Kiko Insa
Francisco Javier Insa Bohigues (born 25 January 1988) or better known as Kiko Insa is a Spanish-born Malaysian professional footballer who plays for Johor Darul Ta'zim and the Malaysia national team. Insa plays mainly as a centre-back but can also play as a defensive midfielder or as a central midfielder.
Insa with Bangkok Glass in 2018 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Francisco Javier Insa Bohigues | ||
Date of birth | 25 January 1988 | ||
Place of birth | Alicante, Spain | ||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Playing position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Johor Darul Ta'zim | ||
Number | 30 | ||
Youth career | |||
Albacete | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2005–2006 | Albacete B | 3 | (0) |
2006–2007 | Real Murcia B | 8 | (0) |
2007–2008 | Alcoyano | 13 | (0) |
2008 | Elche B | 4 | (0) |
2008–2009 | Namur | 4 | (1) |
2009–2010 | Caravca | 16 | (0) |
2010–2011 | Onda | 9 | (0) |
2011–2012 | Ribarroja | 21 | (2) |
2012–2013 | Rápido de Bouzas | 7 | (0) |
2013–2014 | Víkingur Ólafsvík | 15 | (1) |
2014 | FK Ventspils | 15 | (0) |
2014–2015 | Oxford City | 2 | (0) |
2015 | Keflavík | 7 | (0) |
2015–2016 | Arema | 12 | (2) |
2016 | → Bali United (loan) | 9 | (2) |
2017 | Pahang | 11 | (0) |
2018 | Bangkok Glass | 4 | (0) |
2018– | Johor Darul Ta'zim | 5 | (0) |
2019 | Johor Darul Ta'zim II | 11 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2017– | Malaysia | 6 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 March 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18 December 2017 |
Club career
Early career
Insa is a football journeyman. He had played in Spanish Third Division with CD Alcoyano in 2007-2008 and also in the Belgium league with UR Namur.
Bali United (loan)
On 29 February 2016, Insa signed with Indonesian club Bali United on loan deal from Arema.[1] Insa made his debut for Bali United in a match against Pusamania Borneo.
Pahang
In January 2017, Insa signed a one-year contract with Malaysia Super League club Pahang as a Malaysian naturalisation. That means he is eligible to play in Malaysia Football League under Malaysian quota.[2] On 21 January 2017, Insa made his league debut for Pahang in 1–1 draw against Perak at Perak Stadium.
Bangkok Glass
On 2 February 2018, Insa signed a one-year contract with Thai League 1 club Bangkok Glass.[3] Insa made his Thai League 1 debut in a 0–0 draw against Navy on 24 February 2018.
Johor Darul Ta'zim
He ended his stint with Bangkok Glass and joined Johor Darul Ta'zim in May 2018.[4][5]
International career
Kiko Insa was called up by Malaysia manager Nelo Vingada to the training camp from 14 August 2017 until 5 September 2017. He made his first appearance for 60 minutes during Malaysia's 1–2 friendly loss against Syria.
Personal life
Kiko Insa was born in Alicante, Spain. Kiko Insa is eligible to play for the Malaysia national team after he obtained Malaysian citizenship through his grandmother who was born in Sabah. He can speak both Malay and Indonesian fluently from his stints at Arema and Bali United. His brother, Natxo, is also a professional footballer who is currently his teammate in Johor Darul Ta'zim.
Career statistics
Club
- As of 10 February 2018[6]
Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Bali United | 2016 | Indonesia Soccer Championship A | 9 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 14 | 2 | |
Total | 9 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 14 | 2 | |||
Pahang | 2017 | Malaysia Super League | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 18 | 0 | |
Total | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 18 | 0 | |||
Bangkok Glass | 2018 | Thai League 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |||
Career Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 |
Honours
Club
- Johor Darul Ta'zim
- Malaysia Super League : 2018, 2019
- Malaysia Charity Shield : 2019, 2020
- Johor Darul Ta'zim II
References
- Andryanto Wisnuwidodo (29 February 2016). "Selamat Datang Kiko Insa di Bali United" (in Indonesian). Sindonews.com. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
- Zulhilmi Zainal. "Kiko Insa called up to Malaysia training camp". Goal.com. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
- Vijhay Vick (2 February 2018). "Kiko seals Bangkok Glass move". FourFourTwo. Archived from the original on 6 February 2018. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
- Nicolas Anil (9 May 2018). "Syamer Kutty Abba, Dominic Tan and Kiko Insa part of JDT squad". Fox Sports Asia. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
- Ooi Kin Fai (9 May 2018). "Syamer and Dominic back with JDT, Kiko confirmed". Goal.com. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
- "KiInsa". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
- "Kiko Insa". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 20 February 2018.