Position: Defender
Birthdate: November 3, 1989
Hometown: Mount Vernon, Washington
Height: 5-foot-8
Pronunciation: Oscar Jimenez
Previous Team: Mississippi Brilla FC
2023: Jimenez will return to City for a seventh campaign after signing a new contract with the club in the offseason.
Last Season: After a late start to the season due to injury, Jimenez made 21 appearances, recording 20 clearances and 6 interceptions.
Highlights in Purple: Since joining the club in 2017, Jimenez has tallied 32 assists to sit tied atop the club’s all-time list with Brian Ownby. He was also a regular starter at outside back during the club’s 2017 and 2018 championship runs.
Before Louisville City: Jimenez spent his college career at NCAA Division II Western Washington University near his hometown. Jimenez also played in the Premier Development League with Seattle Sounders FC’s U-23s. He turned professional in 2015 with the USL Western Conference’s Tulsa Roughnecks. In 2016, Jimenez suited up for Mississippi Brilla FC of the PDL before a successful trial led to his first LouCity contract.