Santiago Giménez became champion with Feyenoord in his first season.
He feyenoord He won the Eredivisie again after not reaching it for six years and he did it with Santiago Giménez in a key role. The Mexican came as reinforcement this season and gradually gained ownership by reacting on the field and scoring 15 goals.
Santi also broke the scoring record for a Mexican in his first campaign in Europe with the one from Rotterdam and for this reason there is already interest from teams from other parts of Europe for his services.
With this, former Cruz Azul joins the list of Mexicans who have won the Eredivisie throughout history. There are already seven in total and in goal We look at them one by one:
CARLOS SALCIDO
season 2006-2007: The Jalisco-born man was crowned champion in his first season in the Netherlands as lord and master on the right lane of PSV. Salcido played a total of 33 games and quickly became one of the top figures for the Granjeros, which is why the club immediately renewed him due to the growing interest from several greats in Europe.
Season 2007-2008: Salcido’s influence became even more noticeable in the second season, as he made the same number of league appearances and also started 12 matches at continental level, between the Champions League and the Europa League. The Mexican was able to crown himself again as Eredivisie champion with 72 points, three more than Ajax.
HECTOR MORENO
Season 2008-09: After a season with little participation, the Pumas youth player started to gain fame in his second year at AZ Alkmaar. Although he only played 15 games, Moreno showed little by little that he was a central defender with great projection and that he was called to lead the team’s defence.
Season 2015-16: It was the season in which he returned to the Netherlands. And he did it through the front door, being a figure at PSV and also contributing a significant number of goals to the team’s offensive production, scoring four goals in 29 games played. With an immense Héctor Moreno, the Boers were declared champions.
ANDRES SAVED
Season 2014-15: After a gray period at Bayer Leverkusen, Guardado started his adventure in the Netherlands well. The Mexican recovered the best version of his game and became the lord and master of PSV’s midfield, putting the team to work and leading them to Eredivisie consecration.
HIRVING LOZANO
Season 2017-18: Chucky caused a revolution in the Eredivisie in his first year. The Mexican quickly took over as a left winger and has been a real headache for opposing defenders, scoring a total of 17 goals in 29 games. Lozano was the figure of the Boeren in that Eredivisie title, aroused the interest of several clubs and left for Napoli two years later.
EDSON ALVAREZ
Ajax
Season 2020-21: Edson was one of the most important elements for Ajax in the second part of the season. After several months on the substitute bench, the Mexican seized the opportunity presented to him by Ten Hag and established himself as one of the untouchable pieces in the national champion’s schedule. He has had a leading role in midfield and also as a central defender, demonstrating the tremendous growth he has experienced since coming to Amsterdam. The team’s success this season cannot be explained without Machín.
Santiago Gimenez
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Season 2022-2023: Santiago was signed in mid-2022 and despite initially coming on as a substitute, he gained his coach’s confidence as the season progressed until he was an unquestionable player at the feyenoord. The ‘Bebote’ scored 15 goals this season and is fighting for the scoring title, after his team had already secured it from the Netherlands.
Source: Goal