Jesús Jiménez Núñez (born 5 November 1993) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Polish I liga club Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza.
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 career 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.
On 18 July 2015, Jiménez joined newly promoted club CD Illescas. He scored 15 goals in 36 matches that season.
In the summer of 2016, he moved to CF Talavera de la Reina. 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 Segunda División B. On 6 September 2017, he scored twice in a 3–1 Copa del Rey victory against Antequera CF.
On 1 June 2018, Jiménez moved abroad and joined Polish club Górnik Zabrze on a three-year contract. 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. In his second season, he scored 12 goals and compatriot teammate Igor Angulo scored 16. He recorded the same figures in 2020–21, including a hat-trick on the opening day in a 4–2 home win over Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała.
On 7 February 2022, Jiménez signed with Major League Soccer club Toronto FC on an initial two-and-a-half-year deal. He made his debut on 26 February in the season opener against FC Dallas. He scored his first goal in the next match on 5 March, in a 4–1 loss against the New York Red Bulls.
In February 2023, ahead of the 2023 MLS season, he was traded to FC Dallas 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 Sporting Kansas City. After the season, he agreed to mutually terminate the remainder of his contract.
In February 2024, he signed with Super League Greece club OFI. 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 and joined the Indian Super League club Kerala Blasters FC on a two-year deal until 2026. 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. 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 Ekstraklasa club Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza through June 2027.
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAlcorcón B2014–15Tercera División131———131Atlético Pinto2014–15Tercera División162———162Illescas2015–16Tercera División3615———3615Talavera2016–17Tercera División3326——2135272017–18Segunda División B351022——3712Total683622—217239Górnik Zabrze2018–19Ekstraklasa3654240—4472019–20Ekstraklasa371210——38122020–21Ekstraklasa291223——31152021–22Ekstraklasa19821——219Total121379640—13443Toronto FC2022Major League Soccer33931—103710FC Dallas2023Major League Soccer23000—10240OFI2023–24Super League Greece41———412024–25Super League Greece20———20Total61———61Kerala Blasters2024–25Indian Super League181121—002012Bruk-Bet Termalica2025–26Ekstraklasa31510——325Career total36511717104041390128
Honours Toronto Canadian Championship: 2020
Individual Ekstraklasa Player of the Month: August 2020
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