Chicago Fire Get Gaston

By Sean McCaffery, February 24, 2020

From Argentina, Gaston Gimenez is in the Windy City as a DP having arrived via transfer from Club Atletico Velez Sarsfield, the holding mid will be one of their DP's. He has the rather standard 2 year deal with another as an option.

HC Raphael Wicky stated "We are thrilled to acquire a player with the quality of Gaston Gimenez. I am looking forward to welcoming him to Chicago."

At 28 he has vast experience as his 225 games over the last decade will testify, he comes out of the Superliga in his native nation, with 47 games overall since the start or the 2018-'19 season. He has one cap for Argentina from a game with Mexico, Nov. 17, 2018. From Formosa, he kicked off his time as a pro with Club Almirante Brown in the 2nd div. getting 90 games. Off to Atletico Tucuman in 2014, then to Superliga team Godoy Cruz. With Cruz he made 68 appearances all told among those are 7 in the Copa Libertadores in 2017. 2017-'18 saw him with Club Estudiantes de La Plata, a big team there with a bakers dozen games, then he linked up with Velez Sarsfield. He will have an international spot with the Fire.

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