Santiago Gimenez has accomplished the switch from Liga MX’s Cruz Azul to Feyenoord, signing a four-year contract with the Dutch membership.
He joins El Tri teammates Erick Gutierrez and Edson Alvarez within the Eredivisie.
“It’s a dream for me to play for such a giant membership,” Giménez advised Feyenoord’s official web site. “I intentionally selected this step and am grateful to everybody for the nice and cozy welcome. I imagine that collectively we are able to work in the direction of one thing very lovely and expertise nice successes.”
He departs the Mexican league after a surprising begin to the 2022 Apertura, seeing six objectives within the first 5 video games to guide Liga MX in tallies in the meanwhile.
Gimenez first kicked off with Cruz Azul in 2017, debuting on August 30 in a 2-1 victory over Tigres UANL. He has since been a staple for the staff, working himself as much as 21 objectives in 105 appearances, lifting the 2021 League trophy and 2022 Campeon de Campeones Cup alongside the best way.
“I have been right here since I used to be 10 years previous, it is the membership I really like, the reality is that it makes me very unhappy to have to go away , however that is what goals are like, that is what dangers are, though nothing is for certain, for me it is very thrilling,” he mentioned to TUDN after his final sport with Cruz Azul.
His membership success propelled Gimenez to seven Mexican nationwide staff name ups, most just lately that includes in El Tri’s 3-0 Concacaf Nations League victory over Suriname on June 11 and the 1-1 draw towards Jamaica on June 14.
Gimenez stays within the working for a spot on Mexico’s 26-player World Cup roster, more likely to be chosen over Membership America ahead Henry Martin by head coach Gerardo Martino.