Ángel Jiménez (footballer)

Ángel Jiménez Gallego (born 22 June 2002) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for SD Ponferradina.

Club career
Born in Granada, Andalusia, Jiménez joined hometown side Granada CF's youth setup in 2013, aged just 11. On 8 November 2020, before even having appeared with the reserves, he made his first team – and La Liga – debut by starting and saving a penalty in a 0–2 away loss against Real Sociedad, as his side was heavily impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic; at the age of 18 years, four months and 16 days, he became the youngest player to debut in the top tier with the club, overcoming previous record holder Adalberto Peñaranda.

Jiménez subsequently featured exclusively for the B-team, helping in their promotion from Segunda Federación in 2023. On 2 August of that year, he signed for SD Ponferradina, freshly relegated to Primera Federación.