Jesús Jiménez Núñez (born 5 November 1993) is a Spanish professional

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who plays as a striker for Polish

Ekstraklasa (; meaning "Extra Class" in Polish), officially known as PKO Bank Polski Ekstraklasa due to its Sponsor (commercial), sponsorship by PKO Bank Polski, is a professional association football league in Poland and the highest level of the Polish foo ...

club

Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza Klub Sportowy Spółka Akcyjna, commonly referred to as Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza (), is a Polish professional football club based in Nieciecza. They compete in the Ekstraklasa, the top level of the Polish footbal ...

Early life

Jiménez began playing youth football with Lugo de Fuenlabrada, later attending the Atlético Madrid youth school. At age 16 or 17, he joined the academy of

CD Leganés Club Deportivo Leganés, S.A.D. is a professional football club based in Leganés, Community of Madrid. They currently compete in La Liga, the first tier of the Spanish league system. Leganés was officially founded 23 June 1928 and played thei ...

Club career

After having spent two seasons with

CD Leganés B Club Deportivo Leganés B is a Spanish football team from Leganés, in the Madrid outskirts. They are the reserve team of CD Leganés. They play in white shirts with blue stripes, and white shorts. Their home stadium is the Instalación Deportiva ...

, he went on to represent

AD Unión Adarve Agrupación Deportiva Unión Adarve is a Spanish football team, from the Barrio del Pilar district of Fuencarral-El Pardo, in the city of Madrid, Community of Madrid. Founded in 1961, they play in . History Unión Adarve resulted from a merger ...

AD Alcorcón B Agrupación Deportiva Alcorcón "B" is the reserve team of AD Alcorcón, was founded in 1998, and plays in , is based in Alcorcón, in the autonomous community of Madrid. Holding home matches at ''Campo Anexo de Santo Domingo'', with a 1000-seat ...

, Atlético Pinto in

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. On 18 July 2015, Jiménez joined newly promoted club

CD Illescas Club Deportivo Illescas is a Spanish football team based in Illescas, Toledo, in the autonomous community of Castile-La Mancha. Founded in 1946, it plays in , holding home matches at '' Estadio Municipal de Illescas'', with a capacity of 1,000 ...

. He scored 15 goals in 36 matches that season. In the summer of 2016, he moved to

CF Talavera de la Reina Club de Fútbol Talavera de la Reina is a Spanish football club based in Talavera de la Reina, in the autonomous community of Castilla–La Mancha. Founded in 2011 after the merge of CF Talavera and Real Talavera CD, it plays in , holding home ...

. On 27 November, he scored four goals in a 5–0 victory against his former club Illescas. He scored 26 league goals in his first season with his club winning promotion to

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. On 6 September 2017, he scored twice in a 3–1

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victory against

Antequera CF Antequera Club de Fútbol is a Spanish football team based in Antequera, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded in 1992, it currently plays in , holding home games at ''Estadio El Maulí'', with a capacity of 6,000 seats. History Ante ...

. On 1 June 2018, Jiménez moved abroad and joined Polish club

Górnik Zabrze Górnik Zabrze Spółka Akcyjna, commonly referred to as Górnik Zabrze S.A. or simply Górnik Zabrze (), is a Polish association football, football club from Zabrze. Górnik is one of the most successful Polish football clubs in history, winning ...

on a three-year contract. On 12 July, he made his first team debut, starting in a 1–0 win against Moldovan club

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in the

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qualifiers. In his second season, he scored 12 goals and compatriot teammate

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scored 16. He recorded the same figures in

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, including a

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on the opening day in a 4–2 home win over

Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała TS Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała () is a football club based in Bielsko-Biała, Poland. They currently compete in the II liga, after being relegated from the 2023–24 I liga. History The club was essentially founded on 11 July 1997, although ...

. On 7 February 2022, Jiménez signed with

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club

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on an initial two-and-a-half-year deal. He made his debut on 26 February in the season opener against

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. He scored his first goal in the next match on 5 March, in a 4–1 loss against the

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. In February 2023, ahead of the 2023 MLS season, he was traded to

in exchange for Brandon Servania. After dealing with visa issues, he made his debut for the club on 18 March 2023, in a match against

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. After the season, he agreed to mutually terminate the remainder of his contract. In February 2024, he signed with

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club

OFI Crete OFI Football Club (, ''Heraklion Sportsmen Club 1925 FC''), commonly referred to as OFI, is a Greek professional Association football, football club based in Heraklion, on the island of Crete. It is part of the O.F.I. (sports club), OFI mul ...

. In late August 2024, he agreed to mutually terminate his contract with the Greek club. On 30 August 2024, following heavy media speculation, Jiménez left OFI Crete and joined the

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club

Kerala Blasters FC Kerala Blasters Football Club (), commonly referred to simply as Blasters, is an Indian association football, professional football club based in Kochi, Kerala, that competes in the Indian Super League (ISL), the top tier of football in Indi ...

on a two-year deal until 2026. He debuted for the Blasters on 15 September 2024 in a 2–1 loss against

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, in a substitute appearance, also scoring his first goal for the club in the match. After scoring in a 3–0 win against Chennaiyin on 24 November 2025, he became the first player in Kerala Blasters' history to score in six consecutive matches. In July 2025, he signed with Polish

club

through June 2027.

Career statistics

Honours

Toronto *

Canadian Championship The Canadian Championship () is an annual soccer tournament contested by Canadian professional teams. The winner is awarded the Voyageurs Cup and a berth in the CONCACAF Champions Cup. It is contested by Major League Soccer sides Toronto FC, Va ...

2020 The year 2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global Social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, social and Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of even ...

Individual *

Player of the Month: August 2020

References

External links

* * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Jimenez, Jesus 1993 births Living people Footballers from Leganés Men's association football forwards Spanish men's footballers CD Leganés B players AD Alcorcón B players CF Talavera de la Reina players Górnik Zabrze players Toronto FC players FC Dallas players OFI Crete F.C. players Kerala Blasters FC players Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza players Segunda División B players Tercera División players Ekstraklasa players Major League Soccer players Indian Super League players Spanish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Poland Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Poland Expatriate men's soccer players in Canada Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Canada Expatriate men's footballers in India Spanish expatriate sportspeople in India 21st-century Spanish sportsmen