Jesús Imaz

Jesús Imaz Ballesté (born 26 September 1990) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Polish club Jagiellonia Białystok as a forward.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Imaz and the second or maternal family name is Ballesté.
Jesús Imaz
Personal information
Full name Jesús Imaz Ballesté
Date of birth (1990-09-26) 26 September 1990
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 64 (30)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 January 2021

Club career

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 for the Segunda División B championship.[1]

In the summer of 2011, after Lleida's dissolution, Imaz joined newly formed Lleida Esportiu also in the third level.[2] He was an undisputed starter 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, freshly promoted to Segunda División.[3] He played his first match as a professional on 23 August, replacing Vallho in the 78th minute of a 0–2 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]

Career statistics
As of match played on 17 December 2019[11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Lleida 2009–10 Segunda División B 1000—10
2010–11 26400—264
Total 27400—274
Lleida Esportiu 2011–12 Segunda División B 34610—356
2012–13 32710—41378
2013–14 21833—202611
Total 872153—619825
Llagostera 2014–15 Segunda División 29600—296
2015–16 32630—356
Total 611230—6412
UCAM Murcia 2016–17 Segunda División 14521—166
Cádiz 2016–17 Segunda División 6100—0061
2017–18 0000—00
Total 6100—0061
Wisła Kraków 2017–18 Ekstraklasa 30810—318
2018–19 17610—186
Total 471420—4914
Jagiellonia Białystok 2018–19 Ekstraklasa 141020—1610
2019–20 191110—2011
Total 332130—3621
Career totals 27578154006129682

References
  1. Keko rescata el Sant Andreu al Camp d'Esports (Keko rescues Sant Andreu at Camp d'Esports); El Punt, 30 August 2009 (in Catalan)
  2. El Lleida Esportiu empieza a trabajar (Lleida Esportiu start working) Archived 14 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine; Sport, 26 July 2011 (in Spanish)
  3. Jesús Imaz y Sergio León, nuevos refuerzos de la UE Llagostera (Jesús Imaz and Sergio León, new UE Llagostera's signings); Marca, 12 July 2014 (in Spanish)
  4. Aráujo brilla con un golazo en el estreno de Las Palmas (Araujo shines with a wonder goal in Las Palmas' debut); Marca, 23 August 2014 (in Spanish)
  5. Primera victoria como visitante del Mallorca (First away win for Mallorca); Marca, 19 October 2014 (in Spanish)
  6. Jesús Imaz llega al UCAM Murcia (Jesús Imaz arrives at UCAM Murcia); UCAM Murcia, 11 July 2016 (in Spanish)
  7. Jesús Imaz, primer refuerzo invernal (Jesús Imaz, first winter addition); Cádiz CF, 27 January 2017 (in Spanish)
  8. Acuerdo con el Wisla de Cracovia para el traspaso de Jesús Imaz (Agremeent with Wisla Kraków for the transfer of Jesús Imaz); Cádiz CF, 31 August 2017 (in Spanish)
  9. "Wisła uzgodniła transfer Jesúsa Imaza" [Wisła agreed to transfer of Jesús Imaz] (in Polish). 90 Minut. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
  10. "Jesus Imaz w Jagiellonii!" [Jesus Imaz to Jagiellonia!] (in Polish). Jagiellonia Białystok. 21 January 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  11. Jesús Imaz at Soccerway
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