TORONTO - Spanish striker Jesus Jimenez worked his way up through the lower levels of Spanish soccer before earning his chance with a storied club in Poland.
Now he is turning heads in Major League Soccer, tied for the scoring lead with seven goals in 11 games in his first season with Toronto FC.
“I’ve tried to help the team. Maybe I’m lucky, I don’t know,” a smiling Jimenez said in his rapidly improving English. “But I’m happy.”
“Seven goals right now is very good. I try to get more,” he added.
In a season that has seen a revamped Toronto — under new coach and sporting director Bob Bradley — look to incorporate young Canadian talent while dealing with a lengthy injury list, Jimenez has been a bright spot, helping boost the offence along with Spanish playmaker Alejandro Pozuelo.