Joel Imasuen

Joel Imasuen
Personal information
Full name Joel Victor Imasuen[1]
Date of birth (2004-10-27) October 27, 2004
Place of birth Atlanta, United States
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[1]
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
 Schalke 04 II
Number 17
Youth career
SC Staaken
–2016 Spandauer Kickers
2016–2021 Hertha BSC
2021–2022 Viktoria Berlin
2022–2023 Werder Bremen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023–2026 Werder Bremen II 59 (54)
2024 Werder Bremen 1 (0)
2026– Schalke 04 II 0 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 July 2026

Joel Victor Imasuen (born October 27, 2004) is an American soccer player who plays as a forward for Regionalliga West club Schalke 04 II.

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 and 30 goals, respectively, after 20 matches.[3] On March 21, 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] On 9 June 2026, he moved to Schalke 04 II.[5]

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]

References

  1. 1 2 Joel Imasuen at WorldFootball.net
  2. 1 2 3 4 Cottäus, Daniel (March 26, 2024). "U23-Spieler Imasuen überzeugt bei den Werder-Profis" [U23 player Imasuen impresses with the Werder pros]. Weser Kurier (in German). Retrieved April 1, 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). March 7, 2024. Retrieved April 1, 2024.
  4. ↑ "Joel Imasuen | SV Werder Bremen: Imasuen feiert sein Profidebüt gegen Wolfsburg". ligainsider.de. March 30, 2024. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
  5. ↑ "Joel Imasuen kommt aus der Regionalliga Nord". FC Schalke 04 (in German). June 9, 2026.
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