José María Giménez
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January 20, 1995
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José María Giménez Bio
José María Giménez (born January 20, 1995, in Toledo, Uruguay) is a professional footballer, best known for playing as a center back for Atletico Madrid and the Uruguayan national team.
Giménez made his professional debut for Danubio F.C. in the Uruguayan Primera División on November 17, 2012. On April 25, 2013, it was confirmed that Giménez had signed for €900,000 with Spanish side Atlético Madrid, and would join the club in the preseason of the 2013–14 season. On September 14, Giménez made his debut, starting in a 4–2 home win over UD Almería.
Giménez participated for Uruguay at the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup. He debuted for the Uruguay senior team in a 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Colombia on September 10, 2013. Giménez scored his first international goal in a 1–0 friendly win against South Korea on September 8, 2014. In May 2018 he was named in Uruguay's provisional 26-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. In March 2019, Tabárez included Giménez in the final 23-man Uruguay squad for the 2019 Copa América in Brazil.
