| Jesús Jiménez | |
| Fullname: | Jesús Jiménez Núñez |
| Birth Date: | 5 November 1993 |
| Birth Place: | Leganés, Spain |
| Currentclub: | Kerala Blasters |
| Clubnumber: | 9 |
| Position: | Forward |
| Youthclubs1: | Lugo de Fuenlabrada |
| Youthclubs2: | Atlético Madrid |
| Youthyears3: | 2011–2012 |
| Youthclubs3: | Leganés |
| Years1: | 2012–2013 |
| Clubs1: | Leganés B |
| Years2: | 2013–2014 |
| Clubs2: | Unión Adarve |
| Caps2: | 27 |
| Goals2: | 5 |
| Years3: | 2014–2015 |
| Clubs3: | Alcorcón B |
| Caps3: | 13 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Years4: | 2015 |
| Clubs4: | Atlético Pinto |
| Caps4: | 16 |
| Goals4: | 2 |
| Years5: | 2015–2016 |
| Clubs5: | Illescas |
| Caps5: | 36 |
| Goals5: | 15 |
| Years6: | 2016–2018 |
| Clubs6: | Talavera |
| Caps6: | 68 |
| Goals6: | 36 |
| Years7: | 2018–2022 |
| Clubs7: | Górnik Zabrze |
| Caps7: | 121 |
| Goals7: | 37 |
| Years8: | 2022 |
| Clubs8: | Toronto FC |
| Caps8: | 33 |
| Goals8: | 9 |
| Years9: | 2023 |
| Clubs9: | FC Dallas |
| Caps9: | 22 |
| Goals9: | 0 |
| Years10: | 2024 |
| Clubs10: | OFI Crete |
| Caps10: | 6 |
| Goals10: | 1 |
| Years11: | 2024– |
| Clubs11: | Kerala Blasters |
| Caps11: | 10 |
| Goals11: | 7 |
| Club-Update: | 12:38, 28 November 2024 (UTC) |
Jesús Jiménez Núñez (born 5 November 1993) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Indian Super League club Kerala Blasters.
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]
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.
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 Crete.[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 Crete 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] His next two goals came against Odisha FC in October,[24] along with a match winning goal against the Kolkata side, Mohammedan SC.[25] After scoring the opening goal in a 3–0 win against Chennaiyin on 24 November, he became the first player in Kerala Blasters' history to score in six consecutive matches.[26]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Alcorcón B | 2014–15[28] | Tercera División | 13 | 1 | — | — | — | 13 | 1 | ||||
| Atlético Pinto | 2014–15 | Tercera División | 16 | 2 | — | — | — | 16 | 2 | ||||
| Illescas | 2015–16 | Tercera División | 36 | 15 | — | — | — | 36 | 15 | ||||
| Talavera | 2016–17 | Tercera División | 33 | 26 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 35 | 27 | |||
| 2017–18 | 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 | 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 | 0 | 37 | 10 | ||
| FC Dallas | 2023 | Major League Soccer | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
| OFI Crete | 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 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | ||
| Career total | 321 | 105 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 343 | 115 | |||
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