Jesús Jiménez (footballer)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jesús Jiménez Núñez | ||
Date of birth | 11 May 1993 | ||
Place of birth | Leganés, Spain | ||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) |
Winger Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Toronto FC | ||
Number | 9 | ||
Youth career | |||
Atlético Metropolitano | |||
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 | 4 | (2) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 March 2022 |
Jesús Jiménez Núñez (born 11 May 1993) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Major League Soccer club Toronto FC as a left winger.
Club career[]
Born in Leganés, Jiménez graduated from the academy of CD Leganés. After having spent two seasons with the reserves, he went on to represent AD Unión Adarve, AD Alcorcón B, Atlético Pinto in Tercera División.[1]
On 18 July 2015, Jiménez joined newly promoted club CD Illescas.[2] After having scored 15 goals in 36 matches, he switched to fellow club CF Talavera de la Reina on 30 June 2016.[3] On 27 November, he scored four goals in a 5–0 victory against his former club Illescas.[4] He scored 26 league goals in his first season with his club winning promotion to Segunda División B.[5] On 6 September 2017, he scored twice in a 3–1 Copa del Rey victory against Antequera CF.[6]
On 1 June 2018, Jiménez moved abroad and joined Polish club Górnik Zabrze on a three-year contract.[7] 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.[8] In his second season, he scored 12 goals and compatriot teammate Igor Angulo scored 16.[9] He recorded the same figures in 2020–21,[10] including a hat-trick on the opening day in a 4–2 home win over Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała.[11]
On 7 February 2022, Jiménez signed with Major League Soccer club Toronto FC on an initial two-and-a-half year deal.[12] He made his debut on 26 February in the season opener against FC Dallas.[13] He scored his first goal in the next match on 5 March, in a 4-1 loss against the New York Red Bulls.[14]
Career statistics[]
- As of match played 19 March 2022
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Alcorcón B | 2014–15[15] | Tercera División | 13 | 1 | — | — | — | 13 | 1 | |||
Atlético Pinto | 2014–15[15] | Tercera División | 16 | 2 | — | — | — | 16 | 2 | |||
Illescas | 2015–16[15] | Tercera División | 36 | 15 | — | — | — | 36 | 15 | |||
Talavera | 2016–17[15] | Tercera División | 33 | 26 | — | — | 2[a] | 1 | 35 | 27 | ||
2017–18[15] | Segunda División B | 35 | 10 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 37 | 12 | |||
Total | 68 | 36 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 72 | 39 | |||
Górnik Zabrze | 2018–19[16] | Ekstraklasa | 36 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4[b] | 0 | — | 44 | 7 | |
2019–20[16] | Ekstraklasa | 37 | 12 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 12 | |||
2020–21[16] | Ekstraklasa | 29 | 12 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 31 | 15 | |||
2021–22[16] | Ekstraklasa | 19 | 8 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 21 | 9 | |||
Total | 121 | 37 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 0 | — | 134 | 43 | |||
Toronto FC | 2022[16] | Major League Soccer | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | |
Career total | 258 | 92 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 275 | 102 |
- ^ Appearances in Tercera División play-offs
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
Honours[]
Individual
- Ekstraklasa Player of the Month: August 2020[17]
References[]
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
- ^ "UEL: Lech and Gornik Pull Through with First Leg Wins". Psnfutbol.com. 12 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.
- ^ a b c d e "Jesús Jiménez Núñez". LaPreferente.com. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
- ^ a b c d e "Jesús Jiménez". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
- ^ "Piłkarz Sierpnia 2020: Jesus Jimenez" (in Polish). Ekstraklasa. 10 September 2020. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
External links[]
- 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
- 1993 births
- Living people
- People from Leganés
- Association football forwards
- Spanish footballers
- Footballers from the Community of Madrid
- Segunda División B players
- Tercera División players
- CD Leganés B players
- AD Alcorcón B players
- CF Talavera de la Reina players
- Ekstraklasa players
- Górnik Zabrze players
- Toronto FC players
- Spanish expatriate footballers
- Spanish expatriates in Poland
- Expatriate footballers in Poland
- Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Canada
- Major League Soccer players