Francisco Javier Insa Bohigues (born 25 January 1988) or better known as Kiko Insa is a former professional footballer who last played for Johor Darul Ta'zim. Previously, Insa plays mainly as a centre-back but can also play as a defensive midfielder or as a central midfielder. Currently, he works as a football agent with his own company, Insa Project Global Group.
![]() Insa with Bangkok Glass in 2018 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Francisco Javier Insa Bohigues | ||
Date of birth | (1988-01-25) 25 January 1988 (age 34) | ||
Place of birth | Alicante, Spain | ||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Youth career | |||
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 | Caravca | 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) |
National team‡ | |||
2017–2020 | Malaysia | 6 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 March 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 December 2017 |
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.
On 29 February 2016, Insa signed with Indonesian club Bali United on loan deal from Arema.[1] Insa made his debut for Bali United in a match against Pusamania Borneo.
In January 2017, 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.[2] On 21 January 2017, Insa made his league debut for Pahang in 1–1 draw against Perak at Perak Stadium.
On 2 February 2018, Insa signed a one-year contract with Thai League 1 club Bangkok Glass.[3] Insa made his Thai League 1 debut in a 0–0 draw against Navy on 24 February 2018.
He ended his stint with Bangkok Glass and joined Johor Darul Ta'zim in May 2018.[4][5]
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 1–2 friendly loss against Syria.
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 his teammate in Johor Darul Ta'zim.
Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
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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 | |
Total | 9 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 14 | 2 | |||
Pahang | 2017 | Malaysia Super League | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 18 | 0 | |
Total | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 18 | 0 | |||
Bangkok Glass | 2018 | Thai League 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |||
Career Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 |
Malaysia national team[7] | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
2017 | 6 | 0 |
Total | 6 | 0 |
Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C. – current squad | |
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