Pablo Insua
Insua with Leganés in 2016
Personal information
Full name Pablo Insua Blanco[1]
Date of birth (1993-09-09) 9 September 1993 (age 30)[1]
Place of birth Arzúa, Spain
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Sporting Gijón
Number 4
Youth career
2005–2010 Deportivo La Coruña
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2012 Deportivo B 60 (0)
2012–2017 Deportivo La Coruña 59 (3)
2015–2017 → Leganés (loan) 64 (2)
2017–2020 Schalke 04 1 (0)
2018–2020 → Huesca (loan) 17 (0)
2020–2022 Huesca 40 (0)
2022– Sporting Gijón 52 (4)
International career
2012 Spain U19 5 (0)
2012–2013 Spain U20 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 December 2023

Pablo Insua Blanco (born 9 September 1993) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Sporting de Gijón.

Club career

Deportivo

Born in Arzúa, Province of A Coruña, Insua was a youth product of local Deportivo de La Coruña. He made his debut as a senior with the reserves, representing them in both the Segunda División B and the Tercera División.[2]

Insua made his official debut for the Galicians' first team on 25 November 2012, playing the last ten minutes of the 1–1 La Liga away draw against Athletic Bilbao.[3] On 17 August of the following year, with the club again in the Segunda División, he scored his first professional goal, the only in a win at UD Las Palmas.[4]

Insua renewed with Depor on 25 March 2014, signing until 2018.[5] He was an ever-present figure during the season, appearing in 39 matches and scoring three goals as his team returned to the top flight at the first attempt.[6]

Leganés

On 15 August 2015, Insua was loaned to CD Leganés of the second tier for one year.[7] He scored once from 35 games in his first year, helping to a first ever top-division promotion.[8][9]

Insúa's loan was renewed for a further season on 15 July 2016.[10] He scored his first goal in the Spanish top tier on 21 January 2017, equalising a 2–2 away draw with Deportivo Alavés.[11]

Schalke 04

On 29 June 2017, after contributing 29 appearances as Leganés retained their newly acquired status, Insua signed with FC Schalke 04 on a four-year deal for an undisclosed fee.[12] In September, he suffered myocarditis which kept him out of play for months until he returned to training in January 2018.[13] His Bundesliga debut occurred on 17 March, when he came on as a 64th-minute substitute in the 1–0 away defeat of VfL Wolfsburg.[14]

Huesca

On 20 July 2018, Insua joined SD Huesca on a season-long loan.[15] On 21 August 2019, the move was extended for another year.[16]

Insua agreed to a permanent three-year contract on 1 August 2020, after the club exercised their option to buy.[17] On 2 July 2022, his link was terminated.[18]

Sporting Gijón

On 4 July 2022, Insua signed a two-year deal with Sporting de Gijón.[19]

Career statistics

As of 25 April 2021[20][21]
Club Season League Cup Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Deportivo 2012–13 La Liga 3 0 1 0 — 4 0
2013–14 Segunda División 39 3 1 0 — 40 3
2014–15 La Liga 17 0 1 0 — 18 0
Total 59 3 3 0 — 62 3
Leganés (loan) 2015–16 Segunda División 35 1 3 0 — 38 1
2016–17 La Liga 29 1 1 0 — 30 1
Total 64 2 4 0 — 68 2
Schalke 04 2017–18 Bundesliga 1 0 0 0 — 1 0
Huesca (loan) 2018–19 La Liga 10 0 2 0 — 12 0
2019–20 Segunda División 7 0 2 0 — 9 0
Huesca 2020–21 La Liga 20 0 1 0 — 21 0
Total 37 0 5 0 — 42 0
Career total 161 5 12 0 0 0 173 5

Honours

Huesca

Spain U19

References

  1. ^ a b c "Insúa". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  2. ^ "El canterano Pablo Insua, seguido por equipos grandes, amplia su contrato con el Deportivo hasta junio de 2018" [Youth player Pablo Insua, tracked by big clubs, extends his contract with Deportivo until June 2018]. El Correo Gallego (in Spanish). 26 March 2014. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  3. ^ "Depor out of drop zone with point". ESPN FC. 25 November 2012. Retrieved 5 December 2012.
  4. ^ "Valerón no puede hacer milagros" [Valerón can not make miracles]. Marca (in Spanish). 17 August 2013. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
  5. ^ "Insua renueva su vinculación con el Deportivo hasta 2018" [Insua renews his link with Deportivo until 2018] (in Spanish). Deportivo La Coruña. 25 March 2014. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
  6. ^ Castiñeira, Martín (2014). "Uno por uno, la plantilla al detalle" [One by one, squad under magnifying glass] (in Spanish). Riazor. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  7. ^ "Pablo Insua blinda la defensa" [Pablo Insua shields the defence] (in Spanish). CD Leganés. 15 August 2015. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  8. ^ Plaza, Víctor (4 June 2016). "El Leganés hace historia y asciende a Primera división" [Leganés make history and promote to First division]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  9. ^ "El Leganés asciende a Primera con Pablo Insua erigido en héroe" [Leganés promote to Primera with Pablo Insua playing the hero]. La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). 4 June 2016. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
  10. ^ "El Leganés prolonga un año más la cesión de Pablo Insua" [Leganés extend loan of Pablo Insua for a further year] (in Spanish). CD Leganés. 15 July 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  11. ^ Malagón, Manuel (21 January 2017). "Cuando el balón quiere entrar..." [When the ball wants to go in...]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  12. ^ "Insua verstärkt Schalker Defensive" [Insua strengthens Schalke defence] (in German). Kicker. 29 June 2017. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  13. ^ Hendriock, Manfred (21 March 2018). "Schalkes Pablo Insua spricht über seine "schwerste Zeit"" [Schalke's Pablo Insua talks about his "hardest time"]. Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  14. ^ "Schalke fährt dank Eigentor den nächsten glanzlosen Sieg ein" [Schalke bag another lacklustre win thanks to own goal]. Rheinische Post (in German). 17 March 2018. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
  15. ^ "Pablo Insua refuerza la zaga del Huesca" [Pablo Insua bolsters Huesca's back sector]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 20 July 2018. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
  16. ^ "Pablo Insua remains on loan at SD Huesca". Schalke 04. 21 August 2019. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  17. ^ Puyuelo, Jorge (1 August 2020). "Huesca y Schalke hacen oficial el traspaso de Pablo Insua" [Huesca and Schalke make transfer of Pablo Insua official]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 August 2020.
  18. ^ "La SD Huesca rescinde el contrato de Pablo Insua" [SD Huesca rescind the contract of Pablo Insua] (in Spanish). SD Huesca. 2 July 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  19. ^ "Pablo Insua, nuevo jugador del Real Sporting" [Pablo Insua, new player of Real Sporting] (in Spanish). Sporting Gijón. 4 July 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  20. ^ Pablo Insua at Soccerway
  21. ^ Pablo Insua at WorldFootball.net
  22. ^ Ralla, Emilio (20 July 2020). "La SD Huesca redondea la temporada con el título de liga" [SD Huesca put icing on cake to season with league title]. Heraldo de Aragón (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  23. ^ "El deportivista Pablo Insua, entre los campeones" [Deportivo man Pablo Insua, among the champions]. La Opinión A Coruña (in Spanish). 16 July 2012. Retrieved 14 September 2022.

External links

Sporting de Gijón – current squad
2013–14 Segunda División Team of the Year
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