Stiven Jimenez (born June 24, 2007) is an American professional

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player who plays as a

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for

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club

FC Cincinnati Football Club Cincinnati is an American professional soccer club based in Cincinnati. The club competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Eastern Conference. The team was first announced on August 12, 2015 as a United Soccer Leag ...

Club career

Jimenez played

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in Brazil with the club Pulo do Gato Futsal, before joining the youth academy of

in 2019. On November 7, 2022, he signed a homegrown contract with the club until 2025 with options for 2026 and 2027, and in doing so became their youngest in their history. On June 21, 2023, he made his senior and professional debut with FC Cincinnati as a late substitute in a 3–0

win over

Toronto FC Toronto Football Club is a Canadian professional Association football, soccer club based in Toronto. The club competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Eastern Conference (MLS), Eastern Conference. The team plays its home matc ...

. At 15 years and 362 days old he was the youngest debutant that season, and fifth youngest in the history of the league.

International career

Jimenez was born in the United States to a Mexican father and Salvadoran mother, and holds all three nationalities. He was called up to the United States U15 training camps in 2022. In May 2022, he was called up to the Mexico U16s for a training camp. In May 2023, he was called up to the United States U16s for the U-16 International Dream Cup.

Honors

FC Cincinnati *

Supporters' Shield The Supporters' Shield is an annual award given to the Major League Soccer team with the best regular season record, as determined by the MLS points system. The Supporters' Shield has been annually awarded at the MLS Supporters' Summit since 199 ...

2023 Catastrophic natural disasters in 2023 included the Lists of 21st-century earthquakes, 5th-deadliest earthquake of the 21st century 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes, striking Turkey and Syria, leaving up to 62,000 people dead; Cyclone Freddy ...

References

External links

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MLS Soccer profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Jimenez, Stiven 2007 births Living people People from Riverdale Park, Maryland Soccer players from Prince George's County, Maryland American men's soccer players United States men's youth international soccer players American sportspeople of Mexican descent American sportspeople of Salvadoran descent Men's association football midfielders FC Cincinnati players FC Cincinnati 2 players Major League Soccer players MLS Next Pro players Homegrown Players (MLS) 21st-century American sportsmen