Miguel Ximénez
Miguel "El Chino" Ximénez Acosta (born 13 September 1977 in Maldonado) is an Uruguayan former football striker.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Miguel Alejandro Ximénez Acosta | ||
| Date of birth | 13 September 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Maldonado, Uruguay | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997 – 2005 | Deportivo Maldonado | 74 | (27) |
| 2002 | → Atenas de San Carlos (loan) | 9 | (3) |
| 2003 | → Plaza Colonia (loan) | 19 | (9) |
| 2004 | → CSD Comunicaciones (loan) | 22 | (13) |
| 2005 – 2007 | Danubio F.C. | 4 | (1) |
| 2005 – 2006 | → Montevideo Wanderers (loan) | 43 | (27) |
| 2007 | → Junior Barranquilla (loan) | 19 | (8) |
| 2008 – 2011 | Sporting Cristal | 95 | (47) |
| 2009 | → Club Libertad (loan) | 16 | (8) |
| 2012–2013 | Universitario de Deportes | 55 | (24) |
| 2014 | Deportivo Maldonado | 12 | (5) |
| 2014–2015 | Cienciano | 23 | (4) |
| 2015-2016 | Atenas de San Carlos | 10 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of August 28, 2011 | |||
Career
Sporting Cristal
Miguel Ximénez was top goalscorer in the Torneo Apertura 2008 with 20 goals in 20 games playing for Sporting Cristal, also breaking Sergio Ibarra's record of 17 goals in a Torneo Apertura.
On October 26, 2008, Miguel Ximénez scored a hat-trick against José Gálvez FBC and broke Juan Cabellero's record of 29 goals in a single season with Sporting Cristal.[1]
After a year with Club Libertad, Ximénez returned to Sporting Cristal for the 2010 season.
Universitario de Deportes
In 2012, he signed a new contract in the Peruvian First Division with 20 goals in 20 games playing for Club Universitario de Deportes. In the Peruvian 2013 Championship he won his first National title with Universitario de Deportes.
Honours
References
- "Este Chino sí cumple". libero.com. Archived from the original on 2008-10-30. Retrieved 2008-10-27.