Emiliano Insúa
Insúa with Liverpool in 2009
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Emiliano Adrián Insúa Zapata | ||
| Date of birth | 7 January 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Left back | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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VfB Stuttgart | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Boca Juniors | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007 | Boca Juniors | 0 | (0) |
| 2007 | → Liverpool (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2007–2011 | Liverpool | 46 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | → Galatasaray (loan) | 16 | (0) |
| 2011–2013 | Sporting CP | 37 | (0) |
| 2013–2015 | Atlético Madrid | 9 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | → Rayo Vallecano (loan) | 23 | (1) |
| 2015– | VfB Stuttgart | 50 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2006–2009 | Argentina U20 | 19 | (0) |
| 2008 | Argentina U23 | 1 | (0) |
| 2009– | Argentina | 4 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:26, 20 December 2016 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13 October 2011 |
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Emiliano Adrián Insúa Zapata (born 7 January 1989) is an Argentine footballer who plays for German club VfB Stuttgart, as a left back.
Insúa is a European Union citizen due to one of his grandparents being a Spanish citizen.
Insúa began his football career with youth team Pinocho in Villa Urquiza, Argentina, later moving to, Buenos Aires-based team, Boca Juniors. The left back did not break into the first-team at La Bombonera when he caught the attention of scouts Frank Mc Parland and Paddy Murphy from Liverpool. After some solid performances for the Argentinian U17s, many clubs were desperate to sign him, a player who rarely had appearances for his then club, and Boca were also very keen to get a profit from this young prodigy which led to negotiations between Liverpool and Boca. The defender agreed to an 18-month loan deal with the Merseyside club on 28 November 2006, beginning his loan period in January.
Insúa made his first-team debut against Portsmouth on 28 April 2007, but made only one more league appearance that season. His loan deal was made permanent in August 2007 in the deal which saw Gabriel Paletta move to Boca Juniors.
The following season Insúa made only three more first-team league appearances but found success with Gary Ablett's Premier Reserve League winning team; along with other Liverpool youngsters. His performances impressed manager Rafael Benítez enough to offer him a new three-year deal at the club. In December 2008 Insua got a run of games in the Liverpool first team, due to an injury to Fábio Aurélio and also due to the form of Andrea Dossena. Insúa found himself starting in Liverpool's opening six Premier League games and the first tie of their UEFA Champions League campaign. He scored his first goal for the club in a Football League Cup match against Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium on 28 October 2009.
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