Raul Jimenez
Mexico
FWD
Age
35
Appearances
2
Goals
1
About Raul Jimenez
Raul Jimenez is named in Javier Aguirre's 26 for the 2026 World Cup, a centre-forward in the Mexico squad. He goes into the group stage aged 35 and plays his club football for Fulham in the Premier League.
He has scored 10 goals in 43 appearances for Fulham this season across all competitions, a steady return for a veteran striker. Mexico open Group A against South Africa on 11 June 2026 at the Estadio Azteca, with South Korea and the Czech Republic completing the group. Mexico take their place in the finals automatically as one of the three co-hosts. For Jimenez the tournament will be a fourth World Cup, his place in Javier Aguirre's final 26 now confirmed.
He has scored 10 goals in 43 appearances for Fulham this season across all competitions, a steady return for a veteran striker. Mexico open Group A against South Africa on 11 June 2026 at the Estadio Azteca, with South Korea and the Czech Republic completing the group. Mexico take their place in the finals automatically as one of the three co-hosts. For Jimenez the tournament will be a fourth World Cup, his place in Javier Aguirre's final 26 now confirmed.
World Cup 2026 Stats
Appearances
2
Minutes played
156
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
4
Shots on Target
3
Playing Style
Raul Jimenez is a centre-forward who leads the line for Mexico, a long-serving Premier League striker with Wolves and then Fulham. A veteran of three World Cups, he brings that experience to the front of the Mexico attack. He stands 1.88 m and is right-footed, and has logged 2,562 club minutes for Fulham this season, going into the group stage in Javier Aguirre's squad at the age of 35.
World Cup History
The 2026 World Cup will be Raul Jimenez's fourth. He was part of Mexico's squads at the 2014, 2018 and 2022 finals, reaching the round of 16 in both 2014 and 2018 before a group-stage exit in 2022. Javier Aguirre has named him in the 26 again for 2026, keeping him among Mexico's forward options for the finals. His international career runs to 123 senior caps for Mexico, with 44 goals to his name.
National Team
Mexico
Tier 3
£17m
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Goal Rush Impact
Jimenez brings goals and experience to the Mexico attack, with 44 goals in 123 senior caps and 10 in 43 club appearances for Fulham this season. That scoring from a centre-forward who leads the line, with years of Premier League football behind him, is the contribution he offers going into the group stage, the kind of proven finishing Mexico will look to from the front. On the Goal Rush card Mexico are a Tier 3 side at £17m.
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Jimenez at the 2026 World Cup
Raul Jimenez is a confirmed centre-forward in Javier Aguirre's 26-man Mexico squad for the 2026 World Cup. He is in the side opening their Group A campaign in mid-June.
Picking Mexico in Goal Rush
Mexico are a Tier 3 side at £17m in Goal Rush. They open Group A against South Africa on 11 June, and Jimenez is among the forwards in the confirmed 26.
Raul Jimenez World Cup 2026 FAQs
Mexico are a Tier 3 side at £17m on the Goal Rush card. Raul Jimenez is in Javier Aguirre's confirmed 26 as a centre-forward, so his role is the quick reference at that team price.
Raul Jimenez is a centre-forward for Mexico. He plays his club football for Fulham and is named in Javier Aguirre's 26-man squad for the 2026 World Cup, listed among the forwards in the final 26.
Yes. He was part of Mexico's squads at the 2014, 2018 and 2022 World Cups. The 2026 finals will be his fourth, his place confirmed in Javier Aguirre's 26-man Mexico squad.
Raul Jimenez plays his club football for Fulham. He is named among Mexico's forwards in Javier Aguirre's confirmed 26, with Mexico opening their Group A campaign against South Africa in mid-June.
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