Raul Alonso Jimenez Rodriguez (born 5 May 1991) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers and the Mexico national team.<\/P>
Jimenez began his career in Club America's youth system before debuting in the first division in October 2011. He won his first championship with America in 2013, winning the Clausura tournament, and was the team's second-highest goalscorer. In August 2014, Jimenez joined Spanish side Atletico Madrid. After one season, he signed for Benfica, with whom he won two consecutive league titles, among other major honours. He amassed 120 appearances and scored 31 goals during his three years with the Portuguese side. In June 2018, Jimenez joined Wolverhampton Wanderers on loan, and was the team's top-scorer with 17 goals across all competitions. He joined Wolves on a permanent basis the following year, and became an instrumental and prolific striker, though spent nine months out with a serious head injury between November 2020 and August 2021.<\/P>
Jimenez was a part of the Mexico under-23 squad that won the gold medal at the Summer Olympics in 2012. A full international since 2013, Jimenez has represented his country at the 2014 and 2018 FIFA World Cup, the 2013 and 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup, the 2013 and 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup, the 2015 Copa America, and the Copa America Centenario.<\/P>
A forward, Jimenez is known for his physical presence in the penalty area, as well as his ability to hold-up play and his ability in the air, which allows him to head long passes on or bring the ball down and bring others into play. Despite his size, however, he has been described as not just a "traditional number nine," but a "well-rounded player." His playing style has led to comparisons with Zlatan Ibrahimovic. Jimenez is also known for his high penalty conversion rate.<\/P>","249186B187931B83":"76kg","809C0B5A31626463":"398","E630D11720E4B295":"1","2A56C1DBE121525F":"Fulham","556D73B2C9A2AD6A1BFA53519B08D73A":"7","07457F0B881B82B22AE30767A70DD3E1":"
CLUB<\/U><\/STRONG>
America<\/STRONG>
Liga MX: Clausura 2013
Atletico Madrid<\/STRONG>
Supercopa de Espana: 2014
Benfica<\/STRONG>
Primeira Liga: 2015–16, 2016–17
Taca de Portugal: 2016–17
Taca da Liga: 2015–16
Supertaca Candido de Oliveira: 2016, 2017
INTERNATIONAL<\/U><\/STRONG>
Mexico U23<\/STRONG>
Toulon Tournament: 2012
Summer Olympics: 2012
Mexico<\/STRONG>
CONCACAF Gold Cup: 2019
INDIVIDUAL<\/U><\/STRONG>
CONCACAF Goal of the Year:
<\/STRONG>2013
Taca da Liga top scorer:
<\/STRONG>2015–16
Wolverhampton Wanderers Players' Player of the Season:
<\/STRONG>2019-20
CONCACAF Gold Cup Golden Ball:
<\/STRONG>2019
IFFHS CONCACAF Best XI:<\/STRONG>
2020
CONCACAF Gold Cup Best XI:
<\/STRONG>2019
PFA Player of the Month:
<\/STRONG>November 2019<\/P>","07FC4394D7BF000AA5BFC85E2D0D6D63":"Mexico","A16C626949206183":"224651","5B991257A722E1E0F74ECF7A8C1C2945":"","32F0494A6A8D9C00F8184D20C089D458":"1991-5-5","58D6F117B0E852FD":"190cm","e_index":0};