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.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Insa and the second or maternal family name is Bohigues.

Kiko Insa
Insa with Bangkok Glass in 2018
Personal information
Full name Francisco Javier Insa Bohigues
Date of birth (1988-01-25) 25 January 1988
Place of birth Alicante, Spain
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
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]
Appearances and goals bclub, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bali United 2016 Indonesia Soccer Championship A 925000–142
Total925000–142
Pahang 2017 Malaysia Super League 1104030–180
Total1104030–180
Bangkok Glass 2018 Thai League 1 000000–00
Total000000–00
Career Total000000–00

International
As of 20 February 2018
Malaysia national team[7]
YearAppsGoals
201760
Total60

Honours

Club
Johor Darul Ta'zim
Johor Darul Ta'zim II

References
  1. Andryanto Wisnuwidodo (29 February 2016). "Selamat Datang Kiko Insa di Bali United" (in Indonesian). Sindonews.com. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  2. Zulhilmi Zainal. "Kiko Insa called up to Malaysia training camp". Goal.com. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  3. Vijhay Vick (2 February 2018). "Kiko seals Bangkok Glass move". FourFourTwo. Archived from the original on 6 February 2018. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  4. Nicolas Anil (9 May 2018). "Syamer Kutty Abba, Dominic Tan and Kiko Insa part of JDT squad". Fox Sports Asia. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
  5. Ooi Kin Fai (9 May 2018). "Syamer and Dominic back with JDT, Kiko confirmed". Goal.com. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
  6. "KiInsa". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  7. "Kiko Insa". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
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