Pablo Insua

Pablo Insua Blanco (born 9 September 1993) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for SD Huesca on loan from German club FC Schalke 04.

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name 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
Date of birth (1993-09-09) 9 September 1993
Place of birth Arzúa, Spain
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in)
Playing position(s) Centre-back
Club information
Current team
 Huesca
(on loan from Schalke 04)
Number 4
Youth career
2008–2010 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– Schalke 04 1 (0)
2018– → Huesca (loan) 14 (0)
National team
2012 Spain U19 5 (0)
2012–2013 Spain U20 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 February 2020

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 third and fourth divisions.

Insua made his official debut for the Galicians' first team on 25 November 2012, playing the last ten minutes of a 1–1 La Liga away draw against Athletic Bilbao.[1] On 17 August of the following year, with the club again in the second level, he scored his first professional goal, the only in a win at UD Las Palmas.[2]

Insua renewed with Depor on 25 March 2014, signing until 2018.[3] He was an ever-present figure during the season, appearing in 39 matches and scoring three goals as his team returned to the top level at the first attempt.

Leganés

On 15 August 2015, Insua was loaned to CD Leganés of the second level for one year.[4] He scored once from 35 games in his first year, helping to a first ever top-flight promotion.[5][6]

On 15 July 2016, Insúa's loan was renewed for a further season.[7] He scored his first goal in the Spanish top tier on 21 January 2017, netting the equaliser in a 2–2 away draw to Deportivo Alavés.[8]

Schalke 04

On 29 June 2017, after contributing with 29 appearances as Leganés retained their newly acquired status, Insua signed with FC Schalke 04 on a four-year deal for an undisclosed fee.[9] In September, he suffered myocarditis which kept him out of play for months until he returned to training in January 2018.[10] 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.[11]

On 20 July 2018, Insua joined SD Huesca on a season-long loan.[12] On 21 August 2019, the move was extended for another year.[13]

Career statistics
As of 8 March 2020[14][15]
Club Season League Cup Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Deportivo 2012–13 La Liga 3010—40
2013–14 Segunda División 39310—403
2014–15 La Liga 17010—180
Total 59330—623
Leganés (loan) 2015–16 Segunda División 35130—381
2016–17 La Liga 29110—301
Total 64240—682
Schalke 04 2017–18 Bundesliga 1000—10
Huesca (loan) 2018–19 La Liga 10020—120
2019–20 Segunda División 4020—60
Total 14040—180
Career total 1385110001495

Honours

Spain U19

References
  1. Depor out of drop zone with point; ESPN FC, 25 November 2012
  2. Valerón no puede hacer milagros (Valerón can not make miracles); Marca, 17 August 2013 (in Spanish)
  3. Insua renueva su vinculación con el Deportivo hasta 2018 (Insua renews his link with Deportivo until 2018); Deportivo La Coruña, 25 March 2014 (in Spanish)
  4. Pablo Insua blinda la defensa (Pablo Insua shields the defense); CD Leganés, 15 August 2015 (in Spanish)
  5. Plaza, Víctor (4 June 2016). "El Leganés hace historia y asciende a Primera división" [Leganés make history and promote to First division] (in Spanish). Marca. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  6. "El Leganés asciende a Primera con Pablo Insua erigido en héroe" [Leganés promote to Primera with Pablo Insua playing the hero] (in Spanish). La Voz de Galicia. 4 June 2016. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
  7. El Leganés prolonga un año más la cesión de Pablo Insua (Leganés extend loan of Pablo Insua for a further year); CD Leganés, 15 July 2016 (in Spanish)
  8. Cuando el balón quiere entrar... (When the ball wants to go in...); Marca, 21 January 2017 (in Spanish)
  9. "Insua verstärkt Schalker Defensive" [Insua strengthens Schalke defence] (in German). Kicker. 29 June 2017. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  10. Hendriock, Manfred (21 March 2018). "Schalkes Pablo Insua spricht über seine "schwerste Zeit"" [Schalke's Pablo Insua talks about his "hardest time“] (in German). Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  11. "Schalke fährt dank Eigentor den nächsten glanzlosen Sieg ein" [Schalke bag another lacklustre win thanks to own goal] (in German). Rheinische Post. 17 March 2018. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
  12. "Pablo Insua refuerza la zaga del Huesca" [Pablo Insua bolsters Huesca's back sector] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 20 July 2018. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
  13. "Pablo Insua remains on loan at SD Huesca". Schalke 04. 21 August 2019. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  14. Pablo Insua at Soccerway
  15. "Pablo Insua » Club matches". Worldfootball. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
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