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Lorenzo Insigne is an Italian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or forward for Serie B club Sampdoria. He is known in particular for his creativity, versatility, short height, speed and technical ability, as well as his accuracy from free kicks.
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sports · Italian footballer (born 1991) · association football player · also Lorenzo Insigne, Insigne
Born 4 June 1991 · Q1756086
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Insigne signed with Serie B side Sampdoria on a two-year contract with the option of a further year if he featured in 50% of Sampdoria's matches or if Sampdoria gained promotion to Serie A
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Yahoo! Sports: 5041 days between two league goals, the historic record of Lorenzo Insigne
Played for Delfino Pescara 1936 (2026–2026) — 13 appearances, 5 goals.
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Played for U.C. Sampdoria (2026).
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Yahoo! Sports: Lorenzo Insigne Must Accept Two Conditions to Seal Desired Lazio Move
beIN SPORTS: Insigne and Bernardeschi leave Toronto after three years in MLS
Major League Soccer: Lorenzo Insigne to miss Toronto FC's next 3-4 games with groin injury
Won award: UEFA Europa League Goal of the Season (2021–22).
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Joined Toronto FC in 2022.
Played for Toronto FC (2022–2025) — 66 appearances, 15 goals.
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Won award: 5th Class / Knight (2021).
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Third place: UEFA Nations League with Italy (2020–21).
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Won award: Serie A Player of the Month (March 2021).
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Won award: CIES Football Observatory Best Player in Serie A (performance data by InStat) (2020–21).
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Awarded Knight of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (2021).
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The neologism tiraggiro – derived from "tir a gir" ("tiro a giro", in Italian, or "curling shot", in English) in Insigne's native Neapolitan dialect – was coined and included in the Italian encyclopedia Treccani
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As a result of its recurring use as a reference to Insigne, or other players, using his trademark shooting technique, which usually involves him curling shots on goal from outside the box after cutting inside from the le
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Won the Italian Coppa Italia with Napoli (2019-2020).
Won the UEFA European Championship with Italy (2020).
Won: Coppa Italia with Napoli (2019–20).
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Won: UEFA European Championship with Italy (2020).
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Won the Italian Supercoppa Italiana with Napoli (2014).
Won the Italian Coppa Italia with Napoli (2013-2014).
Won award: Coppa Italia Top Goalscorer (2013–14).
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Won: Supercoppa Italiana with Napoli (2014).
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Won: Coppa Italia with Napoli (2013–14).
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Runner-up: UEFA European Under-21 Championship with Italy U21 (2013).
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Won the Italian Serie B with Pescara (2011-2012).
Won award: Serie B Footballer of the Year (2012).
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Won: Serie B with Pescara (2011–12).
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That he preferred assisting goals over scoring them himself
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Played for Italy men's national association football team (2012–2022) — 54 appearances, 10 goals.
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Joined Pescara in 2011.
Played for Delfino Pescara 1936 (2011–2012) — 37 appearances, 18 goals.
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Played for Italy national under-21 football team (2011–2013) — 15 appearances, 7 goals.
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Joined Cavese in 2010.
Played for Calcio Foggia 1920 (2010–2011) — 33 appearances, 19 goals.
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Joined Foggia in 2010.
Played for Cavese 1919 (2010–2010) — 10 appearances, 0 goals.
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Played for Italy national under-20 football team (2010–2011) — 5 appearances, 1 goals.
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Played for SSC Napoli (2009–2022) — 337 appearances, 96 goals.
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Making his Serie A debut in 2010, but was later sent on consecutive season loan spells to Cavese, Foggia and Pescara, before returning to Napoli in 2012
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Made his debut for the Primavera team, with whom he scored 15 goals in the 2009–10 season
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At age 15, Insigne was signed by Napoli from Olimpia Sant'Arpino for €1,500
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Joined Napoli in 2006.
Born 1991-06-04.
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