Iván Jaime Pajuelo (born 26 September 2000) is a Spanish

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who plays as an

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or winger for Portuguese side

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Club career

Málaga

Born in

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, Jaime joined

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's youth setup in 2011. He made his senior debut with the reserves on 26 November 2017, coming on as a first-half substitute in a 1–0

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away win against Villacarrillo CF. On 11 September 2018, fifteen days shy of his 18th birthday, Jaime made his first-team debut by replacing fellow debutant

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in a 1–2 home loss against

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for the season's

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. He scored his first senior goal on 25 November, netting the opener or the B's through a

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in a 2–1 home defeat of

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in the

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championship. On 28 February 2019, Jaime renewed his contract with the ''Blanquiazules'' until 2022. He made his

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debut on 12 June of the following year, replacing fellow youth graduate Luis Muñoz late into a 1–3 home loss against

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Famalicão

On 23 September 2020, Jaime moved abroad and signed a five-year contract with Portuguese

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side

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. He scored his first professional goal the following 4 April, netting his team's second in a 2–0 home win over F.C. Paços de Ferreira; late in the month, he scored a brace in a 3–0 success at Gil Vicente F.C. In the 2022–23 season, Jaime scored 11 goals and made 5 assists in 33 appearances in all competitions for Famalicão. That

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, He also received the awards of Midfielder of the Month for April 2023 and Young Player of the Season.

Porto

On 31 August 2023, Portuguese

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announced the signing of Jaime on a five-year contract, for a reported fee of €10 million for 90% of the player's economic rights. He made his debut three days later, coming off the bench to replace Nico González in the 85th minute of a 1–1 league draw at home against Arouca. On 15 September, Jaime made his first start for Porto, in a 1–0 league win away at

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. Four days later, he made his

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debut, starting in a 3–1 away victory over

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. On 23 September, Jaime scored his first goal for Porto, the opener in a 2–1 league victory over

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in the

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Loan to Valencia

On 3 February 2025, Jaime returned to Spain and joined

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on loan with an option to buy.

Career statistics

Honours

Porto *

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: 2023–24 *

Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira The Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira (; English: Cândido de Oliveira Super Cup, or simply Portuguese Super Cup) is an annual Portuguese association football, football match played since 1979 between the winners of the top-tier league (Primeira L ...

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Individual *

Young Player of the Season:

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