Jesús Jiménez (footballer)

Jesús Jiménez Núñez (born 11 May 1993) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Ekstraklasa club Górnik Zabrze as a left winger. Besides Spain, he has played in Poland.[1]

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 (1993-05-11) 11 May 1993
Place of birth Leganés, Spain
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 Górnik Zabrze
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– Górnik Zabrze 111 (35)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:28, 3 October 2021 (UTC)

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]

Career statistics
As of match played on 3 October 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Alcorcón B 2014–15[10] Tercera División 131———131
Atlético Pinto 2014–15[10] 162———162
Illescas 2015–16[10] 3615———3615
Talavera 2016–17[10] 3326——2[lower-alpha 1]13527
2017–18[10] Segunda División B 351022——3712
Total 683622—217239
Górnik Zabrze 2018–19[11] Ekstraklasa 365424[lower-alpha 2]0—447
2019–20[11] 371210——3812
2020–21[11] 291223——3115
2021–22[11] 9611——107
Total 111358640—12341
Career total 24488108402126098
  1. Appearances in Promotion Play-offs
  2. Appearance in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Individual

  • Ekstraklasa Player of the Month: August 2020[12]

References
  1. "Nunca me habría imaginado jugando con un campeón del mundo" as.com
  2. "El Pinto quiere volver a ganar al Alcorcón "B" en el Amelia" [Pinto wants to win again Alcorcón "B" in Amelia] (in Spanish). Futmadrid. 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] (in Spanish). La Tribuna de Toledo. 18 July 2015. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  4. "Jesús Jiménez, otro delantero para el CF Talavera" [Jesús Jiménez, another striker for CF Talavera] (in Spanish). Cadenaser. 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). La Voz de Talavera. 27 November 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  6. "Jesús Jiménez se va a Polonia" [Jesús Jiménez goes to Poland] (in Spanish). Cadenaser. 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] (in Spanish). La Voz del Tajo. 6 September 2017. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  8. "Jesus Jimenez został nowym piłkarzem Górnika Zabrze" [Jesus Jimenez became the new player of Górnik Zabrze] (in Polish). Ekstraklasa. 1 June 2018. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  9. "UEL: Lech and Gornik Pull Through with First Leg Wins". PSN Futbol. 12 July 2018. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
  10. "Jesús Jiménez Núñez". LaPreferente. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  11. "Jesús Jiménez". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  12. "Piłkarz Sierpnia 2020: Jesus Jimenez" (in Polish). Ekstraklasa. 10 September 2020. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
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