Jesús Jiménez Núñez (born 5 November 1993) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Indian Super League club Kerala Blasters.
 Jiménez in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jesús Jiménez Núñez | ||
| Date of birth | 5 November 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Leganés, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Kerala Blasters | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Lugo de Fuenlabrada | |||
| Atlético Madrid | |||
| 2011–2012 | Leganés | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2013 | Leganés B | ||
| 2013–2014 | Unión Adarve | 27 | (5) |
| 2014–2015 | Alcorcón B | 13 | (1) |
| 2015 | Atlético Pinto | 16 | (2) |
| 2015–2016 | Illescas | 36 | (15) |
| 2016–2018 | Talavera | 68 | (36) |
| 2018–2022 | Górnik Zabrze | 121 | (37) |
| 2022 | Toronto FC | 33 | (9) |
| 2023 | FC Dallas | 22 | (0) |
| 2024 | OFI Crete | 6 | (1) |
| 2024– | Kerala Blasters | 10 | (7) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:38, 28 November 2024 (UTC) | |||
Early life
editJiménez began playing youth football with Lugo de Fuenlabrada, later attending the Atlético Madrid youth school.[1] At age 16 or 17, he joined the academy of CD Leganés.[2]
Club career
editAfter having spent two seasons with CD Leganés B, he went on to represent AD Unión Adarve, AD Alcorcón B, Atlético Pinto in Tercera División.[3]
On 18 July 2015, Jiménez joined newly promoted club CD Illescas.[4] He scored 15 goals in 36 matches that season.[5]
In the summer of 2016, he moved to CF Talavera de la Reina.[5] On 27 November, he scored four goals in a 5–0 victory against his former club Illescas.[6] He scored 26 league goals in his first season with his club winning promotion to Segunda División B.[7] On 6 September 2017, he scored twice in a 3–1 Copa del Rey victory against Antequera CF.[8]
On 1 June 2018, Jiménez moved abroad and joined Polish club Górnik Zabrze on a three-year contract.[9] On 12 July, he made his first team debut, starting in a 1–0 win against Moldovan club Zaria Bălți in the UEFA Europa League qualifiers.[10] In his second season, he scored 12 goals and compatriot teammate Igor Angulo scored 16.[11] He recorded the same figures in 2020–21,[12] including a hat-trick on the opening day in a 4–2 home win over Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała.[13]
On 7 February 2022, Jiménez signed with Major League Soccer club Toronto FC on an initial two-and-a-half-year deal.[14] He made his debut on 26 February in the season opener against FC Dallas.[15] He scored his first goal in the next match on 5 March, in a 4–1 loss against the New York Red Bulls.[16]
In February 2023, ahead of the 2023 MLS season, he was traded to FC Dallas in exchange for Brandon Servania.[17] After dealing with visa issues, he made his debut for the club on 18 March 2023, in a match against Sporting Kansas City.[18] After the season, he agreed to mutually terminate the remainder of his contract.[19]
In February 2024, he signed with Super League Greece club OFI Crete.[20] In late August 2024, he agreed to mutually terminate his contract with the Greek club.[21]
On 30 August 2024, following heavy media speculation, Jiménez left OFI Crete and joined the Indian Super League club Kerala Blasters FC on a two-year deal until 2026.[22] He debuted for the Blasters on 15 September 2024 in a 2–1 loss against Punjab, in a substitute appearance, also scoring his first goal for the club in the match.[23] His next two goals came against Odisha FC in October,[24] along with a match winning goal against the Kolkata side, Mohammedan SC.[25] After scoring the opening goal in a 3–0 win against Chennaiyin on 24 November, he became the first player in Kerala Blasters' history to score in six consecutive matches.[26]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 3 November 2024[27]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Alcorcón B | 2014–15[28] | Tercera División | 13 | 1 | — | — | — | 13 | 1 | |||
| Atlético Pinto | 2014–15[28] | Tercera División | 16 | 2 | — | — | — | 16 | 2 | |||
| Illescas | 2015–16[28] | Tercera División | 36 | 15 | — | — | — | 36 | 15 | |||
| Talavera | 2016–17[28] | Tercera División | 33 | 26 | — | — | 2[b] | 1 | 35 | 27 | ||
| 2017–18[28] | Segunda División B | 35 | 10 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 37 | 12 | |||
| Total | 68 | 36 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 72 | 39 | |||
| Górnik Zabrze | 2018–19 | Ekstraklasa | 36 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4[c] | 0 | — | 44 | 7 | |
| 2019–20 | Ekstraklasa | 37 | 12 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 12 | |||
| 2020–21 | Ekstraklasa | 29 | 12 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 31 | 15 | |||
| 2021–22 | Ekstraklasa | 19 | 8 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 21 | 9 | |||
| Total | 121 | 37 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 0 | — | 134 | 43 | |||
| Toronto FC | 2022 | Major League Soccer | 33 | 9 | 3 | 1 | — | 1[d] | 0 | 37 | 10 | |
| FC Dallas | 2023 | Major League Soccer | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[e] | 0 | 24 | 0 | |
| OFI Crete | 2023–24 | Super League Greece | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | |||
| 2024–25 | Super League Greece | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | |||||
| Kerala Blasters | 2024–25 | Indian Super League | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | |
| Career total | 321 | 105 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 343 | 115 | ||
- ^ Includes Copa del Rey, Polish Cup, U.S. Open Cup
- ^ Appearances in Tercera División play-offs
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearance in 2020 Canadian Championship final
- ^ Appearance in the MLS Playoffs
Honours
editToronto FC
Individual
- Ekstraklasa Player of the Month: August 2020[30]
References
edit- ^ Flores, Noemí (15 December 2016). "Jesús Jiménez (CF Talavera)". SportCLM (in Spanish).
- ^ Davidson, Neil (12 May 2022). "Spanish striker Jesus Jimenez finding Toronto FC, MLS to his liking". TSN.
- ^ "El Pinto quiere volver a ganar al Alcorcón "B" en el Amelia" [Pinto wants to win again Alcorcón "B" in Amelia]. Futmadrid.com (in Spanish). 25 January 2015. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
- ^ "Isaac y Jesús Jiménez se unen a un Illescas con cinco amistosos" [Isaac and Jesús Jiménez join an Illescas with five friendlies]. Latribunadetoledo.es (in Spanish). 18 July 2015. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
- ^ a b "Jesús Jiménez, otro delantero para el CF Talavera" [Jesús Jiménez, another striker for CF Talavera]. Cadenaser.com (in Spanish). 30 June 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
- ^ "Jesús Jiménez no tuvo piedad de su antiguo equipo y le hizo un 'póker' para la 'manita' del CF Talavera" [Jesús Jiménez had no mercy on his old team and made him a 'poker' for the 'hand' of CF Talavera] (in Spanish). Lavozdetalavera.com. 27 November 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
- ^ "Jesús Jiménez se va a Polonia" [Jesús Jiménez goes to Poland]. Cadenaser.com (in Spanish). 6 June 2018. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
- ^ "El CF Talavera gana al Antequera 3-1 y sigue soñando en la Copa del Rey" [F Talavera wins Antequera 3–1 and is still dreaming of the Copa del Rey]. Lavozdeltajo.com (in Spanish). 6 September 2017. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
- ^ "Jesus Jimenez został nowym piłkarzem Górnika Zabrze" [Jesus Jimenez became the new player of Górnik Zabrze]. Ekstraklasa.tv (in Polish). 1 June 2018. Archived from the original on 13 July 2018. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
- ^ "UEL: Lech and Gornik Pull Through with First Leg Wins". Psnfutbol.com. 12 July 2018. Archived from the original on 13 July 2018. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
- ^ Manchón, Martín (15 July 2020). "España vuelve a superar la barrera de los 100 goles en Polonia" [Spain passes the 100-goal mark in Poland again]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 January 2022.
- ^ Manchón, Martín (16 July 2021). ""Nunca me habría imaginado jugando con un campeón del mundo"" [I had never imagined playing with a world champion]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 January 2022.
- ^ Czoik, Tomasz (23 August 2020). "Jesus Jimenez show. Górnik Zabrze pokonuje Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała" [Jesús Jiménez show. Górnik Zabrze overcome Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała Zabrze]. Gazeta Wyborcza (in Polish). Retrieved 10 January 2022.
- ^ "Toronto FC sign forward Jesus Jimenez from Poland's Górnik Zabrze". Mlssoccer.com. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
- ^ Grossi, James (2 March 2022). "TFC debutants make solid first impressions in season opener". Toronto FC.
- ^ "New York Red Bulls run wild in 4-1 victory to spoil Toronto FC's home opener". CBC Sports. 5 March 2022.
- ^ "Toronto FC Acquire Brandon Servania from FC Dallas in Exchange for Jesús Jiménez". Toronto FC. 20 February 2023.
- ^ Melcer, Garrett (23 March 2023). "How Jesús Jiménez Adds Tactical Flexibility to FC Dallas' Attack". FC Dallas.
- ^ "FC Dallas mutually part ways with Jesús Jiménez". Major League Soccer. 6 February 2024.
- ^ "Στον ΟΦΗ ο Jesús Jiménez" [Jesús Jiménez at OFI]. OFI Crete FC (in Greek). 6 February 2024.
- ^ "Λύση συνεργασίας με τον Jimenez" [Collaborative solution with Jimenez]. OFI Crete F.C. (in Greek). 30 August 2024.
- ^ "Kerala Blasters FC Sign Spanish Striker Jesús Jiménez". Kerala Blasters FC. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
- ^ E.H, Sankar Narayanan (21 September 2024). "Interview | New recruit Jesus Jimenez aims to spearhead Blasters' ISL title quest". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
- ^ "ISL: Odisha spurred on but settle for 2-2 draw vs Kerala Blasters". The Times of India. 4 October 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
- ^ Sportstar, Team (20 October 2024). "ISL 2024-25: Peprah, Jimenez score to help Kerala Blasters complete 2-1 comeback win against Mohammedan SC". Sportstar. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
- ^ Sportstar, Team (24 November 2024). "Kerala Blasters vs Chennaiyin FC highlights, KBFC 3-0 CFC, ISL 2024-25: Jimenez, Sadaoui, Rahul KP on scoresheet as Blasters cruise to win". Sportstar. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
- ^ "Jesús Jiménez". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
- ^ a b c d e "Jesús Jiménez Núñez". LaPreferente.com. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
- ^ "At last, Toronto FC capture 2020 Canadian Championship over Forge FC". Major League Soccer. 4 June 2022. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
- ^ "Piłkarz Sierpnia 2020: Jesus Jimenez" (in Polish). Ekstraklasa. 10 September 2020. Archived from the original on 16 November 2020. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
External links
edit- Jesús Jiménez at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
- Jesús Jiménez at BDFutbol
- Jesús Jiménez at Futbolme (in Spanish)
- Jesús Jiménez at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
- Jesús Jiménez at Soccerway