Joel Imasuen Explained

Joel Imasuen
Full Name:Joel Victor Imasuen
Birth Date:27 October 2004
Birth Place:Atlanta, United States
Position:Forward
Currentclub:Werder Bremen
Clubnumber:26
Youthyears1:–2021
Youthclubs1:Hertha BSC
Youthyears2:2021–2022
Youthclubs2:Viktoria Berlin
Youthyears3:2022–2023
Youthclubs3:Werder Bremen
Years1:2023–
Clubs1:Werder Bremen II
Caps1:27
Goals1:41
Years2:2024–
Clubs2:Werder Bremen
Caps2:1
Goals2:0
Club-Update: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.

Career

Imasuen joined Bundesliga club Werder Bremen from Viktoria Berlin in 2022.[1] During the 2023–24 season, he mainly played for the club's reserves in the Bremen-Liga.[2] 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.[2] 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.[1] He subsequently trained with the first team.[1] On 30 March 2024, he debuted in the Bundesliga during a 2–0 loss to VfL Wolfsburg.[3]

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".[1]

Notes and References

  1. News: Cottäus . Daniel . U23-Spieler Imasuen überzeugt bei den Werder-Profis . U23 player Imasuen impresses with the Werder pros . 1 April 2024 . Weser Kurier . 26 March 2024 . German.
  2. Web site: Lukowicz und Imasuen: Torjäger-Duell bei Werder Bremen II . Lukowicz and Imasuen: Goalscorer duel at Werder Bremen II . kicker . 1 April 2024 . German . 7 March 2024.
  3. Web site: Joel Imasuen SV Werder Bremen: Imasuen feiert sein Profidebüt gegen Wolfsburg . ligainsider.de . 30 March 2024 . 5 April 2024.