# Ulises Giménez > Defender · Argentina · [River Plate](https://betsprinter.com/teams/1755) · [Canonical HTML](https://betsprinter.com/players/47830) ## Quick facts | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Age | 20 | | Date of birth | 2006-01-01 | | Nationality | Argentina | | Position | Defender | | Jersey | #36 | | Height | 185 cm | | Weight | 76 kg | | Current club | [River Plate](https://betsprinter.com/teams/1755) | | Competition | [Liga Profesional de Fútbol](https://betsprinter.com/leagues/30) | ## Season snapshot | Metric | Value | | --- | ---: | | Season | 2026 | | Competition | Liga Profesional de Fútbol | | Appearances | 1 | | Minutes | 15 | | Goals | 0 | | Assists | 0 | | Average rating | 6.28 | ## Last matches | Date | Competition | Opponent | Min | G | A | Rating | | --- | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | | Thu 14 May | Liga Profesional de Fútbol | Gimnasia La Plata | 15 | 0 | 0 | 6.28 | ## Profile ### Young River Plate defender with almost zero minutes ## Profile Ulises Giménez is a 20‑year‑old Argentine defender currently on River Plate's books[^fact-1]. The profile is of a player at the very start of a senior trajectory: positional label is defender, with the immediate task of translating youth promise into senior availability and minutes at a high‑pressure club[^fact-1]. ## Season form The season snapshot is skeletal: one senior appearance for the club, totaling 15 minutes on the pitch[^fact-2]. That single cameo is the only measurable competitive exposure recorded in the supplied dataset[^fact-2]. Output across the campaign is correspondingly minimal — zero goals and zero assists across the recent sample outlined, with 15 minutes coming from one appearance in the last five matches considered[^fact-4]. Provider aggregate grading places Giménez on a 6.28 average for the season, a solitary quantitative indicator of performance in the senior context[^fact-3]. There are no additional attacking numbers attached to his minutes in the facts provided beyond the zeros for goals and assists[^fact-4]. ## Availability & momentum Availability appears limited to a cameo role so far: one appearance and 15 minutes suggest a player on the periphery rather than in a rotation[^fact-2]. The last recorded match involvement came in a fixture reported as Gimnasia La Plata 2–0 (W), in which Giménez registered zero goals or assists and carried his season average rating of 6.28 into that outing[^fact-5][^fact-3]. From the supplied facts there is no evidence of escalating momentum — minutes remain at the 15‑minute mark for the season and across the recent appearance slice[^fact-2][^fact-4]. ## What to watch The immediate watch points are straightforward and operational: whether River Plate increases his minutes beyond the 15 already logged and whether that change comes in consecutive matchdays or remains a single cameo[^fact-2]. In absence of further statistical detail, the primary value signal that has surfaced from the facts is tracking minutes and selection rather than measurable attacking output — monitoring whether that lone 15‑minute appearance becomes a sub‑sequence of further game time is the clearest short‑term indicator of progression[^fact-2][^fact-4]. The last match entry provides the most recent baseline from which to judge any uptick[^fact-5]. ### Cited facts [^fact-1]: **Identity** — 20 years old · Argentina · Defender · current club River Plate. [^fact-2]: **Season volume** — 1 appearances (2026), 15 minutes on the pitch. [^fact-3]: **Average rating** — Provider rating averages 6.28 across the season. [^fact-4]: **Recent form (last 5)** — 0 goals, 0 assists, 15 minutes across the last 1 appearances. [^fact-5]: **Last match** — Gimnasia La Plata 2–0 (W) — 0 goals, 0 assists, rating 6.28. --- Methodology: . Canonical HTML: .