Emanuel Insúa

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Mariano and the second or maternal family name is Insúa.
Emanuel Insúa
Personal information
Full nameEmanuel Mariano Insúa Zapata
Date of birth10 April 1991
Place of birthBuenos Aires, Argentina
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Playing positionLeft back
Club information
Current team
Granada
Number25
Youth career
–2012Boca Juniors
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2012–2015Boca Juniors38(2)
2012–2013→ Godoy Cruz (loan)33(1)
2015–Granada11(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 April 2015.
† Appearances (Goals).

Emanuel Mariano Insúa Zapata (born 10 April 1991) is an Argentine footballer who plays for Spanish club Granada CF as a left back.

Club 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.[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]

Personal life

Insúa's older brother, Emiliano, is also a footballer and left back.[7]

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. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
  6. ↑ "Ibanez snatches late Granada point". ESPN FC. 25 January 2015. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
  7. ↑ "Emiliano beat Emanuel". Marca.com. 14 March 2015. Retrieved 19 March 2015.

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