Natxo Insa
Ignacio 'Natxo' Insa Bohigues (born 9 June 1986) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Malaysian club Johor Darul Ta'zim.
| Insa playing for Antalyaspor in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ignacio Insa Bohigues[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 9 June 1986[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Cocentaina, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Johor Darul Ta'zim | ||
| Number | 30 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Valencia | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2007 | Valencia B | 36 | (2) |
| 2007–2009 | Valencia | 1 | (0) |
| 2007–2009 | → Eibar (loan) | 56 | (3) |
| 2009–2011 | Villarreal B | 74 | (2) |
| 2011 | Villarreal | 1 | (0) |
| 2011–2013 | Celta | 46 | (3) |
| 2013–2014 | Antalyaspor | 16 | (0) |
| 2015 | Zaragoza | 17 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Alcorcón | 34 | (2) |
| 2016–2017 | Levante | 35 | (2) |
| 2017– | Johor Darul Ta'zim | 66 | (6) |
| International career | |||
| 2018 | Malaysia | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:01, 28 October 2022 (UTC) | |||
He spent most of his career in Segunda División, playing 244 matches and scoring and a total of ten goals for Eibar, Villarreal B, Celta, Zaragoza, Alcorcón and Levante. In La Liga, he represented Villarreal's first team and Celta.
Spanish-born, Insa appeared for Malaysia internationally, making his debut in 2018.
Club career
Insa was born in Cocentaina, Province of Alicante, Valencian Community.[2] A product of Valencia CF's youth ranks, he made his first-team debut in a friendly with Fenerbahçe S.K. in July 2006, but spent the vast majority of that season with the B side in the Segunda División B. He first appeared officially for the main squad on 5 December 2006, coming on as an early substitute in a UEFA Champions League game at A.S. Roma (1–0 group stage loss).[3] He played his first La Liga match on 17 June of the following year, featuring the last six minutes of the 3–3 home draw against Real Sociedad.[4]
Insa was loaned to Segunda División club SD Eibar in 2007–08,[5] scoring twice[6][7] in 33 appearances. The deal was renewed for the following campaign, where he appeared slightly less and also suffered relegation.[8]
In August 2009, Insa moved to Villarreal CF, spending his first season with the reserves also in the second level.[9] He played just one competitive match with the first team, 11 minutes in a 1–0 away defeat to CA Osasuna.[10]
From 2011 to 2013, Insa represented RC Celta de Vigo. In the latter campaign he scored two goals, the first in a 2–2 home draw against FC Barcelona[11] and the second in a 1–0 victory over RCD Espanyol also at Balaídos;[12] that last matchday win ultimately proved essential, as the Galicians eventually avoided relegation.[13]
After a one-year spell abroad at Turkey's Antalyaspor, Insa returned to Spain and its second tier in January 2015, appearing for Real Zaragoza,[14] AD Alcorcón[15] and Levante UD[16] in quick succession. On 6 June 2017, he signed with Malaysia Super League's Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C. for a fee of nearly €400,000.[17]
International career
Insa obtained Malaysian citizenship through his grandmother, who was born in Sabah.[18] He won his first cap for their national team on 22 March 2018 at the age of 31, in a 2–2 friendly draw with Mongolia.[19]
Personal life
Insa's younger brother, Kiko, is also a former Malaysian international footballer.[20][21]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 20 July 2022
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Valencia B | 2006–07[22] | Segunda División B | 34 | 2 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 36 | 2 | |
| Valencia | 2006–07[22] | La Liga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Eibar (loan) | 2007–08[22] | Segunda División | 33 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 34 | 2 | |
| 2008–09[22] | Segunda División | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 23 | 1 | ||
| Total | 56 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 57 | 3 | |||
| Villarreal B | 2009–10[22] | Segunda División | 34 | 2 | — | — | 34 | 2 | ||
| 2010–11[22] | Segunda División | 40 | 0 | — | — | 40 | 0 | |||
| Total | 74 | 2 | — | — | 74 | 2 | ||||
| Villarreal | 2010–11[22] | La Liga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| Celta | 2011–12[22] | Segunda División | 28 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 31 | 1 | |
| 2012–13[22] | La Liga | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 18 | 2 | ||
| Total | 46 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | 49 | 3 | |||
| Antalyaspor | 2013–14[23] | Süper Lig | 16 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 20 | 1 | |
| Zaragoza | 2014–15[22] | Segunda División | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 17 | 0 | |
| Alcorcón | 2015–16[23] | Segunda División | 34 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 35 | 2 | |
| Levante | 2016–17[23] | Segunda División | 35 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 35 | 2 | |
| Johor Darul Ta'zim | 2017[23] | Malaysia Super League | 9 | 2 | 9 | 2 | — | 18 | 4 | |
| 2018[23] | Malaysia Super League | 14 | 3 | 14[c] | 1 | 5[d] | 0 | 32 | 3 | |
| 2019[23] | Malaysia Super League | 3 | 0 | 0[c] | 0 | 1[e] | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2020[23] | Malaysia Super League | 6 | 0 | 0[c] | 0 | 2[e] | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2021[23] | Malaysia Super League | 19 | 1 | 0[c] | 0 | 5[e] | 0 | 24 | 1 | |
| 2022[23] | Malaysia Super League | 9 | 0 | 0[c] | 0 | 0[e] | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Career total | 369 | 19 | 32 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 416 | 22 | ||
- ^ Appearances in Relegation Play-offs
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ^ a b c d e Appearances in the Malaysia FA Cup and the Malaysia Cup
- ^ Appearances in the AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs and the AFC Cup
- ^ a b c d Appearances in the AFC Champions League
International
Honours
Levante
Johor Darul Ta'zim
- Malaysia Super League: 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022[23]
- Malaysia Cup: 2017, 2019, 2022[23]
- Malaysia Charity Shield: 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
- Malaysia FA Cup: 2022[26]
Individual
- Malaysia Super League Player of the Month: October 2017[27]
References
- ^ a b c Natxo Insa at WorldFootball.net
- ^ Leiva, Pablo (22 March 2018). "¿Cómo ha acabado Natxo Insa debutando con la selección de Malasia?" [How did Natxo Insa end up debuting for the Malaysia national team?]. Super Deporte (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 August 2022.
- ^ "Roma 1–0 Valencia: Panucci sends Roma through". ESPN Soccernet. 5 December 2006. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
- ^ "Valencia 3–3 Real Sociedad". ESPN Soccernet. 17 June 2007. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
- ^ [Eibar sign attacking midfielder Nacho Insa from Valencia B] (in Spanish). Join Futbol. 16 July 2007. Archived from the original on 12 May 2013. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
- ^ "El Xerez remonta tres goles al Eibar y consigue el empate" [Xerez come back from three goals against Eibar and get draw]. El Diario Vasco (in Spanish). 22 December 2007. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
- ^ "'Hat trick' de Goiria y goleada del Éibar" [Goiria hat trick and Éibar rout]. Ideal (in Spanish). 23 March 2008. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
- ^ U. Lasagabaster, Amaia (3 June 2009). "Una regeneración completa, o casi, para una nueva etapa" [Complete regeneration, or nearly, for a new spell]. Gara (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 February 2018.
- ^ Conde, J. (5 January 2012). "Insa, el vecino que añora Alcoi" [Insa, local who yearns for Alcoi]. Faro de Vigo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 July 2012.
- ^ "Osasuna ensure top-flight status". ESPN Soccernet. 21 May 2011. Archived from the original on 24 August 2013. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
- ^ . ESPN FC. 30 March 2013. Archived from the original on 10 October 2013. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
- ^ . ESPN FC. 1 June 2013. Archived from the original on 1 September 2013. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
- ^ Vizcaíno, Nacho (2 June 2013). "Natxo Insa: "Fue el gol más importante de mi vida"" [Natxo Insa: "It was the most important goal of my life"] (in Spanish). Vavel. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
- ^ Gaudioso, Sonia (21 January 2015). "Natxo Insa refuerza al Zaragoza" [Natxo Insa bolsters Zaragoza]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 July 2016.
- ^ "Natxo Insa presentado oficialmente como nuevo futbolista de la A.D. Alcorcón" [Natxo Insa officially presented as new footballer of A.D. Alcorcón] (in Spanish). AD Alcorcón. 19 August 2015. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
- ^ "El Levante UD llega a un acuerdo con Natxo Insa para su incorporación para las dos próximas temporadas" [Levante UD reach agreement with Natxo Insa for his signing for the following two seasons] (in Spanish). Levante UD. 30 June 2016. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
- ^ "Welcome to JDT family Ignacio 'Natxo' Insa". Johor Darul Ta'zim. 6 June 2017. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
- ^ Rajan, K. (20 March 2018). "Naturalised Natxo ready to work his magic on national team". The Star. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
- ^ Anil, Nicolas (23 March 2018). "We will improve, says Malaysia coach Tan Cheng Hoe after Mongolia draw". Fox Sports Asia. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
- ^ Vick, Vijhay (2 August 2017). . FourFourTwo. Archived from the original on 10 October 2017. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
- ^ Anil, Nicolas (March 2018). "Natxo Insa, Corbin Ong in new-look Malaysia side under Tan Cheng Hoe". Fox Sports Asia. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Nacho Insa: Ignacio Insa Bohigues". BDFutbol. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Natxo Insa". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
- ^ "Natxo Insa – Matches". Soccerway. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
- ^ Martínez de la Calle, Alberto (9 June 2017). "Levante UD | El Ciutat homenajeará a los campeones" [Levante UD | Ciutat to honour champions]. Las Provincias (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 August 2022.
- ^ "Result detail" (in Malay). Football Association of Malaysia. 10 September 2022. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
- ^ "PFAM-Asiana Player of the Month Award – Natxo Insa". Johor Darul Ta'zim. 12 October 2017. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
External links
- Natxo Insa at BDFutbol
- Natxo Insa at Futbolme (in Spanish)
- Natxo Insa at National-Football-Teams.com