Lorenzo Insigne is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a forward or attacking midfielder for Italian club Napoli and the Italy national team. Insigne is capable of playing on either flank, or through the centre, but is usually deployed as left winger. He is known in particular for his creativity, speed, and technical ability, as well as his accuracy from free-kicks.
Insigne has represented the Italy national under-21 football team, with whom he won a runner-up medal at the 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Championship. He made his debut for the senior national team in September 2012, and has represented Italy at the 2014 FIFA World Cup and at UEFA Euro 2016.
Insigne is a talented right footed winger, who is usually deployed on the left in a 4–3–3 or in a 4–2–3–1 formation. Although his preferred role is on the left flank, he is capable of playing in any offensive position on either side of the pitch, or even through the centre; he has often operated in a more creative role, as an attacking midfielder or supporting forward, due to his passing, vision, ball control, and dribbling ability, which allow him to beat opponents, create chances, and provide assists for team-mates. A hardworking player, he is known for his creativity, agility, balance, vision, flair, speed, and technical ability. He is also capable of scoring goals himself, and is an accurate set-piece taker.Due to his attributes, skill, pace, and small stature, his former Napoli teammate and Macedonia captain Goran Pandev has referred to him as the "Italian Messi". |
