Jesús Jiménez (footballer)
Spanish footballer
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Jesús Jiménez Núñez (born 5 November 1993) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Polish Ekstraklasa club Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza.
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Jiménez in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jesús Jiménez Núñez | ||
| Date of birth | 5 November 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Leganés, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza | ||
| 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 | (10) |
| 2023 | FC Dallas | 22 | (0) |
| 2024 | OFI | 6 | (1) |
| 2024–2025 | Kerala Blasters | 18 | (11) |
| 2025– | Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza | 24 | (5) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 7 April 2026 | |||
Early life
Jiménez 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
After 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.[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 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] After scoring in a 3–0 win against Chennaiyin on 24 November 2025, he became the first player in Kerala Blasters' history to score in six consecutive matches.[24]
In July 2025, he signed with Polish Ekstraklasa club Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza through June 2027.[25]
Career statistics
- As of match played 26 April 2025[26]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Alcorcón B | 2014–15[27] | Tercera División | 13 | 1 | — | — | — | 13 | 1 | |||
| Atlético Pinto | 2014–15[27] | Tercera División | 16 | 2 | — | — | — | 16 | 2 | |||
| Illescas | 2015–16[27] | Tercera División | 36 | 15 | — | — | — | 36 | 15 | |||
| Talavera | 2016–17[27] | Tercera División | 33 | 26 | — | — | 2[b] | 1 | 35 | 27 | ||
| 2017–18[27] | 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 | 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 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 20 | 12 | |
| Career total | 334 | 112 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 358 | 123 | ||
- Includes Copa del Rey, Polish Cup, U.S. Open Cup, Super Cup
- Appearances in Tercera División play-offs
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Appearance in 2020 Canadian Championship final
- Appearance in the MLS Playoffs