Kiko Insa

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
Born	Francisco Javier Insa Bohigues (1988-01-25) 25 January 1988 (age 36) Alicante, Spain
Occupations	Football Scout Coordinator Chief Executive Officer Football agent Footballer
Organisation	Insa Project Global Group[1]
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Relatives	Natxo Insa (brother)
Association football career Position(s) Centre back Midfielder Youth career Valencia CF 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 Caravaca 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) 2019–2020 Johor Darul Ta'zim II 11 (0) Total 176 (8) International career 2017–2020 Malaysia 6 (0) *Club domestic league appearances and goals

Francisco Javier Insa Bohigues (born 25 January 1988), better known as Kiko Insa, is a football agent and former professional footballer who played mainly as a centre-back but could also play as a defensive midfielder or as a central midfielder. Born in Spain, he represented the Malaysia national team.

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.[2] Insa made his debut for Bali United in a match against Pusamania Borneo.

Pahang

In January 2017, Kiko 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.[3] 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.[4] 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.[5][6]

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 2–1 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 plays for Johor Darul Ta'zim.

Career statistics

Club

As of 10 February 2018[7]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup		League cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Bali United	2016	Indonesia Soccer Championship A	9	2	5	0	0	0	–		14	2
Pahang	2017	Malaysia Super League	11	0	4	0	3	0	–		18	0
Bangkok Glass	2018	Thai League 1	0	0	0	0	0	0	–		0	0
Career total									–

International

As of 20 February 2018

Appearances and goals by national team and year[8]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Malaysia	2017	6	0
Total		6	0

Honours

Johor Darul Ta'zim

• Malaysia Super League: 2018, 2019
• Malaysia Charity Shield: 2019, 2020

Johor Darul Ta'zim II

• Malaysia Challenge Cup: 2019

References

1. "Kiko Insa Sukses Sebagai Agen Bola Sepak, Mempunyai 37 Pemain Seluruh Dunia". MakanBola.
2. Andryanto Wisnuwidodo (29 February 2016). "Selamat Datang Kiko Insa di Bali United" (in Indonesian). Sindonews.com. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
3. Zulhilmi Zainal. "Kiko Insa called up to Malaysia training camp". Goal.com. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
4. Vijhay Vick (2 February 2018). "Kiko seals Bangkok Glass move". FourFourTwo. Archived from the original on 6 February 2018. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
5. Nicolas Anil (9 May 2018). "Syamer Kutty Abba, Dominic Tan and Kiko Insa part of JDT squad". Fox Sports Asia. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
6. Ooi Kin Fai (9 May 2018). "Syamer and Dominic back with JDT, Kiko confirmed". Goal.com. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
7. "KiInsa". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
8. "Kiko Insa". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 20 February 2018.

External links

• Kiko Insa at National-Football-Teams.com
• Kiko Insa at Eurosports