Jesús Imaz Ballesté (born 26 September 1990) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Polish club Jagiellonia Białystok as a forward.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jesús Imaz Ballesté | ||
| Date of birth | (1990-09-26) 26 September 1990 (age 32) | ||
| Place of birth | Lleida, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Club 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 | 104 | (49) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 October 2022 | |||
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]
| 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 | Segunda División | 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 | |||||
| Total | 92 | 41 | 5 | 0 | — | 97 | 41 | |||||
| Career totals | 334 | 98 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 357 | 103 | ||
Individual
Jagiellonia Białystok – current squad | |
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