Fernando Mimbacas

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Mimbacas and the second or maternal family name is Imaz.
Fernando Mimbacas
Personal information
Full name Fernando Mimbacas Imaz[1]
Date of birth (2002-03-26) 26 March 2002 (age 22)[1]
Place of birth Montevideo, Uruguay[1]
Height 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Burgos
Youth career
Montevideo Wanderers
2017–2020 Progreso
2021–2022 Rampla Juniors
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022–2023 Potencia 29 (4)
2023–2024 Juventud 38 (16)
2025– Burgos 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 January 2025

Fernando Mimbacas Imaz (born 26 March 2002) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a forward for Spanish club Burgos CF.

Career

Born in Montevideo, Mimbacas played for Montevideo Wanderers, Progreso and Rampla Juniors as a youth. On 19 May 2022, after finishing his formation, he signed for Segunda División Amateur side Potencia.[2]

Mimbacas scored four goals for Potencia during the remainder of the 2022 season,[3] as Potencia achieved a first-ever promotion to the Segunda División.[4]

In August 2023, Mimbacas moved to fellow second division side Juventud de Las Piedras.[5] He scored 15 goals for the club during the 2024 campaign, as they achieved promotion to the Primera División, but missed the play-off finals due to an ankle injury.[6]

On 6 January 2025, Mimbacas moved abroad and joined Spanish Segunda División side Burgos CF on a three-and-a-half-year contract.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Fernando Mimbacas at Soccerway. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
  2. ^ "Fernando Mimbacas se incorpora a nuestro club" [Fernando Mimbacas joins our club] (in Spanish). IA Potencia. 19 May 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
  3. ^ "Institución Atlética Potencia – Histórico de Planteles" [Institución Atlética Potencia – Squad history] (in Spanish). Uruguayan Football Association. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
  4. ^ "Fernando Mimbacas: "Por suerte pude anotar, es una fiesta"" [Fernando Mimbacas: "Luckily I could score, it is a party"] (in Spanish). Tenfield. 30 October 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
  5. ^ "LAPro: altas y bajas" [LAPro: ins and outs] (in Spanish). Tenfield. 24 August 2023. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
  6. ^ "El festejo del goleador" [The party of the goalscorer] (in Spanish). Tenfield. 12 December 2024. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
  7. ^ "Fernando Mimbacas, nuevo jugador del Burgos CF" [Fernando Mimbacas, new player of Burgos CF] (in Spanish). Burgos CF. 6 January 2025. Retrieved 6 January 2025.