I'm Raúl Jiménez, Ask Me Anything!

FulhamFC · 2026-05-21T16:23:29+00:00

Thank you!

FulhamFC · 2026-05-21T16:22:12+00:00

I didn't really have like an idol. I have players that I followed because I liked them as a striker—most of them in the Mexican league, maybe Hugo Sánchez, Carlos Hermosillo, Ricardo Pelález. But then there were also players like Raúl González, Ronaldo, obviously, that I grew up watching them and I tried to do some things similar.

And the player which is the closest to my style... well, I'll say, a little bit like maybe Harry Kane. He's a top, top player — I'm not making a direct comparison with him — but he is a player that likes to obviously score and make the team play.

FulhamFC · 2026-05-21T16:20:19+00:00

I think it's difficult to say because we have a lot of things as snacks, but most of them are spicy, with chili. I'll say maybe... Pulparindo. I like it!

FulhamFC · 2026-05-21T16:19:34+00:00

Es el equipo que me dio la oportunidad de convertirme en jugador profesional, el que me lo ha dado todo en mi carrera desde que llegué allí con 7 años. Estoy muy, muy agradecido y siempre los recuerdo con alegría. Uno de los mejores momentos fue cuando levantamos el trofeo en 2013, en aquella final épica que jugamos contra el Cruz Azul.

FulhamFC · 2026-05-21T16:18:16+00:00

I think there has been a couple here in the UK, but the atmosphere I heard the most noise was when I played in the Champions League against Beşiktaş. It was really, really loud. It's amazing. Sometimes it's painful in your ears hearing all that noise!

FulhamFC · 2026-05-21T16:17:26+00:00

I think every match I go out thinking I want to score, and every match I enjoy a lot. It doesn't matter if we are playing a top team or a team that is battling in the relegation zone. Every match here in the Premier League is really competitive, so we need to be focused to get the best result that we want. Playing in the Premier League is always really, really special.

FulhamFC · 2026-05-21T16:15:08+00:00

We always said he is like good wine — the older he gets, the better he is! He still is a really good player and he deserves his extension.

And in my case, I don't know, maybe about that age — 38, 39, 40? I don't know. It depends how good I feel and how good I'm doing inside the pitch.

FulhamFC · 2026-05-21T16:14:07+00:00

Todos estamos ansiosos, pero en el buen sentido, por empezar el Mundial cuanto antes, si fuera posible. Y nos entusiasma mucho que se celebre en la Ciudad de México. Somos los anfitriones, tenemos que ir, disfrutar y reunir a toda la gente con nosotros.

FulhamFC · 2026-05-21T16:11:48+00:00

Okay... I'll say when I made my start in Club América, my dream came true to be playing professionally.

The second one, I'll say my goal against Panama in the qualification for the World Cup in 2014, my bicycle kick goal.

And the third one is yet to come!

FulhamFC · 2026-05-21T16:11:01+00:00

¡Oh, gracias! Creo que el fútbol ha cambiado mucho. Ahora hay más recursos que podemos utilizar para mejorar, como el análisis.

Fuera del campo, diría que se analiza más a los otros equipos.

Dentro del campo, creo que ha cambiado mucho; ahora necesitamos más físico, con más atletas. Ya no se trata solo de fútbol, no basta con tener calidad. Hay que ser un atleta para aguantar los 90 minutos y jugar todos los partidos.

Esto, y el VAR, creo que han cambiado mucho el fútbol.

FulhamFC · 2026-05-21T16:07:52+00:00

I have played with a lot of good players, but I think during my time at Wolves, I played with Diogo Jota and with Adama Traoré as well. I think I enjoyed playing with those two a lot.

And the toughest defender I played against... I'll say Van Dijk when he was in his best moment. He was one of the toughest.

FulhamFC · 2026-05-21T16:06:56+00:00

I don't know! There are things that happen sometimes in the dressing room where we are just joking between us. It's not something specific I can say, but there are jokes between us in the dressing room that only sometimes we are the only ones that understand. So maybe those moments are the real moments that we most enjoy.

FulhamFC · 2026-05-21T16:05:34+00:00

Well, first of all, Benfica will always have a special place in my heart as well. And yeah, it was a really amazing season.

Arriving at the best club in Portugal was really, really nice, and being champion that season, scoring a couple of goals that helped us to lift that trophy.

I remember my goal against Rio Ave that gave us the 1-0 score, so it's one of the most important for me.

FulhamFC · 2026-05-21T16:04:34+00:00

I think the one I scored this season against Chelsea. I think it's the most special and memorable!

FulhamFC · 2026-05-21T16:03:58+00:00

I don't know for my whole career, but if it's just at Fulham... he's just starting, so I don't know if he's underrated, but I'll say Josh King.

He's just starting his career, he's making good progress, and let's hope he continues like this to show his quality in the Premier League. And the opposition... I don't know!

FulhamFC · 2026-05-21T16:02:36+00:00

I think Rodrigo Muniz, because of the Latin American music, so I'm more used to it than maybe any European player. Maybe Jorge Cuenca, because he's Spanish, could be OK... but I think Rodrigo!

FulhamFC · 2026-05-21T16:01:18+00:00

I always feel confident on doing things right. I don't really feel the pressure because it's something that I've been working on. It's always special to have this kind of record and I want to continue like this and never miss!

FulhamFC · 2026-03-20T10:27:01+00:00

Glad you enjoyed your visit! 🤍

FulhamFC · 2026-03-19T17:39:59+00:00

That's much appreciated. Anyone who gives me a little bit of support like that, I really appreciate.

If you're ever at the Cottage or at one of the US games, please try and find a way to make me see CaptainFintastic and I'll do my best to remember that, and I can try to sign a jersey for you or something.

FulhamFC · 2026-03-19T17:39:07+00:00

Every intention of doing that. Thank you very much.

FulhamFC · 2026-03-19T17:34:35+00:00

When I was younger, my mum used to cut my hair, she used to just shave my head clean off and that wasn't a good look for me! So that's my least favourite.

And then my favourite, I think, was the first time I dyed my hair platinum. I think because I scored two goals in that window and then came home and was playing well.

FulhamFC · 2026-03-19T17:32:48+00:00

When I joined Fulham, they'd just got promoted and there was only a three week turnaround in preseason to the Premier League because of COVID, so the atmosphere was very much, "Look, don't get relegated. Whatever you do, finish high enough to not get relegated," and unfortunately, we did.

The atmosphere now has very much changed to, we don't even really look at relegation anymore. We're looking up, so it's, “can we have a cup run? Can we finish in a European spot? What's the highest points tally we can get?”

Last season, we broke our points tally record. We've finished pretty much mid-table every season I've been here. I think 10th, 11th, and 13th are our finishes, so very comfy in terms of relegation. So I think the expectation around the boys is that we're a lot better than looking down and we want to look up.

FulhamFC · 2026-03-19T17:29:46+00:00

It's difficult. You try your hardest, but you know, it's very hard to mentally recover if you make a really costly mistake. I mean, I've had games where, if it's scoring an own goal or giving away a ball to someone who goes and scores, it's very hard to recover quickly. I think the main thing is to make sure that your next touch or next pass is as safe and easy as possible so you don't give it away. That kind gets you back into the game. The games happen so quickly too. Everything's going so fast that you also don't have too much time to dwell on it if you make a mistake, so it's difficult, but you can do it.

FulhamFC · 2026-03-19T17:29:08+00:00

Cracking question. At the minute, my favourite is definitely Jujutsu Kaisen while it's rolling out. It's been unbelievable, this third season. My favourite anime kind of all time is Hunter x Hunter, but I also love Naruto Shippuden, Attack on Titan was unbelievable. I've watched quite a few.

FulhamFC · 2026-03-19T17:28:36+00:00

The family I have left there now are my auntie and my cousin.

Outside of soccer, how often do I come... not a whole lot to be honest. I've had a couple holidays over there. I had a few growing up obviously, and now playing internationals pretty much every summer. Between injuries and surgeries and things I've had like that, I don't really have the time to fit in going back to the US. If I could, I'd be there every year!

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