Natxo Insa
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ignacio Insa Bohigues | ||
| Date of birth | 9 June 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Cocentaina, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Levante | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Valencia | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2007 | Valencia B | 34 | (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– | Levante | 0 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:00, 5 June 2016 (UTC). | |||
Ignacio 'Natxo' Insa Bohigues (born 9 June 1986) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Levante UD as a midfielder.
Football career
Insa was born in Cocentaina, Alicante, Valencian Community. 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 third division. 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 (0–1 group stage loss);[1] on 17 June of the following year he played his first La Liga game, featuring the last six minutes of the 3–3 home draw against Real Sociedad.[2]
For 2007–08, Insa would be loaned to Segunda División side SD Eibar,[3] scoring twice in 33 matches. The deal was renewed for the following campaign, where he appeared slightly less and also suffered team relegation.
In August 2009, Insa moved to Villarreal CF, spending his first season with its reserves also in division two.[4] He played just one official contest with the first team, 11 minutes in a 0–1 away loss to CA Osasuna.[5]
From 2011 to 2013, Insa represented Celta de Vigo. In the latter campaign he scored two goals, the first in a 2–2 home draw against FC Barcelona[6] and the second in a 1–0 triumph over RCD Espanyol also at Balaídos;[7] that last matchday win ultimately proved essential, as the Galicians eventually avoided relegation.[8]
After a one-year spell abroad at Turkey's Antalyaspor, Insa returned to Spain and its second level in January 2015, representing Real Zaragoza,[9] AD Alcorcón[10] and Levante UD[11] in quick succession.
Club statistics
- As of 3 October 2015
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Valencia B | 2006–07[12] | Segunda División B | 34 | 2 | — | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 36 | 2 | |
| Valencia | 2006–07[12] | La Liga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Eibar (loan) | 2007–08[12] | Segunda División | 33 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 34 | 2 | |
| 2008–09[12] | Segunda División | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 23 | 1 | ||
| Total | 56 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 57 | 3 | |||
| Villarreal B | 2009–10[12] | Segunda División | 34 | 2 | — | — | 34 | 2 | ||
| 2010–11[12] | Segunda División | 40 | 0 | — | — | 40 | 0 | |||
| Total | 74 | 2 | — | — | 74 | 2 | ||||
| Villarreal | 2010–11[12] | La Liga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| Celta | 2011–12[12] | Segunda División | 28 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 31 | 1 | |
| 2012–13[12] | La Liga | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 18 | 2 | ||
| Total | 46 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | 49 | 3 | |||
| Antalyaspor | 2013–14[13] | Süper Lig | 16 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 20 | 1 | |
| Zaragoza | 2014–15[12] | Segunda División | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 17 | 0 | |
| Alcorcón | 2015–16[13] | Segunda División | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| Career total | 246 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 258 | 11 | ||
- ↑ Appearances in Relegation Play-offs
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
References
- ↑ Roma 1–0 Valencia: Panucci sends Roma through; ESPN Soccernet, 5 December 2006
- ↑ Valencia 3–3 Real Sociedad; ESPN Soccernet, 17 June 2007
- ↑ "Eibar ficha al mediapunta Nacho Insa del Valencia B" [Eibar signs attacking midfielder Nacho Insa from Valencia B] (in Spanish). Join Futbol. 16 July 2007. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
- ↑ Insa, el vecino que añora Alcoi (Insa, local who yearns for Alcoi); Faro de Vigo, 5 January 2012 (Spanish)
- ↑ "Osasuna ensure top-flight status". ESPN Soccernet. 21 May 2011. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
- ↑ "Messi makes history as Barca draw". ESPN FC. 30 March 2013. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
- ↑ "Insa hands Celta survival". ESPN FC. 1 June 2013. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
- ↑ "Natxo Insa: "Fue el gol más importante de mi vida"" [Natxo Insa: "It was the most important goal in my life"] (in Spanish). Vavel. 2 June 2013. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
- ↑ "Natxo Insa refuerza al Zaragoza" [Natxo Insa bolsters Zaragoza] (in Spanish). Marca. 21 January 2015. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
- ↑ "Natxo Insa presentado oficialmente como nuevo futbolista de la A.D. Alcorcón" [Natxo Insa officially presented as the 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.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Nacho Insa: Ignacio Insa Bohigues". BDFutbol. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
- 1 2 "Natxo Insa". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
External links
- Natxo Insa profile at BDFutbol
- Natxo Insa profile at Futbolme (Spanish)