Jesús Jiménez (footballer)

Jesús Jiménez Núñez (born 5 November 1993) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Major League Soccer club FC Dallas.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Jiménez and the second or maternal family name is Núñez.
Jesús Jiménez
Jiménez in 2018
Personal information
Full name Jesús Jiménez Núñez
Date of birth (1993-11-05) 5 November 1993
Place of birth Leganés, Spain
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 FC Dallas
Number 9
Youth career
Atlético Metropolitano
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 (9)
2023– FC Dallas 22 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 October 2023

Club career

Born in Leganés, Jiménez graduated from the academy of CD Leganés. After having spent two seasons with the reserves, he went on to represent AD Unión Adarve, AD Alcorcón B, Atlético Pinto in Tercera División.[2]

On 18 July 2015, Jiménez joined newly promoted club CD Illescas.[3] After having scored 15 goals in 36 matches, he switched to fellow club CF Talavera de la Reina on 30 June 2016.[4] On 27 November, he scored four goals in a 5–0 victory against his former club Illescas.[5] He scored 26 league goals in his first season with his club winning promotion to Segunda División B.[6] On 6 September 2017, he scored twice in a 3–1 Copa del Rey victory against Antequera CF.[7]

On 1 June 2018, Jiménez moved abroad and joined Polish club Górnik Zabrze on a three-year contract.[8] 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.[9] In his second season, he scored 12 goals and compatriot teammate Igor Angulo scored 16.[10] He recorded the same figures in 2020–21,[11] including a hat-trick on the opening day in a 4–2 home win over Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała.[12]

On 7 February 2022, Jiménez signed with Major League Soccer club Toronto FC on an initial two-and-a-half year deal.[13] He made his debut on 26 February in the season opener against FC Dallas.[14] He scored his first goal in the next match on 5 March, in a 4-1 loss against the New York Red Bulls.[15]

In February 2023, ahead of the 2023 MLS season, he was traded to FC Dallas in exchange for Brandon Servania.[16]

Career statistics
As of match played 9 October 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Alcorcón B 2014–15[17] Tercera División 131———131
Atlético Pinto 2014–15[17] Tercera División 162———162
Illescas 2015–16[17] Tercera División 3615———3615
Talavera 2016–17[17] Tercera División 3326——2[lower-alpha 1]13527
2017–18[17] Segunda División B 351022——3712
Total 683622—217239
Górnik Zabrze 2018–19[18] Ekstraklasa 365424[lower-alpha 2]0—447
2019–20[18] Ekstraklasa 371210——3812
2020–21[18] Ekstraklasa 291223——3115
2021–22[18] Ekstraklasa 19821——219
Total 121379640—13443
Toronto FC 2022[18] Major League Soccer 3394[lower-alpha 3]1——3710
Career total 287991594021308109
  1. Appearances in Tercera División play-offs
  2. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. Includes appearance in 2020 Canadian Championship final (played in 2022)

Honours

Toronto FC

Individual

  • Ekstraklasa Player of the Month: August 2020[20]

References
  1. "Jesús Jiménez". Toronto FC. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  2. "El Pinto quiere volver a ganar al Alcorcón "B" en el Amelia" [Pinto wants to win again Alcorcón "B" in Amelia]. Futmadrid.com (in Spanish). 25 January 2015. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  3. "Isaac y Jesús Jiménez se unen a un Illescas con cinco amistosos" [Isaac and Jesús Jiménez join an Illescas with five friendlies]. Latribunadetoledo.es (in Spanish). 18 July 2015. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  4. "Jesús Jiménez, otro delantero para el CF Talavera" [Jesús Jiménez, another striker for CF Talavera]. Cadenaser.com (in Spanish). 30 June 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  5. "Jesús Jiménez no tuvo piedad de su antiguo equipo y le hizo un 'póker' para la 'manita' del CF Talavera" [Jesús Jiménez had no mercy on his old team and made him a 'poker' for the 'hand' of CF Talavera] (in Spanish). Lavozdetalavera.com. 27 November 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  6. "Jesús Jiménez se va a Polonia" [Jesús Jiménez goes to Poland]. Cadenaser.com (in Spanish). 6 June 2018. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  7. "El CF Talavera gana al Antequera 3-1 y sigue soñando en la Copa del Rey" [F Talavera wins Antequera 3–1 and is still dreaming of the Copa del Rey]. Lavozdeltajo.com (in Spanish). 6 September 2017. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  8. "Jesus Jimenez został nowym piłkarzem Górnika Zabrze" [Jesus Jimenez became the new player of Górnik Zabrze]. Ekstraklasa.tv (in Polish). 1 June 2018. Archived from the original on 13 July 2018. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  9. "UEL: Lech and Gornik Pull Through with First Leg Wins". Psnfutbol.com. 12 July 2018. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
  10. Manchón, Martín (15 July 2020). "España vuelve a superar la barrera de los 100 goles en Polonia" [Spain passes the 100-goal mark in Poland again]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  11. Manchón, Martín (16 July 2021). ""Nunca me habría imaginado jugando con un campeón del mundo"" [I had never imagined playing with a world champion]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  12. Czoik, Tomasz (23 August 2020). "Jesus Jimenez show. Górnik Zabrze pokonuje Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała" [Jesús Jiménez show. Górnik Zabrze overcome Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała Zabrze]. Gazeta Wyborcza (in Polish). Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  13. "Toronto FC sign forward Jesus Jimenez from Poland's Górnik Zabrze". Mlssoccer.com. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
  14. Grossi, James (2 March 2022). "TFC debutants make solid first impressions in season opener". Toronto FC.
  15. "New York Red Bulls run wild in 4-1 victory to spoil Toronto FC's home opener". CBC Sports. 5 March 2022.
  16. "Toronto FC Acquire Brandon Servania from FC Dallas in Exchange for Jesús Jiménez". Toronto FC. 20 February 2023.
  17. "Jesús Jiménez Núñez". LaPreferente.com. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  18. "Jesús Jiménez". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  19. "At last, Toronto FC capture 2020 Canadian Championship over Forge FC". Major League Soccer. 4 June 2022. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
  20. "Piłkarz Sierpnia 2020: Jesus Jimenez" (in Polish). Ekstraklasa. 10 September 2020. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
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