| 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 | 140 | (60) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 December 2023 | |||
Jesús Imaz Ballesté (born 26 September 1990) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ekstraklasa club Jagiellonia Białystok.
Club career
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 UE Sant Andreu in the Segunda División B.[1]
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.
On 12 July 2014, Imaz signed a two-year deal with UE 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 UD Las Palmas.[4]
Imaz scored his first professional goal on 19 October 2014, but in a 1–4 home defeat against RCD Mallorca.[5] On 11 July 2016, after suffering relegation, he agreed to a one-year contract at UCAM Murcia CF also in division two.[6]
On 27 January 2017, Imaz moved to fellow second tier side Cádiz CF, signing until June 2018.[7] On 31 August, however, he joined a host of compatriots at Wisła Kraków.[8][9]
Imaz continued in the Polish Ekstraklasa in January 2019, signing a three-and-a-half-year deal with Jagiellonia Białystok.[10]
Career statistics
- As of match played on 17 December 2023[11]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | 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 | 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 | 32 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 1 | 37 | 8 | |||
| 2013–14 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 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 | 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 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | ||
| 2017–18 | 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 | 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 | 35 | 11 | 1 | 0 | — | 36 | 11 | |||||
| 2020–21 | 27 | 11 | 1 | 0 | — | 28 | 11 | |||||
| 2021–22 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 0 | — | 17 | 9 | |||||
| 2022–23 | 33 | 14 | 2 | 0 | — | 35 | 14 | |||||
| 2023–24 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 2 | — | 18 | 6 | |||||
| Total | 140 | 60 | 10 | 2 | — | 150 | 61 | |||||
| Career totals | 382 | 117 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 410 | 123 | ||
Honours
Individual
- Ekstraklasa Goal of the Season: 2020–21[12]
- Ekstraklasa Player of the Month: September 2022[13]
References
- ↑ 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 (Agremeent 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "PIŁKARZ WRZEŚNIA 2022: JESUS IMAZ (JAGIELLONIA BIAŁYSTOK)" (in Polish). Ekstraklasa. 28 September 2022.
External links
- Jesús Imaz at BDFutbol
- Jesús Imaz at Futbolme (in Spanish)
- Jesús Imaz at 90minut.pl (in Polish)