Santiago Giménez

Cruz Azul

On 2 August 2017, Giménez made his professional debut with Cruz Azul in a Copa MX group stage match against Tigres UANL in a 1–1 draw. Two years later, on 28 August 2019, he made his Liga MX debut against Tijuana in a 3–2 loss. He would score his first goal with the club on 2 February 2020, in a league match against Toluca in a 3–3 tie, scoring within the first two minutes of the match. In May 2021, Cruz Azul won its ninth league championship, ending a 23-year drought of league titles. In August, scoring in four separate league matches, Giménez was named Liga MX Player of the Month. He won the award again the subsequent month. On 26 June 2022, at the Supercopa de la Liga MX against Atlas, he scored in the match, ending at 2–2 and going into penalties, where he successfully converted his shot as his team won the cup.

Feyenoord

2022–23: Debut season and Eredivisie champion

On 29 July 2022, Giménez joined Feyenoord on a four-year contract. He scored his first goal for the club on 27 August, scoring the second goal in the club's 4–0 win over FC Emmen while also providing the assist for Jacob Rasmussen to score the club's third goal. On 8 September, he made his UEFA Europa League debut against Italian club Lazio in that season's edition in a group stage match, coming on as a substitute at the 64th minute and scoring twice in the club's 4–2 loss. On 3 November, after coming on as a substitute, he scored the only goal in a 1–0 victory in the…

Club

As of match played 12 September 2026

International

As of match played 5 July 2026

Scores and results list Mexico's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Giménez goal.

Despite having the option of representing Argentina, his country of birth, Giménez decided to represent Mexico after becoming a naturalized Mexican citizen, stating "I feel more Mexican than Argentine," having lived in Mexico for the majority of his life since his father moved there. He has been called up by Mexico's U-15, U-18, U-20, and U-23 teams. He made three appearances with the Mexico U16s at the 2016 International Dream Cup. In September 2020, Giménez received his first senior national team call up by Gerardo Martino for a training camp. That same month, it was reported that the Argentina under-20 coach Fernando Batista was interested in calling him up. On 27 October 2021, Giménez made his senior debut for Mexico in a friendly match against Ecuador. On 8 December, he scored his first goal for Mexico in a friendly match against Chile that ended at a 2–2 draw. In October 2022, Giménez was named in Mexico's preliminary 31-man squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, but did not make the final 26, generating controversy. On 16 July 2023, Giménez scored the only goal in the CONCACAF Gold Cup final against Panama. Giménez was named in the 26-man squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, hosted on home soil.

Santiago is the son of footballer Christian Giménez, who also played with Cruz Azul, he is the oldest of three siblings. Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Giménez moved to Mexico at the age of three with his father after he was transferred to Primera División side Veracruz, both his sisters, Agustina and Sofía, were born in Mexico. His paternal grandfather is from Paraguay and he is of Italian and Ukrainian ancestry through his mother's side. Currently, Giménez has three nationalities: Argentine by birth, Italian by descent and Mexican by naturalisation. He is a Christian and was baptized in January 2019. Giménez is married to Mexican actress Fernanda Serrano. He holds both Mexican and Italian citizenship.