Raul Jimenez becomes all-time leading Mexican Premier League goal scorer

2025-01-06 11:17

Raul Jimenez becomes all-time leading Mexican Premier League goal scorer

In the 20th round of the 2024-25 Premier League, Fulham drew 2-2 with Ipswich Town. Raul Jimenez scored two penalties for Fulham, becoming the first player in the history of the Premier League. Mexican player with the most goals.

In this game, Jimenez scored his 54th and 55th Premier League goals, surpassing Javier Hernandez's record with two penalty kicks. Praise from Roma coach Marco Silva.

In the post-match interview, Silva mentioned that Jimenez became the Mexican player with the most goals in the history of the Premier League. He said: "This is an incredible achievement. I am happy for him because we all know that he has experienced It’s been a very difficult time.”

“When we signed him he was very low but we believed in him and it started to pay off. His first three months at the club he didn’t score and everyone was asking me why. The decision was made to sign him.”

"We've always believed in him and he's always worked so hard and it's been fantastic to watch him achieve such an amazing feat. It's a credit to him that he's achieved this and it gives him a place in Premier League history."

"He can still do more and I will be here to help him. He is always there to help the team. We changed his position in the second half and he did a great job. Hopefully he can do it in the future. More confident. ”

The result of this game allowed Fulham to continue their unbeaten streak for 8 games. Fulham currently has 30 points in the Premier League, ranking 9th, 6 points behind Chelsea in 4th place.

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