Raúl Alonso Jiménez Rodríguez (born 5 May 1991) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays for Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers. He began his career in Club América’s youth system before debuting in the first division in October 2011. He won his first championship with the club in 2013, and was the team’s second-highest goalscorer. In August 2014, he signed for Spanish side Atlético Madrid, before joining Benfica for three years. In June 2018, he joined Wolves on loan until the end of the season. He has represented his country at the 2014 and 2018 FIFA World Cup, the 2013 and 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup, and 2013 and 2017
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Raúl Alonso Jiménez Rodríguez (born 5 May 1991) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays for Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers. He began his career in Club América’s youth system before debuting in the first division in October 2011. He won his first championship with the club in 2013, and was the team’s second-highest goalscorer. In August 2014, he signed for Spanish side Atlético Madrid, before joining Benfica for three years. In June 2018, he joined Wolves on loan until the end of the season. He has represented his country at the 2014 and 2018 FIFA World Cup, the 2013 and 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup, and 2013 and 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup. He was a part of the Mexican squad that won the gold medal at the Summer Olympics in 2012. He is also a member of the Mexico Under-21 and Under-23 national teams, and has played in the 2014 World Cup and 2014 and 2019 Confederations Cups. He also played for the Mexican national team at the 2010 and 2014 World Cups. Jiménéz is the son of former Mexican international and World Cup star Luis Jiménero. His father is the former manager of Mexican side Puebla, and his mother is former World Cup winner Cecilia Jimé Noguera. His uncle is former Mexico international and current Mexico international Cesare Jiméñez. He made his professional debut in 2011, playing in the Apertura tournament against Monarcas Morelia.
In 2013, he won the Clausura tournament, and scored four goals in 16 appearances. In 2014, JiméNéz signed for Portuguese side Benfique, with whom he won two consecutive league titles. He scored 31 goals during his three years with the Portuguese side. In 2015, he moved to Wolves on a permanent basis, after impressing in the Premier League. In 2016, he was the club’s top-scorer with 17 goals across all competitions. In 2017, he scored two headers in the 2–0 victory over Guadalajara at the Estadio Omnilife. In May, he played in both legs of the semi-final series of the playoffs against Monterrey, scoring both goals in the second leg of the second-leg of the quarter-final. He received his first red card during Américo’s 2–1 victory over San Luis, meaning he would miss El Súper Clásico against Guadaljara. On 31 March, he bagged two goals in two games against Querétaro. In the regular phase of the tournament, he finished the tournament with eight goals, and assisted Christian Benítez to the second goal in the match against Cruz Cruz Azul. On 3 November, he score in the 4–0 win over Pachuca. On 17 November, Jimenez scored in the 1–2 defeat to Morelia in a 2–3 loss to Puebla. He would go on to score two weeks later in a match which ended in a 1–1 draw.
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