| Emiliano Insua | |
|---|---|
| |
| Personal information | |
| Date of Birth |
7 January 1989 |
| Place of Birth |
Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Height |
1.79 m (5'10 1/2") |
| Position |
Defender |
| Liverpool statistics | |
| Years |
2007-2011 |
| Appearances |
62 |
| Goals |
1 |
Emiliano Adrián Insúa Zapata (born 7 January 1989) is an Argentine footballer who played as a defender for Liverpool from 2007 to 2011.
Liverpool career[]
Liverpool signed the young left back Insua on loan from Boca Juniors on 28 November 2006. He made his competitive first-team debut for Liverpool against Portsmouth on 28 April 2007 and made his switch to Liverpool permanent in August 2007. Insua's first goal came on 28 October 2009 in a League Cup match against Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium. Insua spent the majority of the 2009-10 season as Liverpool's first choice left back.
Insua spent one spell away from Liverpool at Galatasaray which started on 31 August 2009 and lasted the extent of the 2010-11 season.
On 27 August 2011, Liverpool confirmed that Insua had transferred to Portuguese club Sporting Lisbon, penning a five year deal.
Honours[]
Liverpool[]
- Premier Reserve League: 2008
Stats[]
| Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |
| 2006-07 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2007-08 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2008-09 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 2009-10 | 31 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 1 |
| Total | 46 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 1 |
External links[]
- Emiliano Insúa career stats at Soccerbase