| Pablo Insua | |
| Fullname: | Pablo Insua Blanco[1] |
| Birth Date: | 9 September 1993 |
| Birth Place: | Arzúa, Spain |
| Height: | 1.87 m |
| Position: | Centre-back |
| Currentclub: | Granada |
| Youthyears1: | 2005–2010 |
| Youthclubs1: | Deportivo La Coruña |
| Years1: | 2010–2012 |
| Caps1: | 60 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2012–2017 |
| Caps2: | 59 |
| Goals2: | 3 |
| Years3: | 2015–2017 |
| Clubs3: | → Leganés (loan) |
| Caps3: | 64 |
| Goals3: | 2 |
| Years4: | 2017–2020 |
| Caps4: | 1 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2018–2020 |
| Clubs5: | → Huesca (loan) |
| Caps5: | 17 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2020–2022 |
| Caps6: | 40 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2022–2024 |
| Caps7: | 66 |
| Goals7: | 4 |
| Years8: | 2024– |
| Caps8: | 0 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2012 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 5 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2012–2013 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 6 June 2024 |
Pablo Insua Blanco (born 9 September 1993) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Granada CF.
Born in Arzúa, Province of A Coruña, Insua was a youth product of local Deportivo de La Coruña. He made his debut as a senior with the reserves, representing them in both the Segunda División B and the Tercera División.[2]
Insua made his official debut for the Galicians' first team on 25 November 2012, playing the last ten minutes of the 1–1 La Liga away draw against Athletic Bilbao.[3] On 17 August of the following year, with the club again in the Segunda División, he scored his first professional goal, the only in a win at UD Las Palmas.[4]
Insua renewed with Depor on 25 March 2014, signing until 2018.[5] He was an ever-present figure during the season, appearing in 39 matches and scoring three goals as his team returned to the top flight at the first attempt.[6]
On 15 August 2015, Insua was loaned to CD Leganés of the second tier for one year.[7] He scored once from 35 games in his first year, helping to a first ever top-division promotion.[8] [9]
Insúa's loan was renewed for a further season on 15 July 2016.[10] He scored his first goal in the Spanish top tier on 21 January 2017, equalising a 2–2 away draw with Deportivo Alavés.[11]
On 29 June 2017, after contributing 29 appearances as Leganés retained their newly acquired status, Insua signed with FC Schalke 04 on a four-year deal for an undisclosed fee.[12] In September, he suffered myocarditis which kept him out of play for months until he returned to training in January 2018.[13] His Bundesliga debut occurred on 17 March, when he came on as a 64th-minute substitute in the 1–0 away defeat of VfL Wolfsburg.[14]
On 20 July 2018, Insua joined SD Huesca on a season-long loan.[15] On 21 August 2019, the move was extended for another year.[16]
Insua agreed to a permanent three-year contract on 1 August 2020, after the club exercised their option to buy.[17] On 2 July 2022, his link was terminated.[18]
On 4 July 2022, Insua signed a two-year deal with Sporting de Gijón.[19] He was a regular starter for the club during his two-season spell, scoring four goals.
On 19 June 2024, Insua agreed to a two-year contract with Granada CF, freshly relegated to the second division.[20]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Deportivo | 2012–13 | La Liga | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | Segunda División | 39 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 40 | 3 | |||
| 2014–15 | La Liga | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 18 | 0 | |||
| Total | 59 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | 62 | 3 | ||||
| Leganés (loan) | 2015–16 | Segunda División | 35 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 38 | 1 | ||
| 2016–17 | La Liga | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 30 | 1 | |||
| Total | 64 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | 68 | 2 | ||||
| Schalke 04 | 2017–18 | Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Huesca (loan) | 2018–19 | La Liga | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | Segunda División | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | |||
| Huesca | 2020–21 | La Liga | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 21 | 0 | ||
| Total | 37 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 42 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 161 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173 | 5 | |||
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