FRISCO, Texas (Feb. 20, 2023) – FC Dallas has acquired forward Jesús Jiménez and a 2023 international roster spot in exchange for midfielder Brandon Servania, the club announced today. Toronto FC will retain a portion of Jiménez’s salary budget charge. Jiménez will occupy an international roster spot pending receipt of his P-1 Visa and International Transfer Certificate (ITC).
Jiménez, 29, joins FC Dallas after spending the 2022 season with Toronto FC, where he scored nine goals and delivered three assists in 33 MLS regular season appearances. Prior to joining Toronto, Jiménez spent four seasons with the Polish first-division side Górnik Zabrze. The Leganés, Spain native appeared in 134 matches, scored 43 goals and recorded 26 assists across all competitions (Ekstraklasa, Polish Cup and Europa League) for Górnik.
He started his soccer career in CD Leganés’ youth system before playing two seasons with the reserves team. He also had stints with AD Unión Adarve (2013-14), Alcorcón B (2014-15), Atlético Pinto (2015) and CD Illescas (2015-16) before joining CF Talavera de la Reina in 2016. He scored 26 league goals in 33 matches his first season, helping the club win promotion to Segunda División B, Spain’s third division league. During his two seasons with Talavera, Jiménez scored 36 goals in a combined 68 appearances across all competitions.
Servania, 23, signed with FC Dallas as the 19th Homegrown in club history on Jan. 3, 2018, making 74 appearances across all competitions and recording five goals and seven assists. While with the club, he also participated in two FC Bayern Munich training stints as part of the clubs’ Elite Player Development partnership that was created in 2018 and had loan stints with USL Championship side Tulsa Roughnecks FC (2018) and SKN St. Pölten (2021).
Servania joined the FC Dallas Academy in 2015 and was a member of the U-16 team that brought home the 2016 U.S. Soccer Development Academy National Championship and the U-18 squad that captured the club’s first Gordon Jago Dallas Cup Super Group title in 2017. Internationally, Servania appeared in the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup and helped the U.S. reach the quarterfinals before falling to Ecuador. He made his senior team debut in an international friendly against Costa Rica on Feb. 1, 2020.
“We’re excited to bring Jesús Jiménez to the group,” said FC Dallas Technical Director André Zanotta. “We wanted to bring another attacking option face to the roster. Jesús is an experienced player with a proven goal-scoring record in the league. We felt like Jiménez would complement our group really well.”
Full Name: Jesús Jiménez
Connect with Jesús: Instagram
Position: Forward
Date of Birth: November 5, 1993 (29)
Hometown: Leganés, Spain
Birthplace: Leganés, Spain
Height: 6-0
Weight: 176 lbs
Nationality: Spain
Transaction: FC Dallas acquires Jesús Jiménez and an international roster spot from Toronto FC in exchange for midfielder Brandon Servania.
