Jesús Imaz

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Imaz and the second or maternal family name is Ballesté.

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

Jesús Imaz

Imaz with Jagiellonia Białystok in 2024
Personal information
Full name	Jesús Imaz Ballesté[1]
Date of birth	(1990-09-26) 26 September 1990 (age 34)[1]
Place of birth	Lleida, Spain
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)[1]
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Jagiellonia Białystok
Number	11
Youth career
	Lleida
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009–2011	Lleida	27	(4)
2011–2014	Lleida Esportiu	87	(21)
2014–2016	Llagostera	61	(12)
2016–2017	UCAM Murcia	14	(5)
2017	Cádiz	6	(1)
2017–2019	Wisła Kraków	47	(14)
2019–	Jagiellonia Białystok	193	(86)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18 August 2025

After spending the first years of his career in Spanish lower divisions, Imaz moved to the Polish top tier to join Wisła Kraków in 2017. In 2019, he signed with Jagiellonia Białystok. Imaz was an integral part of the Jagiellonia teams that won the club's first league title in 2024, and reached the UEFA Conference League quarter-finals the following year. With 86 goals, he is Jagiellonia's all-time best Ekstraklasa goalscorer. In August 2025, he became the second foreign player to score 100 goals in the Polish top-flight.

Club career

Spain

Born in Lleida, Catalonia,^[2] Imaz was a UE Lleida youth graduate.^[3] He made his senior debut on 30 August 2009, as a second-half substitute in a 1–1 home draw against Sant Andreu in the Segunda División B.^[4]

In the summer of 2011, after Lleida's dissolution, Imaz joined the newly formed Lleida Esportiu, also in the third division.^[5] He was first choice in the following seasons, as the club missed out on promotion twice in the play-offs.

On 12 July 2014, Imaz signed a two-year deal with Llagostera, recently promoted to Segunda División.^[6] He played his first match as a professional on 23 August, replacing Vallho in the 78th minute of a 2–0 away loss to Las Palmas.^[7]

Imaz scored his first second-tier goal on 19 October 2014, but in a 1–4 home defeat against Mallorca.^[8] On 11 July 2016, having suffered relegation,^[9] he agreed to a one-year contract at UCAM Murcia in the same league.^[10]

On 27 January 2017, Imaz moved to fellow second division side Cádiz, signing until June 2018.^[11]

Poland

On 31 August 2017, Imaz joined a host of compatriots at Polish club Wisła Kraków.^[12][13] He remained in the Ekstraklasa in January 2019, signing a three-and-a-half-year deal with Jagiellonia Białystok.^[14]

During the 2022–23 season, Imaz had netted a career-best 14 times but his team narrowly avoided relegation.^[15] With 12 goals in the following campaign, he was Jagiellonia's joint-top scorer as they won the first league title in their 104-year history.^[16]

On 17 August 2025, Imaz became the second non-Polish player in Ekstraklasa's history to reach the 100 goal milestone, after scoring his 99th and 100th goals in a 2–1 victory over Radomiak Radom.^[17]

Career statistics

As of match played 28 August 2025^[18][1]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		Continental		Other		Total
		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[b]	1	37	8
	2013–14	Segunda División B	21	8	3	3	—		2[b]	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
	2024–25	Ekstraklasa	34	16	3	1	18[c]	7	1[d]	0	56	24
	2025–26	Ekstraklasa	4	3	0	0	6[e]	3	—		10	6
	Total		193	86	15	3	24	10	1	0	233	99
Career total			435	143	27	7	24	10	7	1	493	161

1. Includes Copa del Rey, Polish Cup
2. Appearances in Segunda División B play-offs
3. Four appearances and three goals in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League, twelve appearances and four goals in UEFA Conference League
4. Appearance in Polish Super Cup
5. Appearances in UEFA Conference League

Honours

Jagiellonia Białystok

• Ekstraklasa: 2023–24^[16]
• Polish Super Cup: 2024^[19]

Individual

• Piłka Nożna Foreigner of the Year: 2024^[20]
• Ekstraklasa Goal of the Season: 2020–21^[21]
• Ekstraklasa Player of the Month: October 2018,^[22] August 2019,^[23] September 2022,^[24] October 2024^[25]