Roberto Insigne

Roberto Insigne
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-05-11) 11 May 1994[1]
Place of birth Frattamaggiore, Italy
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)[1]
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
 Benevento (on loan from Napoli)
Number 19
Youth career
2011–2012 Napoli
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012– Napoli 1 (0)
2013–2014 → Perugia (loan) 12 (1)
2014–2015 → Reggina (loan) 32 (9)
2015–2016 → Avellino (loan) 33 (5)
2017 → Latina (loan) 19 (1)
2017–2018 → Parma (loan) 31 (5)
2018– → Benevento (loan) 0 (0)
National team‡
2011 Italy U18 1 (0)
2012–2013 Italy U19 9 (0)
2013 Italy U21 3 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 July 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 1 June 2013

Roberto Insigne (born 11 May 1994) is an Italian footballer who plays as a forward for Benevento on loan from Napoli.[1]

Club career

Insigne initially chose the shirt number 42 at Napoli, as his older brother and Napoli teammate Lorenzo wore the number 24,[2] but later chose the number 30, and finally the number 94, as it represented the year of his birth.[3] After playing for the Napoli Primavera side in the club's youth system,[4][5][6] he made his professional debut for the club's senior side under manager Walter Mazzarri in the Europa League on 6 December 2012, in a 2–0 home defeat against PSV Eindhoven;[6][7] his first appearance in Serie A came on 13 January 2013, as he appeared as a very late substitute in a 3–0 home win against Palermo.[1][6]

On 22 July 2013 he was sent on loan from Napoli to Perugia, at the request of the club's coach, and former Napoli striker, Cristiano Lucarelli.[8]

In August 2014, he was sent on loan from Napoli to Reggina.[9]

On 15 July 2015, both Insigne and his young Napoli attacking teammate Gennaro Tutino were sent on loan to Avellino with an option to buy.[10]

On 12 January 2017, Insigne was sent on loan from Napoli to Serie B side Latina,[11] where he was assigned the number 9 shirt.[12]

On 23 July 2017, it was announced that Insigne would be loaned to newly promoted Serie B side Parma for the 2017–18 season.[13]

On 21 July 2018, Insigne joined with Serie B side Benevento on loan until 30 June 2019.[14]

International career

At international level, Insigne has represented the Italy U-18, U-19, and U-21 sides.[15]

Style of play

Regarded as a talented and promising prospect, Insigne is a diminutive, quick, creative, and skilful left footed forward, with good technique, an eye for goal, and a small, slender physical build, who is capable of playing anywhere along the front line. Due to his ability to both set up and score goals, he usually plays in a free role as a second striker, which allows him to operate on either flank or in the centre of the attacking third, although he frequently also plays as a right winger, a position which allows him to cut into the centre and curl shots on goal with his stronger left foot. He has also been deployed as an attacking midfielder, or as a main striker on occasion.[6][4][16][17][18][19][20]

Personal life

Roberto is the younger brother of footballer Lorenzo Insigne, who also plays for Napoli.[21] His oldest and youngest brothers, Antonio and Marco, also play football, in the Italian amateur divisions.[22] Roberto Insigne is married to Elisabetta; their daughter, Patrizia, was born on 22 November 2016.[23]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Profile
  2. ↑ PAOLO MANDARA' (7 December 2012). "Insigne-bis: "Che personalità Roberto"" (in Italian). Sport Mediaset. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  3. ↑ "Napoli, i numeri di maglia dei nuovi: a Maksimovic il 19, il 42 a Diawara mentre Insigne jr cede il 30 a Rog" (in Italian). ilmionapoli.it. 2 September 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  4. 1 2 "Focus Primavera: Insigne Jr fa sognare il Napoli. De Laurentiis, blindalo!" (in Italian). calciomercato.com. 3 November 2012. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  5. ↑ Pasquale Tina (9 September 2012). "E adesso c'è anche Insigne junior doppietta alla Del Piero in Primavera" (in Italian). La Repubblica. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  6. 1 2 3 4 "Scopriamo la "scugnizzeria" azzurra/ Roberto Insigne, il "fratellino" che vuole prendersi il Napoli" (in Italian). spazionapoli.it. 14 June 2013. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  7. ↑ "Napoli, ko indolore: Cavani gol, esordio per Insigne Jr" (in Italian). Tutto Sport. 6 December 2012. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  8. ↑ "Perugia, UFFICIALE: Roberto Insigne in prestito dal Napoli" (in Italian). CalcioMercato.com. 22 July 2013. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  9. ↑ "UFFICIALE: Roberto Insigne in prestito alla Reggina" (in Italian). Tutto Napoli. 31 August 2014. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  10. ↑ "Napoli, Insigne jr e Tutino passano all'Avellino" (in Italian). Tutto Sport. 15 July 2015. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  11. ↑ "Ufficiale: Roberto Insigne al Latina in prestito" (in Italian). Il Corriere dello Sport. 12 January 2017. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  12. ↑ Fabrizio Alla (12 January 2017). "A+ A A- Calciomercato, Insigne è nerazzurro: "Latina è una piazza che merita tanto"" (in Italian). sportlatina.it. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  13. ↑ "Napoli, Dezi va al Parma. In arrivo anche Roberto Insigne" (in Italian). tuttosport.com. 23 July 2017. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
  14. ↑ "Insigne on loan to Benevento". Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  15. ↑ "Insigne, Roberto" (in Italian). FIGC. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  16. ↑ "Roberto Insigne - Carriera" (in Italian). Tutto Calciatori. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  17. ↑ "Ex biancoverdi: derby umbro per Roberto Insigne" (in Italian). Tutto Avellino. 23 August 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  18. ↑ "De Laurentiis su Roberto Insigne: "E' un attaccante di razza, per caratteristiche più simile a Callejon che a Lorenzo. Nell'amichevole di ieri mi ha impressionato"" (in Italian). CalcioNapoli24.it. 19 July 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  19. ↑ Giovanni Scotto (13 October 2016). "GLI ATTACCANTI - Napoli chiede i gol ai magnifici quattro per lottare al vertice" (in Italian). Napoli Magazine. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  20. ↑ "Roberto Insigne" (in Italian). AreaNapoli.it. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  21. ↑ "Group 7 rivals want finals return". UEFA. 21 May 2013. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
  22. ↑ Monica Scozzafava (3 August 2012). "Lorenzo, predestinato che faceva l'ambulante ed era pazzo dei dolci" (in Italian). Il Corriere del Mezzogiorno. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  23. ↑ "E' nata Patrizia, la primogenita dell'attaccante napoletano" (in Italian). S.S.C. Napoli. 22 November 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
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