Alberto Jiménez
Personal information
Full name Alberto Jiménez Benítez
Date of birth (1992-11-15) 15 November 1992
Place of birth La Oliva, Spain
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
 Castellón
Number 5
Youth career
Fuerteventura
2009–2011 Tenerife
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2013 Tenerife B 57 (5)
2012–2022 Tenerife 194 (4)
2014–2015 → Valencia B (loan) 24 (1)
2022 → Albacete (loan) 17 (0)
2023 Córdoba 10 (0)
2023– Castellón 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 November 2023

Alberto Jiménez Benítez (born 15 November 1992) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for CD Castellón. Mainly a central defender, he can also play as a defensive midfielder.

Football career

Born in La Oliva, Province of Las Palmas, Alberto finished his formation with local CD Tenerife, making his senior debuts with the B-team in the fourth division. In his second season as a senior he appeared 17 times with the main squad (13 in the league) and scored three goals, achieving promotion to the second level via the play-offs.

On 18 August 2013 Alberto played his first game as a professional, coming on as a late substitute in a 0–1 away loss against AD Alcorcón.[1] On 13 August of the following year he renewed his contract for a further season, being immediately loaned to Valencia CF Mestalla in a season-long deal.[2]

On 10 November 2015, after returning from loan, Alberto extended his link until 2018.[3] He scored his first professional goal on 15 April 2017, netting his team's second in a 3–3 home draw against Girona FC.

On 28 June 2017, after establishing himself as a starter, Alberto renewed his contract until 2020.[4] On 17 May 2020, he further extended his contract for three years.[5]

On 10 January 2022, after featuring in only 87 minutes for the first half of the campaign, Alberto was loaned to Primera División RFEF side Albacete Balompié until June.[6]

References

  1. ↑ El Alcorcón sigue abonado a los finales con suspense (Alcorcón and close games a marriage made in heaven); Marca, 18 August 2013 (in Spanish)
  2. ↑ El Tenerife renueva a Alberto Jiménez y lo cede al Valencia Mestalla (Tenerife renew Alberto Jiménez and loan him to Valencia Mestalla); Mundo Deportivo, 13 August 2014 (in Spanish)
  3. ↑ El Tenerife renueva al majorero Alberto Jiménez hasta junio de 2018 (Tenerife renew the islander Alberto Jiménez until June 2018); La Vanguardia, 10 November 2015 (in Spanish)
  4. ↑ Alberto Jiménez renueva con el Tenerife hasta junio de 2020 (Alberto Jiménez renews with Tenerife until June 2020); Mundo Deportivo, 28 June 2017 (in Spanish)
  5. ↑ "Alberto, blanquiazul tres temporadas más" [Alberto, white-and-blue three more seasons] (in Spanish). CD Tenerife. 17 May 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  6. ↑ "Alberto Jiménez jugará cedido en el Albacete Balompié" [Alberto Jiménez will play on loan at Albacete Balompié] (in Spanish). CD Tenerife. 10 January 2022. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
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