Raul Jimenez to miss Black Country derby with knee injury
Wolves striker Raul Jimenez was withdrawn before half-time in the Carabao Cup defeat at Everton and will sit out Sunday's derby against West Brom.
Defender · West Brom · №25
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3:2 |
| Competition | Season | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ligue 2 | 2025 | 9 |
| Championship | 2026 | 5 |
| League Cup | 2026 | 2 |
| Ligue 1 | 2025 | 2 |
Nolan Galves came through the youth system at ETS Exincourt Taillecourt before moving to the academy at FC Sochaux-Montbéliard, where he stayed until 2021. He signed his first professional contract with Sochaux that same year and made his senior debut in November 2021, going on to establish himself in the club's first team through progression from the reserve side, Sochaux II. He remained with Sochaux until August 2024, when he left on a free transfer for Rodez AF, signing a three-year deal.
The move to Rodez proved productive. In the 2025–26 season, the right-back recorded 49 successful crosses, the highest total of any player in Ligue 2 that campaign.
That form did not go unnoticed. In July 2026, Galves completed a move to West Bromwich Albion, agreeing a four-year contract that runs until 2030. The fee was not disclosed, though reports put the value at around €1 million.
Galves plays as a right-back and is right-footed. He has not featured for any French youth national side to date, and his career has so far been built on a steady rise through French football rather than on early representative honours.
| Season | Club | Competition | Games | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26/27 | West Bromwich Albion | Championship | 4 | 0 | 0 | 360 |
| 26/27 | West Bromwich Albion | EFL Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 25/26 | Rodez AF | Ligue 2 | 32 | 0 | 7 | 2 484 |
| 25/26 | Rodez AF | Ligue 1/Ligue 2 Playoffs | 2 | 0 | 1 | 180 |
| 25/26 | Rodez AF | Coupe de France | 2 | 0 | 0 | 47 |
| 24/25 | Rodez AF | Ligue 2 | 31 | 2 | 3 | 1 634 |
| 24/25 | FC Sochaux-Montbéliard B | Championnat National 2 - Groupe H | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 24/25 | Rodez AF | Coupe de France | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 23/24 | FC Sochaux-Montbéliard | Ligue 3 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 1 303 |
| 23/24 | FC Sochaux-Montbéliard | Coupe de France | 3 | 0 | 0 | 270 |
| 23/24 | FC Sochaux-Montbéliard B | Championnat National 3 - Groupe J (-2025) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 180 |
| 22/23 | FC Sochaux-Montbéliard B | Championnat National 3 - Groupe J (-2025) | 21 | 0 | 1 | 1 890 |
| 22/23 | FC Sochaux-Montbéliard | Ligue 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 360 |
| 22/23 | FC Sochaux-Montbéliard | Coupe de France | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 21/22 | FC Sochaux-Montbéliard B | Championnat National 3 - Groupe J (-2025) | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 086 |
| 21/22 | FC Sochaux-Montbéliard U19 | Championnat National U19 - Groupe B | 6 | 0 | 0 | 540 |
| 21/22 | FC Sochaux-Montbéliard | Coupe de France | 1 | 0 | 0 | 45 |
| 19/20 | FC Sochaux-Montbéliard U19 | Coupe Gambardella | 2 | 0 | 0 | 163 |
| Total | Rodez AF | 68 | 2 | 11 | 4 435 | |
| Total | FC Sochaux-Montbéliard B | 37 | 0 | 1 | 3 246 | |
| Total | FC Sochaux-Montbéliard | 32 | 0 | 1 | 1 979 | |
| Total | FC Sochaux-Montbéliard U19 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 703 | |
| Total | West Bromwich Albion | 5 | 0 | 0 | 450 |
Wolves striker Raul Jimenez was withdrawn before half-time in the Carabao Cup defeat at Everton and will sit out Sunday's derby against West Brom.