Emanuel Insúa

Emanuel Mariano Insúa Zapata (born 10 April 1991) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a left back for Greek club AEK Athens.

Emanuel Insúa
Personal information
Full name Emanuel Mariano Insúa Zapata
Date of birth (1991-04-10) 10 April 1991
Place of birth Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Left back
Club information
Current team
 AEK Athens
Number 22
Youth career
2004–2012 Boca Juniors
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2015 Boca Juniors 38 (2)
2012–2013 → Godoy Cruz (loan) 33 (1)
2015 Granada 12 (0)
2015–2017 Udinese 0 (0)
2016 → Newells Old Boys (loan) 15 (2)
2016–2017 → Racing Club (loan) 20 (0)
2017–2020 Panathinaikos 60 (4)
2020– AEK Athens 13 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 January 2021

Career

Born in Buenos Aires, Insúa was a Boca Juniors youth graduate. He made his professional debut on 25 April 2012, coming on as a late substitute in a 1–1 away draw against Olimpo, for the season's Copa Argentina.[1]

Insúa made his league debut on 20 May, starting in a 2–0 away win against Racing Club.[2] In July 2012 he was loaned to fellow league team Godoy Cruz, appearing in 33 matches; he also scored his first professional goal for the club, netting the last in a 2–0 home win against Atlético Rafaela on 19 August.[3]

Insúa returned to Boca in June 2013, and was assigned to the main squad. He appeared more regularly with the club in the following campaigns. He scored his first goal for the Azul y Oro on 18 August, against the same opponent.[4]

On 20 January 2015, Insúa signed a four-and-a-half year contract with La Liga side Granada CF, for a transfer fee estimated in the region of €2.5 million.[5] He made his debut in the competition five days later, starting and playing the full 90 minutes in a 2–2 away draw against Deportivo de La Coruña.[6] On 22 August 2015 Insúa was loaned to Genoa for one year, with a buyout clause,[7] but eventually joined Udinese Calcio, for the kick off of the 2015-16 season. He managed to play only once with the club for Coppa Italia.

On 23 August 2017, Insúa left Udinese Calcio after one season and a half, mostly spent playing as loanee first for Newell's Old Boys, then for Racing Avellaneda, and officially signed over to Super League club Panathinaikos, on a 3-year deal for an undisclosed fee.[8] The Argentine left back is another who has failed to have an impact in the club. He has struggled to dislodge Niklas Hult from the starting side. He has found playing minutes hard to come by and his red card at PAOK will not win over any fans. If, as rumoured, Hult departs, the club will find itself in a sticky situation at left back. On 24 February 2018, Insúa changed direction skillfully with a cheeky backheel before sending a superb curling shot with the outside of his left foot past a hopeless Nikos Melissas, sealing the score in a 2–0 home win game. It was his first goal with the club.[9] On 24 November 2018, Insúa scored after playing a neat one-two with Federico Macheda, in a hammering 5–1 home win game against struggling Apollon Smyrnis.[10] On 6 April 2019, Insúa produced a magical goal as Panathinaikos moved to within five points of fifth-placed Aris after claiming a solid 2–0 home win over the Thessaloniki club at the Olympic Stadium. The Argentine met Omri Altman’s low cross perfectly and lofted the ball up and over Aris goalkeeper Julián Cuesta and into the net in stylish fashion.[11]

On 13 August 2020, Insúa signed a three-year contract with AEK Athens. Overall, Insua made 60 appearances in the Super League for Panathinaikos, contributing with four goals and three assists while impressing with his energetic, passionate approach on the left flank. Insúa has been signed as a direct replacement for fellow attacking full-back Niklas Hult.[12]

Personal life

Insua is the younger brother of former Liverpool fullback Emiliano Insúa, who currently plies his trade in Major League Soccer for the LA Galaxy.[13]

References
  1. "Boca eliminó a Olimpo en maratónica definición por penales" [Boca knocked out Olimpo in the marathonic penalty shootout] (in Spanish). ESPN Deportes. 25 April 2012. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
  2. "Con un golazo de Viatri, Boca superó a Racing en Avellaneda" [With a scorcher from Viatri, Boca overcame Racing in Avellaneda] (in Spanish). ESPN Deportes. 20 May 2012. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
  3. "Godoy Cruz le ganó 2–0 a Rafaela y llegó a la punta" [Godoy Cruz defeated Rafaela by 2–0 and arrived at the top] (in Spanish). ESPN Deportes. 19 August 2012. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
  4. "Boca se recuperó y derrotó a Atlético de Rafaela" [Boca recovers themselves and defeated Atlético de Rafaela] (in Spanish). ESPN Deportes. 18 August 2013. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
  5. "Emanuel Insúa, rojiblanco hasta 2019" [Emanuel Insúa, rojiblanco until 2019] (in Spanish). Granada's official website. 20 January 2015. Archived from the original on 22 January 2015. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
  6. "Ibanez snatches late Granada point". ESPN FC. 25 January 2015. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
  7. "Genoa, definito l'ingaggio di Emanuel Insua" [Genoa, defined the signing of Emanuel Insua] (in Italian). Tuttosport. 22 August 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
  8. "Συμφωνία με τον Εμάνουελ Ινσούα". www.pao.gr. 23 August 2017.
  9. "Κοιτάζει πλέον ψηλότερα ο Παναθηναϊκός, άνετα 2-0 τη Λαμία". www.sport24.gr. 24 February 2018.
  10. "Παναθηναϊκός - Απόλλων Σμύρνης 5-1: "Κέντα" με Μακέντα το τριφύλλι". www.sport24.gr. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
  11. "Παναθηναϊκός - Άρης 2-0: Το σημάδι του Ινσούα!". www.gazzetta.gr. 6 April 2019.
  12. "Emanuel Insua signed for AEK FC!". aekfc.gr. Online. Archived from the original on August 13, 2020. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  13. "Emiliano beat Emanuel". Marca.com. 14 March 2015. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
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