Pablo Insua

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Insua and the second or maternal family name is Blanco.
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 31)[1]
Place of birth Arzúa, Spain
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Granada
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)
2022–2024 Sporting Gijón 66 (4)
2024– Granada 0 (0)
International career
2012 Spain U19 5 (0)
2012–2013 Spain U20 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 June 2024

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

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] He was a regular starter for the club during his two-season spell, scoring four goals.

Granada

On 19 June 2024, Insua agreed to a two-year contract with Granada CF, freshly relegated to the second division.[20]

Career statistics

As of 25 April 2021[21][22]
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. Archived from the original on January 24, 2013. 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. ^ "Comunicado Oficial | Pablo Insua, nuevo jugador del Granada CF" [Official announcement | Pablo Insua, new player of Granada CF] (in Spanish). Granada CF. 19 June 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  21. ^ Pablo Insua at Soccerway
  22. ^ Pablo Insua at WorldFootball.net
  23. ^ 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.
  24. ^ "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.