June 2017MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, United States Republic of Ireland2–03–1Friendly
128 June 2017Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico Honduras3–03–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification
1321 June 2017Fisht Olympic Stadium, Sochi, Russia New Zealand1–12–12017 FIFA Confederations Cup
1413 November 2017Stadion Energa Gdańsk, Gdańsk, Poland Poland1–01–0Friendly
157 September 2018NRG Stadium, Houston, United States Uruguay1–11–4
1611 October 2018Estadio Universitario, San Nicolás de los Garza, Mexico Costa Rica3–23–2
1722 March 2019SDCCU Stadium, San Diego, United States Chile1–03–1
1815 June 2019Rose Bowl, Pasadena, United States Cuba2–07–02019 CONCACAF Gold Cup
195–0
—[a]23 June 2019Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, United States Martinique2–13–2
2029 June 2019NRG Stadium, Houston, United States Costa Rica1–01–12019 CONCACAF Gold Cup
212 July 2019State Farm Stadium, Glendale, United States Haiti1–01–0
2215 November 2019Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama Panama1–03–02019–20 CONCACAF Nations League A
233–0
247 October 2020Johan Cruyff Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands Netherlands1–01–0Friendly
2514 November 2020Stadion Wiener Neustadt, Wiener Neustadt, Austria South Korea1–13–2
2617 November 2020Liebenauer Stadium, Graz, Austria Japan1–02–0
2713 October 2021Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador El Salvador2–02–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification
282 February 2022Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico Panama1–01–0
2930 March 2022Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico El Salvador2–02–0
307 June 2023Estadio de Mazatlán, Mazatlán, Mexico Guatemala1–02–0Friendly
319 September 2023AT&T Stadium, Arlington, United States Australia1–22–2
3212 September 2023Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, United States Uzbekistan1–13–3
332–2
3415 October 2024Estadio Akron, Zapopan, Mexico United States1–02–0
3519 November 2024Estadio Nemesio Díez, Toluca, Mexico Honduras1–04–02024–25 CONCACAF Nations League A
3620 March 2025SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, United States Canada1–02–02025 CONCACAF Nations League Finals
372–0
3823 March 2025 Panama1–02–12025 CONCACAF Nations League final
392–1
4014 June 2025 Dominican Republic2–03–22025 CONCACAF Gold Cup
412 July 2025Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, United States Honduras1–01–02025 CONCACAF Gold Cup
426 July 2025NRG Stadium, Houston, United States United States1–12–12025 CONCACAF Gold Cup final
439 September 2025Geodis Park, Nashville, United States South Korea1–02–2Friendly
4418 November 2025Alamodome, San Antonio, United States Paraguay1–11–2
454 June 2026Estadio Nemesio Díez, Toluca, Mexico Serbia3–15–1
4611 June 2026Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico South Africa2–02–02026 FIFA World Cup
  1. 1 2 3 4 Jiménez played two matches against Martinique in 2013 and 2019, scoring one goal. However, Martinique is not recognized by FIFA, so their matches are not included in statistics.

Honours

América[19]
  • Liga MX: Clausura 2013, Apertura 2014
Atlético Madrid[19]
Benfica[19]
Mexico U23
Mexico
Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Updated squad lists for 2022/23 Premier League". Premier League. 4 February 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Raúl Jiménez". Premier League. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  3. ↑ Alcibvia, Rafael (10 September 2011). "América 1–1 Morelia… Las Águilas se alejaron de la calificación" (in Spanish). Medio Tiempo. Retrieved 9 October 2011.
  4. ↑ "El Atlético ficha a Raúl Jiménez" [Atlético signs Raúl Jiménez]. Marca (in Spanish). 12 August 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
  5. ↑ "Mostrar que posso ajudar a equipa" [Show that I can help the team] (in Portuguese). S.L. Benfica. 13 August 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
  6. ↑ "Jimenez completes Molineux move". Wolverhampton Wanderers. 12 June 2018.
  7. ↑ Spiers, Tim (15 May 2019). "Joao Moutinho takes top prize at Wolves awards". Express & Star.
  8. ↑ "Jiménez becomes permanent Wolves player". Wolverhampton Wanderers. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
  9. ↑ "Raul Jimenez: Wolves striker 'comfortable' after fractured skull operation". Sky Sports. 30 November 2020. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  10. ↑ "Raul Jimenez: Wolves striker has surgery on fractured skull after David Luiz head clash". BBC Sport. 30 November 2020. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  11. ↑ "Jiménez Joins Fulham". Fulham FC. 25 July 2023. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  12. ↑ "Fulham sign Raul Jimenez from Wolves for £5.5M". OneFootball. 26 July 2023. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  13. ↑ "Raul Jimenez makes his Molineux return". Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. 9 June 2026.
  14. ↑ "Mexico's breath of fresh air". FIFA. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
  15. ↑ "Raúl Jiménez stats". ESPN FC.
  16. ↑ Raúl Jiménez at ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
  17. ↑ "Raúl Jiménez". Soccerway. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  18. ↑ Raúl Jiménez at National-Football-Teams.com
  19. 1 2 3 4 Raúl Jiménez at Soccerway. Retrieved 12 June 2026.
  20. ↑ Straus, Brian (7 July 2019). "Mexico Turns Tide, Wins Gold Cup Title Again vs. Wasteful USMNT". Sports Illustrated.
  21. ↑ "United States 1–2 Mexico: Mauricio Pochettino's side beaten in Gold Cup final". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
  22. ↑ "Mexico win first Nations League final thanks to Raúl Jiménez double". The Guardian. 24 March 2025. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 24 March 2025.
  23. ↑ "Mexico claim CONCACAF's spot at Confederations Cup". FIFA. 11 October 2015. Archived from the original on 12 October 2015. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
  24. ↑ "Players". Liga Portugal. Archived from the original on 3 January 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
  25. ↑ "2019 Concacaf Gold Cup – Best XI". Gold Cup. 7 July 2019. Archived from the original on 30 July 2019. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  26. ↑ "Díaz, Jiménez, Richards headline Gold Cup Best XI". CONCACAF. 9 July 2025. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
  27. ↑ "CONCACAF MEN TEAM 2020 by IFFHS". IFFHS. 16 December 2020.
  28. ↑ "IFFHS Men's CONCACAF Team 2025".
  29. ↑ "Jimenez seals awards hat-trick". Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  30. ↑ "Special year celebrated at End of Season Awards". Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
  31. ↑ "Jimenez takes Players' Player prize". Wolverhampton Wanderers. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  32. ↑ "Jiménez, Waterman, David headline CNL Finals Best XI". CONCACAF. 3 April 2025. Retrieved 8 April 2025.

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