Joel Imasuen

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Joel Imasuen
Personal information
Full name Joel Victor Imasuen [1]
Date of birth (2004-10-27) 27 October 2004 (age 19)
Place of birth Atlanta, United States
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Werder Bremen
Number 26
Youth career
–2021 Hertha BSC
2021–2022 Viktoria Berlin
2022–2023 Werder Bremen
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2023– Werder Bremen II 27 (41)
2024– Werder Bremen 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:06, 21 May 2024 (UTC)

Joel Victor Imasuen (born 27 October 2004) is an American soccer player who plays as a forward for Werder Bremen.

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Career

Imasuen joined Bundesliga club Werder Bremen from Viktoria Berlin in 2022. [2] During the 2023–24 season, he mainly played for the club's reserves in the Bremen-Liga. [3] He and teammate Maik Łukowicz fought for the spot as top scorer across all Oberligas, the German fifth tier, having scored 25 (Imasuen) and 30 goals (Łukowicz) after 20 matches. [3] On 21 March 2024, Imasuen played for Werder Bremen's first team in a friendly against Hannover 96, scoring his side's only goal in a 3–1 loss. [2] He subsequently trained with the first team. [2] On 30 March 2024, he debuted in the Bundesliga during a 2–0 loss to VfL Wolfsburg. [4]

Style of play

Imasuen mainly operates as a forward. Werder Bremen's head of professional football Clemens Fritz described him as having an "intense style of play". [2]

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References

  1. Joel Imasuen at WorldFootball.net
  2. 1 2 3 4 Cottäus, Daniel (26 March 2024). "U23-Spieler Imasuen überzeugt bei den Werder-Profis" [U23 player Imasuen impresses with the Werder pros]. Weser Kurier (in German). Retrieved 1 April 2024.
  3. 1 2 "Lukowicz und Imasuen: Torjäger-Duell bei Werder Bremen II" [Lukowicz and Imasuen: Goalscorer duel at Werder Bremen II]. kicker (in German). 7 March 2024. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
  4. "Joel Imasuen | SV Werder Bremen: Imasuen feiert sein Profidebüt gegen Wolfsburg". ligainsider.de. 30 March 2024. Retrieved 5 April 2024.