He gol de Raúl Jiménez vs West Ham United in Matchday 4 of the 2024-2025 Premier League has had great significance for the Mexican striker. At 33 years old, he continues to play in one of the best leagues in all of Europe with Fulham and is trying to return to the Mexican National Team to be taken into account.
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It was at minute 24 when Raúl Alonso Jiménez managed to score his first goal of the season. He did it against the Hammers and, beyond the goal, it is an action that has meant a lot to the Aztec player. So we break down the repercussions of this player who remains on the radar as one of the Aztec ambassadors in the Old Continent.
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Raúl Jiménez continues to play in European matches as a starter and score goals, such as today’s against West Ham. There is no reason why he should not be called up for the match against the United States. pic.twitter.com/k9CkFQQ1Cd
— Martin del Palacio (@martindelp) September 14, 2024
West Ham, his best client
It is so that the gol de Raúl Jiménez vs West Ham United has made the Hammers his best client in the Premier League. It is the sixth time that he has managed to score against the Irons since he arrived in English football. So it has already become a classic that he manages to celebrate against this club.
- Wolverhampton 3-0 West Ham United – Premier League 2018-2019 (Scored double)
- West Ham United 0-2 Wolverhampton – Premier League 2019-2020 (Scored one goal)
- Wolverhampton 1-0 West Ham United – Premier League 2021-2022 (Scored one goal)
- Fulham 5-0 West Ham United – Premier League 2023-2024 (Scored one goal)
- Fulham vs West Ham United – Premier League 2024-2025 (Scored one goal)
A duel with Azulcrema flavour
Although they did not have the chance to be together on the field wearing the Águilas del América shirt, Raúl Jiménez was able to meet with Edson Álvarez, another Azulcrema youth player and with Guido Rodrígueza footballer who is very much loved within the Nido. Three players who have left their mark during their time with the Coapa team and who won titles for the club.
Jimenez was Two-time Liga MX champion with America. While the Edson-Guido duo won Liga MX, Copa MX and Champion of Champions with the Azulcrema painting.
Raúl Jiménez and Edson Álvarez, two youth players from the Águilas del América in the Premier League
He climbs the list of Mexican goal scorers in Europe
While in the same way, this goal by Raúl Jiménez has meant continuing climbing the list of Mexican scorers in Europe throughout history. The 33-year-old striker is still in force and wants to increase his numbers as long as he continues playing within the Old Continent and as an active element.
Raúl Jiménez remains in the Top 3 of this list, only below two references such as Hugo Sánchez and Chicharito. However, there is no doubt that the América youth player has a privileged place within this exclusive list.
- Hugo Sanchez – 313 goals
- Javier Hernandez – 127 goals
- Raul Jimenez – 98 goals
- Carlos Vela – 89 goals
- Hirving Lozano – 80 goals
- Nery Castillo – 60 goals
- Santiago Gimenez – 53 goals
Jiménez en Fulham
On the other hand, Raúl Jiménez has a contract with Fulham until June 2025with the option of another year from the club, so he hopes to be able to stay longer at the institution. Currently the letter of the Aztec attacker The figure ranges from 5.4 million dollarsaccording to the specialized website Transfermarkt. In this transfer market his name was really hidden from reaching any institution. But it seems that it will not be until the summer when he can return to Mexican soccer.
Remember that Raúl Alonso Jiménez has played for the Águilas del América in Aztec football, where he is a youth player. Later he was active in the Old Continent for other institutions such as Atlético de Madrid and Benfica, from Spain and Portugal, respectively. In 2019 he came to English football to join Wolverhampton and later signed for Fulham.
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