Insa playing for Antalyaspor in 2013 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ignacio Insa Bohigues [1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 9 June 1986||
Place of birth | Cocentaina, Spain | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team 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 | 73 | (6) |
International career | |||
2018–2024 | Malaysia | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:41, 13 January 2024 (UTC) |
Ignacio 'Natxo' Insa Bohigues (born 9 June 1986) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Malaysian club Johor Darul Ta'zim.
He spent most of his career in the Segunda División, playing 244 matches and scoring ten goals for Eibar, Villarreal B, Celta, Zaragoza, Alcorcón and Levante. In La Liga, he represented Villarreal's first team and Celta.
Born in Spain, Insa appeared for Malaysia internationally, making his debut in 2018.
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 AS 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 division. [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]
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]
In June 2023, five years after his first appearance, Insa was called up by the second time for friendlies against Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea to be held that month. [20] He did not take the field on either match, only featuring again on 20 January 2024 in the 1–0 loss to Bahrain in the group stage of the 2023 AFC Asian Cup, [21] subsequently facing heavy criticism for his performance. [22]
Insa's younger brother, Kiko, is also a former Malaysian international footballer. [23] [24]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Valencia B | 2006–07 [25] | Segunda División B | 34 | 2 | — | 2 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 36 | 2 | |
Valencia | 2006–07 [25] | La Liga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 [lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Eibar (loan) | 2007–08 [25] | Segunda División | 33 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 34 | 2 | |
2008–09 [25] | Segunda División | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 23 | 1 | ||
Total | 56 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 57 | 3 | |||
Villarreal B | 2009–10 [25] | Segunda División | 34 | 2 | — | — | 34 | 2 | ||
2010–11 [25] | Segunda División | 40 | 0 | — | — | 40 | 0 | |||
Total | 74 | 2 | — | — | 74 | 2 | ||||
Villarreal | 2010–11 [25] | La Liga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
Celta | 2011–12 [25] | Segunda División | 28 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 31 | 1 | |
2012–13 [25] | La Liga | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 18 | 2 | ||
Total | 46 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | 49 | 3 | |||
Antalyaspor | 2013–14 [26] | Süper Lig | 16 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 20 | 1 | |
Zaragoza | 2014–15 [25] | Segunda División | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 17 | 0 | |
Alcorcón | 2015–16 [26] | Segunda División | 34 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 35 | 2 | |
Levante | 2016–17 [26] | Segunda División | 35 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 35 | 2 | |
Johor Darul Ta'zim | 2017 [26] | Malaysia Super League | 9 | 2 | 9 | 2 | — | 18 | 4 | |
2018 [26] | Malaysia Super League | 14 | 3 | 14 [lower-alpha 3] | 1 | 5 [lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 32 | 3 | |
2019 [26] | Malaysia Super League | 3 | 0 | 0 [lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 1 [lower-alpha 5] | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
2020 [26] | Malaysia Super League | 6 | 0 | 0 [lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 2 [lower-alpha 5] | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
2021 [26] | Malaysia Super League | 19 | 1 | 0 [lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 5 [lower-alpha 5] | 0 | 24 | 1 | |
2022 [26] | Malaysia Super League | 15 | 0 | 0 [lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 0 [lower-alpha 5] | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
2023 [26] | Malaysia Super League | 7 | 0 | 0 [lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 0 [lower-alpha 5] | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
Career total | 382 | 19 | 32 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 429 | 22 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Malaysia [27] | 2018 | 1 | 0 |
2024 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 2 | 0 |
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