Not only is he eligible to return to the Mexican national team, but he should be a starter in the next FIFA date against Valencia and the United States.
Raul Jimenez is enjoying his best moment in years and after a long injury layoff for Santiago Giménez, the Fulham forward should be the star attacker in the tricolor’s upcoming friendlies.
Is he better than Henry Martin and Guillermo Martinez? Well, there’s a reason he’s been in Europe for years and is a starter in the English Premier League, but beyond hierarchy, artificial intelligence recognizes the 33-year-old attacker more than any other centre-forward. Last FIFA date and they benched Giménez, who will be out for the remainder of 2024 due to injury.
Here is the availability of the main forwards of the Mexican national team, according to Comparator:
Player |
Club |
Points according to AI |
Henry Martin |
America |
200 |
Guillermo Martinez |
Pumas |
122 |
Santiago Gimenez (injured) |
Feyenoord |
157 |
Raul Jimenez |
Fulham |
216 |
According to the site, Raul has better numbers than Santi when comparing offensive, defensive, passing and dueling performance to create an overall score, however, the Mexican national team project is the Feyenoord player and with good reason. Given his age (23 years) and activity on the continent, he is a forward who needs to be upgraded and calibrated for the 2026 World Cup.
But with Gimenez suffering a muscle injury that could keep him out for three months and the next FIFA date in October, Raul is expected to be called upon by Javier Aguirre, who, in addition to his proven experience at El Tri, has three goals. So far of the season with Fulham.
Jimenez has amassed 33 goals with the Mexican national team and beyond his ‘European’ distinction or artificial intelligence claims, none of the other nine in that category compare.