Fernando Mimbacas

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Fernando Mimbacas
Personal information
Full name Fernando Mimbacas Imaz [1]
Date of birth (2002-03-26) 26 March 2002 (age 23) [1]
Place of birth Montevideo, Uruguay [1]
Height 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) [1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Deportivo Cali
(on loan from Burgos)
Number 9
Youth career
Montevideo Wanderers
2017–2020 Progreso
2021–2022 Rampla Juniors
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2022–2023 Potencia 29 (4)
2023–2024 Juventud 38 (16)
2025– Burgos 4 (0)
2025–Deportivo Cali (loan) 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 June 2025

Fernando Mimbacas Imaz (born 26 March 2002) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a forward for Colombian club Deportivo Cali, on loan from Spanish club Burgos CF.

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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] On 26 July, after being rarely used, he moved to Deportivo Cali in the Colombian Categoría Primera A, on loan for one year. [8]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 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.
  8. "Fernando Mimbacas, cedido al Deportivo Cali" [Fernando Mimbacas, loaned to Deportivo Cali] (in Spanish). Burgos CF. 26 July 2025. Retrieved 26 July 2025.