In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Jiménez and the second or maternal family name is Sánchez.

Alejandro "Álex" Jiménez Sánchez (born 8 May 2005) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a full-back for Serie A club AC Milan.

Club career

Real Madrid

Born in Leganes, Madrid and raised in Talavera de la Reina, Jiménez started his career with local sides Talavera and UD Talavera.[2][3][4] He joined Real Madrid in 2012, and initially started his career as a forward, before moving to right-wing, and eventually turning into a left back.[3] His performances for the youth teams of Real Madrid caught the attention of German side Bayern Munich and English side Chelsea.[5]

Despite this interest, he signed his first professional contract with Los Blancos until 2027, making him one of the highest paid Castilla players.[6]

AC Milan

On 25 July 2023, Jiménez was loaned to Italian club AC Milan for the 2023–24 season with an option to make the move permanent, he initially joined the under-19 roster.[7] After having been training with the AC Milan senior team, he received his first call-up for the 1–0 Serie A home loss match against Juventus on 23 October 2023 featuring in the bench but yet to make his debut.[8]

Jiménez made his debut and first start for AC Milan on 2 January 2024 against Cagliari in a 4–1 Coppa Italia home win match.[9]

On 25 March 2024, AC Milan activated the buy-option clause on the deal with Real Madrid for Jiménez making the move permanent for a €5,000,000 estimated fee, with Real Madrid securing a future buy-back clause for a higher fee.[10]

He made his debut for the newly created reserve team Milan Futuro on 10 August 2024, starting and scoring the second and third goals of a 3–0 away win Coppa Italia Serie C first round match against Lecco.[11]

International career

Jiménez has represented Spain at youth international levels, featuring for the U15s, U17s and the U19s.[1]

Style of play

Strong and aggressive in duels, Jiménez is also noted for his rapid pace, good anticipation and wide passing range.[3] He lists Liverpool right-back Trent Alexander-Arnold as a player he admires.[3]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 8 February 2025[12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Real Madrid Castilla 2022–23 Primera Federación 7 0 — — 0 0 7 0
AC Milan 2023–24 Serie A 3 0 2 0 0 0 — 5 0
2024–25 Serie A 8 0 1 0 0 0 2[b] 0 11 0
Total 11 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 16 0
Milan Futuro 2024–25 Serie C 14 2 3 2 — — 17 4
Career total 32 2 6 2 0 0 2 0 40 4
  1. ^ Includes Coppa Italia, Coppa Italia Serie C
  2. ^ Appearances in Supercoppa Italiana

Honours

AC Milan

References

  1. ^ a b c d Álex Jiménez at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ "Álex Jiménez". realmadrid.com. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
  3. ^ a b c d Cortegana, Mario (22 February 2022). "Quién es Alejandro Jiménez, el '2' que asegura el lateral derecho del Madrid" [Who is Alejandro Jiménez, the '2' who assures Madrid's right back]. marca.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 November 2022.
  4. ^ "Álex Jiménez, futbolista de Talavera de sólo 17 años, convocado por la selección de España sub-19" [Álex Jiménez, a 17-year-old footballer from Talavera, called up by the Spain U-19 team]. lavozdetlavera.com (in Spanish). 25 August 2022. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
  5. ^ "Ancelotti ha sido clave par que rechace al Bayern de Munich y al Chelsea y firme con el Real Madrid" [Ancelotti has been key for him to reject Bayern Munich and Chelsea and sign with Real Madrid]. elnacional.cat (in Spanish). 7 May 2022. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
  6. ^ Forjanes, Carlos; Sainz, Manu (6 May 2022). "El Madrid blinda hasta 2027 a una de sus joyas: Alex Jiménez" [Madrid shields one of its jewels until 2027: Alex Jiménez]. as.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 November 2022.
  7. ^ https://www.mundodeportivo.com/futbol/real-madrid/20230726/1002043803/oficial-alex-jimenez-deja-real-madrid-milan.html
  8. ^ https://www.marca.com/futbol/liga-italiana/2023/10/22/6534f06846163f24668b4576.html
  9. ^ "Milan-Cagliari 4-1, gol e highlights: doppietta di Jovic e gol di Traorè e Leao". Sky Sport. 2 January 2024. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
  10. ^ "Calciomercato Milan – Riscatto Álex Jiménez, nuovo patto con il Real Madrid" [Milan: bought out Alex Jimenez, new deal with Real Madrid]. pianetamilan.it (in Italian). 25 March 2024.
  11. ^ https://www.acmilan.com/en/news/articles/milan-futuro/2024-08-10/winning-debut-for-milan-futuro-3-0-against-lecco
  12. ^ Álex Jiménez at Soccerway
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%81lex_Jim%C3%A9nez_(footballer,_born_2005)
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