Francisco Javier Insa Bohigues (born 25 January 1988) or better known as Kiko Insa is a former professional

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who last played for

Johor Darul Ta'zim Johor Darul Ta'zim Football Club or simply JDT is a professional football club based in Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia. The club was founded in 1972 as PKENJ FC and currently competes in the top division of Malaysian football, the Malaysia Super ...

. Previously, Insa plays mainly as a

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but can also play as a defensive midfielder or as a

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. Currently, he works as a football agent with his own company, Insa Project Global Group.

Club career

Early career

Insa is a football journeyman. He had played in

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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. Insa made his debut for Bali United in a match against

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Pahang

In January 2017, Kiko Insa signed a one-year contract with Malaysia Super League club

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as a Malaysian naturalisation. That means he is eligible to play in Malaysia Football League under Malaysian quota. On 21 January 2017, Insa made his league debut for Pahang in 1–1 draw against

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Bangkok Glass

On 2 February 2018, Insa signed a one-year contract with

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club Bangkok Glass. Insa made his

debut in a 0–0 draw against

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on 24 February 2018.

Johor Darul Ta'zim

He ended his stint with Bangkok Glass and joined

in May 2018.

International career

Kiko Insa was called up by

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manager

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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

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Personal life

Kiko Insa was born in

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, Spain. Kiko Insa is eligible to play for the Malaysia national team after he obtained Malaysian citizenship through his grandmother who was born in

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. He can speak both

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and

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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.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Club

;Johor Darul Ta'zim * Malaysia Super League :

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Malaysia Charity Shield Piala Sumbangsih (English: Malaysia Charity Cup), also known as Piala Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah ( en, Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Cup), is the Malaysian super cup competition. It is the curtain raiser match to the new Malaysian football season, pitting ...

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;Johor Darul Ta'zim II *

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References

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Kiko Insa
at Eurosports {{DEFAULTSORT:Inso, Kiko 1988 births Living people Association football defenders Footballers from Alicante Spanish people of Malaysian descent Citizens of Malaysia through descent Malaysian people of Spanish descent Spanish footballers Malaysian footballers Malaysian expatriate footballers Atlético Albacete players Spanish expatriates in Malaysia Sri Pahang FC players Arema F.C. players Bali United F.C. players Oxford City F.C. players Ungmennafélagið Víkingur players FK Ventspils players Caravaca CF players Malaysia international footballers