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| clubs1 = [[San Gabriel Valley Highlanders]]
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'''Christian Jimenez''' (born November 3, 1986 in [[San Dimas, California|San Dimas]], [[California]]) is an [[United States|American]] [[association football|soccer]] player of [[Mexican people|Mexican]] descent. He is currently without a club, having been waived by [[Real Salt Lake]] of [[Major League Soccer]] in 2008. Currently resides with his parents in San Dimas CA.
'''Christian Jimenez''' (born November 3, 1986) is an American former [[association football|soccer]] player.


==Career==
==Career==


Jimenez trained with the United States Under-17 national team at the [[United States Soccer Federation|USSF]]'s [[Bradenton Academy]] from the Fall 2002 to Spring 2004, and competed in a Youth World Championship. Upon graduating from Bradenton, Jimenez moved to the [[University of South Florida]] along with [[Rodrigo Hidalgo]]. At USF he played only one season of [[college soccer]], appearing in 17 games and registering four goals and four assists, before turning professional by signing a [[Generation Adidas]] contract with MLS.
Jimenez trained with the United States under-17 national team at the [[United States Soccer Federation|USSF]]'s [[Bradenton Academy]] from the Fall 2002 to Spring 2004, and competed in a Youth World Championship. Upon graduating from Bradenton, Jimenez moved to the [[University of South Florida]] along with [[Rodrigo Hidalgo]]. At USF he played only one season of [[College soccer in the United States|college soccer]], appearing in 17 games and registering four goals and four assists, before turning professional by signing a [[Generation Adidas]] contract with MLS.


Jimenez was selected 14th overall in the [[2005 MLS SuperDraft]] by [[Club Deportivo Chivas USA|Chivas USA]], a team dedicated to fielding a largely Hispanic, Spanish-speaking team in MLS. He never played a first-team match for Chivas and was traded to Real Salt Lake after the 2005 season along with [[Douglas Sequeira]] for [[Brian Dunseth]]. He made one appearance in the 2006 season, but missed the rest of the season due to a torn ACL to his left knee.<ref>{{cite news|work=[[The Deseret News]]|title=Real's Jimenez out with ACL tear|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=NewsLibrary&p_multi=DSNB&d_place=DSNB&p_theme=newslibrary2&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=1124BAA4A5A6DAE0&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM|date=2006-06-16}}</ref> Failing to make an impact in 2007, he was waived by ownership and coach Jason Kreis.{{Citation needed|date=June 2008}}
Jimenez was selected 14th overall in the [[2005 MLS SuperDraft]] by [[Club Deportivo Chivas USA|Chivas USA]], a team dedicated to fielding a largely Hispanic, Spanish-speaking team in MLS. He never played a first-team match for Chivas and was traded to Real Salt Lake after the 2005 season along with [[Douglas Sequeira]] for [[Brian Dunseth]]. He made one appearance in the 2006 season, but missed the rest of the season due to a torn ACL to his left knee.<ref>{{cite news|work=[[The Deseret News]]|title=Real's Jimenez out with ACL tear|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=NewsLibrary&p_multi=DSNB&d_place=DSNB&p_theme=newslibrary2&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=1124BAA4A5A6DAE0&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM|date=2006-06-16}}</ref> Failing to make an impact in 2007, he was waived by ownership and coach Jason Kreis.{{Citation needed|date=June 2008}}
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[[Category:American soccer players]]
[[Category:American men's soccer players]]
[[Category:San Gabriel Valley Highlanders players]]
[[Category:Los Angeles Highlanders FC players]]
[[Category:Chivas USA players]]
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[[Category:Sportspeople from San Dimas, California]]
[[Category:Association football midfielders]]
[[Category:Men's association football midfielders]]
[[Category:Soccer players from Los Angeles County, California]]

Latest revision as of 10:15, 27 December 2023

Christian Jimenez
Personal information
Date of birth (1986-11-03) November 3, 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth San Dimas, California, United States
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
2002–2004 Strikers FC
2004 South Florida Bulls
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001 San Gabriel Valley Highlanders
2005 Chivas USA 0 (0)
2006–2008 Real Salt Lake 1 (0)
International career
2008 United States U23
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of June 26, 2008

Christian Jimenez (born November 3, 1986) is an American former soccer player.

Career

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Jimenez trained with the United States under-17 national team at the USSF's Bradenton Academy from the Fall 2002 to Spring 2004, and competed in a Youth World Championship. Upon graduating from Bradenton, Jimenez moved to the University of South Florida along with Rodrigo Hidalgo. At USF he played only one season of college soccer, appearing in 17 games and registering four goals and four assists, before turning professional by signing a Generation Adidas contract with MLS.

Jimenez was selected 14th overall in the 2005 MLS SuperDraft by Chivas USA, a team dedicated to fielding a largely Hispanic, Spanish-speaking team in MLS. He never played a first-team match for Chivas and was traded to Real Salt Lake after the 2005 season along with Douglas Sequeira for Brian Dunseth. He made one appearance in the 2006 season, but missed the rest of the season due to a torn ACL to his left knee.[1] Failing to make an impact in 2007, he was waived by ownership and coach Jason Kreis.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ "Real's Jimenez out with ACL tear". The Deseret News. 2006-06-16.
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