Jesús Jiménez Núñez (born 5 November 1993) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Major League Soccer club Toronto FC.
![]() Jiménez in 2018 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jesús Jiménez Núñez | ||
Date of birth | (1993-11-05) 5 November 1993 (age 29) | ||
Place of birth | Leganés, Spain | ||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | 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 | 33 | (9) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:23, 9 October 2022 (UTC) |
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.[2]
On 18 July 2015, Jiménez joined newly promoted club CD Illescas.[3] After having scored 15 goals in 36 matches, he switched to fellow club CF Talavera de la Reina on 30 June 2016.[4] On 27 November, he scored four goals in a 5–0 victory against his former club Illescas.[5] He scored 26 league goals in his first season with his club winning promotion to Segunda División B.[6] On 6 September 2017, he scored twice in a 3–1 Copa del Rey victory against Antequera CF.[7]
On 1 June 2018, Jiménez moved abroad and joined Polish club Górnik Zabrze on a three-year contract.[8] 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.[9] In his second season, he scored 12 goals and compatriot teammate Igor Angulo scored 16.[10] He recorded the same figures in 2020–21,[11] including a hat-trick on the opening day in a 4–2 home win over Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała.[12]
On 7 February 2022, Jiménez signed with Major League Soccer club Toronto FC on an initial two-and-a-half year deal.[13] He made his debut on 26 February in the season opener against FC Dallas.[14] He scored his first goal in the next match on 5 March, in a 4-1 loss against the New York Red Bulls.[15]
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[16] | Tercera División | 13 | 1 | — | — | — | 13 | 1 | |||
Atlético Pinto | 2014–15[16] | Tercera División | 16 | 2 | — | — | — | 16 | 2 | |||
Illescas | 2015–16[16] | Tercera División | 36 | 15 | — | — | — | 36 | 15 | |||
Talavera | 2016–17[16] | Tercera División | 33 | 26 | — | — | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 35 | 27 | ||
2017–18[16] | Segunda División B | 35 | 10 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 37 | 12 | |||
Total | 68 | 36 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 72 | 39 | |||
Górnik Zabrze | 2018–19[17] | Ekstraklasa | 36 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | — | 44 | 7 | |
2019–20[17] | Ekstraklasa | 37 | 12 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 12 | |||
2020–21[17] | Ekstraklasa | 29 | 12 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 31 | 15 | |||
2021–22[17] | Ekstraklasa | 19 | 8 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 21 | 9 | |||
Total | 121 | 37 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 0 | — | 134 | 43 | |||
Toronto FC | 2022[17] | Major League Soccer | 33 | 9 | 4[lower-alpha 3] | 1 | — | — | 37 | 10 | ||
Career total | 287 | 99 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 308 | 109 |
Toronto FC
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Toronto FC – current squad | |
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