Tahiel Jiménez

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Jiménez and the second or maternal family name is Sánchez.
Tahiel Jiménez
Jiménez with Santos Laguna in 2024
Personal information
Full name Tahiel Adrián Jiménez Sánchez
Date of birth (2006-01-22) 22 January 2006
Place of birth Boca del Río, Veracruz, Mexico
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position Striker
Team information
Current team
 Santos Laguna
Number 29
Youth career
–2019 Querétaro
2022– Santos Laguna
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2024– Santos Laguna 29 (1)
International career‡
2023 Mexico U17 4 (1)
2024– Mexico U20 20 (6)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 February 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 11 October 2025

Tahiel Adrián Jiménez Sánchez (born 22 January 2006) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a striker for Liga MX club Santos Laguna and the Mexico national under-20 team.

Club career

Early career

Jiménez was born on 22 January 2006 in Boca del Río, Veracruz, Mexico, as his father Walter Jiménez was playing for C.D. Veracruz at the time.[1]

Jiménez joined the academy of Querétaro, where he played for their under-13s up until the summer of 2019.[2] In 2022, he joined the academy of his father’s former team, Santos Laguna.[2] Jiménez progressed through the youth ranks of Santos Laguna during the clausura tournament, progressing from the under-16 to the under-19 teams prior to his debut.[3]

Santos Laguna

On 12 April 2024, Jiménez made his professional debut for Santos Laguna after entering the pitch in the 75th minute for Stephano Carrillo in a 2–0 defeat to Necaxa.[4]

Throughout the 2024–25 Liga MX season, Jiménez had made subsequent appearances for the club following the departures of Stephano Carillo and José Juan Macías from the club. On 1 September, Jiménez scored his first goal for Los Guerreros, a late-stoppage time winner over Necaxa to win 3–2.[5]

International career

As a youth international, Jiménez is eligible to represent both Mexico, his country of birth, and Argentina through his father.

In October 2023, Jiménez was called up for the 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Indonesia.[6] In Mexico's opening match of the tournament, Jiménez scored their only goal in a 3–1 loss to eventual champions Germany.[7] He went on to appear in the rest of the games as Mexico were eliminated by Mali in the Round of 16.[8]

In August 2024, Jiménez was called up to the Mexico under-20 squad for the first time.[9] On 5 September, he made his debut, starting in a 2–1 defeat to Brazil. In the following game, on 8 September, Jiménez scored his first goal in a 3–2 defeat to Brazil.[10]

On 20 June 2025, Jiménez was called up by Eduardo Arce for the 2025 Maurice Revello Tournament in France.[11] In Mexico's opening match against Denmark, Jiménez scored a 97th-minute equalizer to send the game into penalties following a 3–3 draw, though his side ultimately lost 5–4.[12] In the next game, Jiménez converted his penalty in the shoot-out against Japan, securing a 4–3 win.[13] In the final group stage match, Jiménez scored against the Congo, and also converted his penalty in the shoot-out following a dramatic 3–3 draw.[14] Mexico went on to finish fourth in the tournament following a 2–1 loss to Denmark in the third-place playoff.[15]

On 10 September, Jiménez was called up for the 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Chile,[16] scoring against the host nation in a 4–1 win.[17]

Career statistics

As of 1 February 2026[18]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Santos Laguna 2023–24 Liga MX 2 0 — — — 2 0
2024–25 23 1 — — — 23 1
2025–26 4 0 — — — 4 0
Career total 29 1 — — — 29 1

References

  1. ^ Ramirez, Freddy (5 May 2025). "Tahiel Jiménez, el juvenil mexicano e hijo del "Lorito", que puede ir a Europa". El Informador MX (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 September 2025.
  2. ^ a b Rueda, Yael (5 May 2025). "¿Quién es Tahiel Jiménez, la joya de Santos que llegaría al futbol de Bélgica?". Esto MX (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 September 2025.
  3. ^ "Tahiel Jiménez Convocado A La Selección Mexicana Sub 20" (in Spanish). LaCapital.com.mx. 27 August 2024.
  4. ^ "Tahiel Jiménez, hijo del 'Lorito', debuta con Santos en el máximo circuito". TUDN. 12 April 2024. Retrieved 27 September 2025.
  5. ^ "Tahiel Jiménez, de linaje Guerrero, le da primera victoria a Santos" (in Spanish). ESPN Deportes. 1 September 2024.
  6. ^ "Convocatoria de la Selección Nacional de México Sub-17 para el Mundial de Indonesia 2023" [Call for the Mexican U-17 National Team for the 2023 World Cup in Indonesia]. miseleccion.mx (in Spanish). Mexican Football Federation. 27 October 2023. Archived from the original on 2 November 2023. Retrieved 27 September 2025.
  7. ^ "2023 Fifa U17 World Cup: Nigeria-eligible duo Odogu, Osawe shine as Germany beat two-time winners Mexico". All Nigeria Soccer. 12 November 2023.
  8. ^ Hernandez, Rafael (25 November 2023). "Mexico crash out of U-17 World Cup in disastrous fashion with loss to Mali". FMF State of Mind. Retrieved 27 September 2025.
  9. ^ @miseleccionsubs (24 August 2024). "convocados" (Tweet) – via X (formerly Twitter).
  10. ^ Santamaría, Jordi (9 September 2024). "Vitor Roque se sale con la Sub-20 de Brasil: así fueron sus dos goles". Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 September 2025.
  11. ^ "Convocatoria de la Selección Nacional de México Sub-20" (in Spanish). Mexican Football Federation. 20 June 2024. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  12. ^ "Goles y Resumen México Sub-20 vs Dinamarca: debut con remontada y penales del tricolor en Torneo Maurice Revello". Marca (in Spanish). 4 June 2025. Retrieved 27 September 2025.
  13. ^ "Resumen México vs Japón: Los penales mantienen con vida al Tri en el Maurice Revello". Marca (in Spanish). 7 June 2025. Retrieved 27 September 2025.
  14. ^ "¿Cómo quedó México Sub 20 vs Congo? Resultado y cronología del partido, confase y competición al final". Marca (in Spanish). 10 June 2025. Retrieved 27 September 2025.
  15. ^ "México Sub-20 cae por el tercer puesto en Maurice Revello" (in Spanish). ESPN Deportes. 15 June 2025.
  16. ^ "Convocatoria Oficial de México Sub-20 para el Mundial de Chile" (in Spanish). Mexican Football Federation. 10 September 2025. Retrieved 27 September 2025.
  17. ^ "¡Todo en uno! Asistencia de Mora, gol de Tahiel y dedicatoria a Mateo Levy en el Tri Sub-20". MedioTiempo.com (in Spanish). 7 October 2025. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
  18. ^ Tahiel Jiménez at Soccerway
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