Jesús Imaz
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Jesús Imaz Ballesté (born 26 September 1990) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ekstraklasa club Jagiellonia Białystok.
.jpg) Imaz with Jagiellonia Białystok in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jesús Imaz Ballesté[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 26 September 1990[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Lleida, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)[1] | ||
| 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 | 182 | (81) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:49, 11 April 2025 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Summarize
Perspective
Spain
Born in Lleida, Catalonia,[2] Imaz was a UE Lleida youth graduate.[3] 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.[4]
In the summer of 2011, after Lleida's dissolution, Imaz joined newly formed Lleida Esportiu also in the third division.[5] He was first choice in the following seasons, as the club missed out on promotion two times in the play-offs.
On 12 July 2014, Imaz signed a two-year deal with Llagostera, recently promoted to Segunda División.[6] 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.[7]
Imaz scored his first second-tier goal on 19 October 2014, but in a 1–4 home defeat against Mallorca.[8] On 11 July 2016, having suffered relegation,[9] he agreed to a one-year contract at UCAM Murcia in the same league.[10]
On 27 January 2017, Imaz moved to fellow second division side Cádiz, signing until June 2018.[11]
Poland
On 31 August 2017, Imaz joined a host of compatriots at Polish club Wisła Kraków.[12][13] He remained in the Ekstraklasa in January 2019, signing a three-and-a-half-year deal with Jagiellonia Białystok.[14]
With 12 goals in 2023–24, Imaz was Jagiellonia's joint-top scorer as they won the first league title in their 104-year history.[15] He had netted a career-best 14 times the previous campaign, but his team narrowly avoided relegation.[16]
Career statistics
| 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 | 27 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 17[c] | 7 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 22 | |
| Total | 182 | 81 | 15 | 3 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 214 | 91 | ||
| Career total | 424 | 138 | 27 | 7 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 474 | 153 | ||
- Includes Copa del Rey, Polish Cup
- Appearances in Segunda División B play-offs
- Four appearances and three goals in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League, eleven appearances and four goals in UEFA Conference League
Honours
Jagiellonia Białystok
Individual
- Piłka Nożna Foreigner of the Year: 2024[19]
- Ekstraklasa Goal of the Season: 2020–21[20]
- Ekstraklasa Player of the Month: October 2018,[21] August 2019,[22] September 2022,[23] October 2024[24]
References
External links
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