Jesús Imaz

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

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name 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)
Playing 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	39	(21)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 March 2020

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
		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		19	11	1	0	—				20	11
	Total		33	21	3	0	—				36	21
Career totals			275	78	15	4	0	0	6	1	296	82

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

External links

• Jesús Imaz at BDFutbol
• Jesús Imaz at Futbolme (in Spanish)
• Jesús Imaz at 90minut.pl (in Polish)