Jesús Imaz
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jesús Imaz Ballesté | ||
| Date of birth | 26 September 1990 | ||
| 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 | 169 | (74) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 November 2024 | |||
Jesús Imaz Ballesté (born 26 September 1990) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ekstraklasa club Jagiellonia Białystok.
Club career
[edit]Lleida
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]On 11 July 2016, after suffering relegation, he agreed to a one-year contract at UCAM Murcia also in division two.[6]
Cádiz
[edit]On 27 January 2017, Imaz moved to fellow second tier side Cádiz, signing until June 2018.[7]
Wisła Kraków
[edit]On 31 August 2017, Imaz joined a host of compatriots at Polish club Wisła Kraków.[8][9]
Jagiellonia Białystok
[edit]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
[edit]- As of match played on 5 November 2024[12]
| 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 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 8[c] | 3 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 10 | |
| Total | 169 | 74 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 190 | 79 | ||
| Career total | 411 | 131 | 25 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 450 | 141 | ||
- ^ Includes Copa del Rey, Polish Cup
- ^ a b Appearances in Segunda División B play-offs
- ^ Appearance in UEFA Champions League
Honours
[edit]Jagiellonia Białystok
Individual
- Ekstraklasa Goal of the Season: 2020–21[13]
- Ekstraklasa Player of the Month: October 2018,[14] August 2019,[15] September 2022[16]
References
[edit]- ^ Keko rescata el Sant Andreu al Camp d'Esports (Keko rescues Sant Andreu at Camp d'Esports); El Punt, 30 August 2009 (in Catalan)
- ^ El Lleida Esportiu empieza a trabajar (Lleida Esportiu start working) Archived 14 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine; Sport, 26 July 2011 (in Spanish)
- ^ 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)
- ^ 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)
- ^ Primera victoria como visitante del Mallorca (First away win for Mallorca); Marca, 19 October 2014 (in Spanish)
- ^ 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)
- ^ Jesús Imaz, primer refuerzo invernal (Jesús Imaz, first winter addition); Cádiz CF, 27 January 2017 (in Spanish)
- ^ 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)
- ^ "Wisła uzgodniła transfer Jesúsa Imaza" [Wisła agreed to transfer of Jesús Imaz] (in Polish). 90 Minut. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
- ^ "Jesus Imaz w Jagiellonii!" [Jesus Imaz to Jagiellonia!] (in Polish). Jagiellonia Białystok. 21 January 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
- ^ a b Kowalski, Jakub (25 May 2024). "Historyczny triumf! Jagiellonia Białystok mistrzem Polski". sportowefakty.wp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 26 May 2024.
- ^ Jesús Imaz at Soccerway
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Kolejne wyróżnienie dla Wisły Kraków. Jesus Imaz piłkarzem października w ekstraklasie". krakow.wyborcza.pl (in Polish). 8 November 2018. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
- ^ "Piłkarz Sierpnia 2019: Jesus Imaz" (in Polish). Ekstraklasa. 11 September 2019. Archived from the original on 12 September 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
- ^ "PIŁKARZ WRZEŚNIA 2022: JESUS IMAZ (JAGIELLONIA BIAŁYSTOK)" (in Polish). Ekstraklasa. 28 September 2022.
External links
[edit]- Jesús Imaz at BDFutbol
- Jesús Imaz at Futbolme (in Spanish)
- Jesús Imaz at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
- 1990 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Lleida
- Spanish men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Segunda División players
- Segunda División B players
- UE Lleida players
- Lleida CF players
- CF Badalona Futur players
- UCAM Murcia CF players
- Cádiz CF players
- Ekstraklasa players
- Wisła Kraków players
- Jagiellonia Białystok players
- Spanish expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Poland
- Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Poland