Jesús Imaz

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Imaz and the second or maternal family name is Ballesté.

Jesús Imaz Ballesté (born 26 September 1990) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ekstraklasa club Jagiellonia Białystok.

Jesús Imaz

Personal information
Full name	Jesús Imaz Ballesté
Date of birth	(1990-09-26) 26 September 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth	Lleida, Spain
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Jagiellonia Białystok
Number	11
Youth career
	Lleida
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009–2011	Lleida	27	(4)
2011–2014	Lleida Esportiu	87	(21)
2014–2016	Llagostera	61	(12)
2016–2017	UCAM Murcia	14	(5)
2017	Cádiz	6	(1)
2017–2019	Wisła Kraków	47	(14)
2019–	Jagiellonia Białystok	173	(77)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 December 2024

Club career

Lleida

Born in Lleida, Catalonia, Imaz graduated through local UE Lleida's youth system. He made his senior debut on 30 August 2009, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 1–1 home draw against Sant Andreu in the Segunda División B.^[1]

Lleida Esportiu

In the summer of 2011, after Lleida's dissolution, Imaz joined newly formed Lleida Esportiu also in the third division.^[2] He was first choice in the following seasons, as the club missed out on promotion two times in the play-offs.

Llagostera

On 12 July 2014, Imaz signed a two-year deal with Llagostera, recently promoted to Segunda División.^[3] He played his first match as a professional on 23 August, replacing Vallho in the 78th minute of a 2–0 away loss to Las Palmas.^[4]

Imaz scored his first professional goal on 19 October 2014, but in a 1–4 home defeat against Mallorca.^[5]

UCAM Murcia

On 11 July 2016, after suffering relegation, he agreed to a one-year contract at UCAM Murcia also in division two.^[6]

Cádiz

On 27 January 2017, Imaz moved to fellow second tier side Cádiz, signing until June 2018.^[7]

Wisła Kraków

On 31 August 2017, Imaz joined a host of compatriots at Polish club Wisła Kraków.^[8][9]

Jagiellonia Białystok

Imaz continued in the Polish Ekstraklasa in January 2019, signing a three-and-a-half-year deal with Jagiellonia Białystok.^[10] With 12 goals across the 2023–24 league campaign, he was Jagiellonia's joint-top goalscorer as they won their first top-tier title in the club's history.^[11]

Career statistics

As of match played on 2 December 2024^[12]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Lleida	2009–10	Segunda División B	1	0	0	0	—		—		1	0
	2010–11	Segunda División B	26	4	0	0	—		—		26	4
	Total		27	4	0	0	—		—		27	4
Lleida Esportiu	2011–12	Segunda División B	34	6	1	0	—		—		35	6
	2012–13	Segunda División B	32	7	1	0	—		4[b]	1	37	8
	2013–14	Segunda División B	21	8	3	3	—		2[b]	0	26	11
	Total		87	21	5	3	—		6	1	98	25
Llagostera	2014–15	Segunda División	29	6	0	0	—		—		29	6
	2015–16	Segunda División	32	6	3	0	—		—		35	6
	Total		61	12	3	0	—		—		64	12
UCAM Murcia	2016–17	Segunda División	14	5	2	1	—		—		16	6
Cádiz	2016–17	Segunda División	6	1	0	0	—		0	0	6	1
	2017–18	Segunda División	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
	Total		6	1	0	0	—		0	0	6	1
Wisła Kraków	2017–18	Ekstraklasa	30	8	1	0	—		—		31	8
	2018–19	Ekstraklasa	17	6	1	0	—		—		18	6
	Total		47	14	2	0	—		—		49	14
Jagiellonia Białystok	2018–19	Ekstraklasa	14	10	2	0	—		—		16	10
	2019–20	Ekstraklasa	35	11	1	0	—		—		36	11
	2020–21	Ekstraklasa	27	11	1	0	—		—		28	11
	2021–22	Ekstraklasa	16	9	1	0	—		—		17	9
	2022–23	Ekstraklasa	33	14	2	0	—		—		35	14
	2023–24	Ekstraklasa	30	12	5	2	—		—		35	14
	2024–25	Ekstraklasa	18	10	2	1	12[c]	4	0	0	32	15
	Total		173	77	14	3	12	4	0	0	199	83
Career total			415	134	26	7	12	4	6	1	459	146

1. Includes Copa del Rey, Polish Cup
2. Appearances in Segunda División B play-offs
3. Four appearances and three goals in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League, six appearances in UEFA Conference League

Honours

Jagiellonia Białystok

• Ekstraklasa: 2023–24^[11]

Individual

• Ekstraklasa Goal of the Season: 2020–21^[13]
• Ekstraklasa Player of the Month: October 2018,^[14] August 2019,^[15] September 2022,^[16] October 2024^[17]

References

1. Keko rescata el Sant Andreu al Camp d'Esports (Keko rescues Sant Andreu at Camp d'Esports); El Punt, 30 August 2009 (in Catalan)
2. El Lleida Esportiu empieza a trabajar (Lleida Esportiu start working) Archived 14 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine; Sport, 26 July 2011 (in Spanish)
3. Jesús Imaz y Sergio León, nuevos refuerzos de la UE Llagostera (Jesús Imaz and Sergio León, new UE Llagostera's signings); Marca, 12 July 2014 (in Spanish)
4. Aráujo brilla con un golazo en el estreno de Las Palmas (Araujo shines with a wonder goal in Las Palmas' debut); Marca, 23 August 2014 (in Spanish)
5. Primera victoria como visitante del Mallorca (First away win for Mallorca); Marca, 19 October 2014 (in Spanish)
6. Jesús Imaz llega al UCAM Murcia (Jesús Imaz arrives at UCAM Murcia) Archived 2016-08-15 at the Wayback Machine; UCAM Murcia, 11 July 2016 (in Spanish)
7. Jesús Imaz, primer refuerzo invernal (Jesús Imaz, first winter addition); Cádiz CF, 27 January 2017 (in Spanish)
8. Acuerdo con el Wisla de Cracovia para el traspaso de Jesús Imaz (Agreement with Wisla Kraków for the transfer of Jesús Imaz); Cádiz CF, 31 August 2017 (in Spanish)
9. "Wisła uzgodniła transfer Jesúsa Imaza" [Wisła agreed to transfer of Jesús Imaz] (in Polish). 90 Minut. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
10. "Jesus Imaz w Jagiellonii!" [Jesus Imaz to Jagiellonia!] (in Polish). Jagiellonia Białystok. 21 January 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
11. Kowalski, Jakub (25 May 2024). "Historyczny triumf! Jagiellonia Białystok mistrzem Polski". sportowefakty.wp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 26 May 2024.
12. Jesús Imaz at Soccerway
13. "Gala Ekstraklasy – nagrodzono najlepszych w sezonie 2020/21" [Ekstraklasa Gala – best of 2020/21 season honoured] (in Polish). Ekstraklasa. 17 May 2021. Archived from the original on 20 May 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
14. "Kolejne wyróżnienie dla Wisły Kraków. Jesus Imaz piłkarzem października w ekstraklasie". krakow.wyborcza.pl (in Polish). 8 November 2018. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
15. "Piłkarz Sierpnia 2019: Jesus Imaz" (in Polish). Ekstraklasa. 11 September 2019. Archived from the original on 12 September 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
16. "Piłkarz Września 2022: Jesus Imaz (Jagiellonia Białystok)" (in Polish). Ekstraklasa. 28 September 2022.
17. "Piłkarz Października 2024: Jesus Imaz (Jagiellonia Białystok)" (in Polish). Ekstraklasa. 6 November 2024. Retrieved 9 November 2024.

External links

• Jesús Imaz at BDFutbol
• Jesús Imaz at Futbolme (in Spanish)
• Jesús Imaz at 90minut.pl (in Polish)