Santiago Giménez

#11 · Forward · age 25

Inconsistent first season at Milan after move from Feyenoord

Club

Milan

Italy · Serie A

Caps

Intl goals

WC26 rating

high confidence

Recent form: 59
Career peak: 93
League level: 90
Competition pedigree: 88
International pedigree: 86
Longevity: 73

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Career by season

Season	Club	Competition	Apps	Gls	Ast	Rating
25/26	Associazione Calcio Milan	Serie A	16	0	2	—
25/26	Associazione Calcio Milan	Coppa Italia	2	1	1	—
24/25	Associazione Calcio Milan	Serie A	14	5	2	—
24/25	Feyenoord Rotterdam	Eredivisie	11	7	1	—
24/25	Feyenoord Rotterdam	UEFA Champions League	5	5	1	—
24/25	Associazione Calcio Milan	Coppa Italia	3	0	1	—
24/25	Associazione Calcio Milan	UEFA Champions League	2	1	0	—
24/25	Feyenoord Rotterdam	KNVB Beker	2	2	0	—
24/25	Feyenoord Rotterdam	Johan Cruijff Schaal	1	2	1	—
23/24	Feyenoord Rotterdam	Eredivisie	30	23	6	—
23/24	Feyenoord Rotterdam	UEFA Champions League	4	2	1	—
23/24	Feyenoord Rotterdam	KNVB Beker	4	0	1	—
23/24	Feyenoord Rotterdam	UEFA Europa League	2	1	0	—
23/24	Feyenoord Rotterdam	Johan Cruijff Schaal	1	0	0	—
22/23	Feyenoord Rotterdam	Eredivisie	32	15	3	—
22/23	Feyenoord Rotterdam	UEFA Europa League	9	5	0	—
22/23	Feyenoord Rotterdam	KNVB Beker	4	3	0	—

Source: transfermarkt · fetched 2026-05-29

Giménez arrived at Milan as the long-anticipated successor to Jiménez at international level — a younger, more mobile centre-forward with the European platform to keep developing. The first 18 months in Italy have been close to a worst-case scenario: ankle surgery, sparse minutes, and a goal drought that has reopened debate about his readiness for the tournament.

Aguirre is keeping faith. The on-form Santi can finish anything inside the box and presses with intensity, and a home World Cup is the kind of stage that historically lifts him.

Strengths

Penalty-box movement
First-time finishing
Link-up in the half-spaces

Recent form

Just one Serie A goal in 2025-26 across 14 appearances, hampered by ankle surgery and competition for minutes.

Scored the winning goal in the 2023 Gold Cup final against Panama and would lift the trophy again in 2025 — making him a back-to-back Concacaf champion before age 25.