Jesús Imaz

Jesús Imaz
Personal information
Full name	Jesús Imaz Ballesté
Date of birth	26 September 1990 (age 33)
Place of birth	Lleida, Spain
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Jagiellonia Białystok
Number	11
Youth career
	Lleida
Senior career*
Years	Team
2009–2011	Lleida
2011–2014	Lleida Esportiu
2014–2016	Llagostera
2016–2017	UCAM Murcia
2017	Cádiz
2017–2019	Wisła Kraków
2019–	Jagiellonia Białystok
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 May 2024

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

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 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] With 12 goals across the 2023–24 league campaign, he was Jagiellonia's joint-top goalscorer as they won their first top-tier title in the club's history.^[11]

Career statistics

As of match played on 25 May 2024^[12]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	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	Segunda División B	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	Segunda División B	32	7	1	0	—		4	1	37	8
	2013–14	Segunda División B	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	Segunda División	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	Segunda División	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	Ekstraklasa	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	Ekstraklasa	35	11	1	0	—				36	11
	2020–21	Ekstraklasa	27	11	1	0	—				28	11
	2021–22	Ekstraklasa	16	9	1	0	—				17	9
	2022–23	Ekstraklasa	33	14	2	0	—				35	14
	2023–24	Ekstraklasa	30	12	5	2	—				35	14
	Total		155	67	12	2	—				167	69
Career totals			397	124	24	6	0	0	6	1	427	131