Luciano Narsingh
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{{short description|Dutch footballer}}
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{{Infobox football biography
| name = Luciano Narsingh
| image = PSV Eindhoven, Teamcamp Bad Erlach, July 2014 (077).jpg
| upright = 0.9
| caption = Narsingh training with PSV in 2014
| full_name = Luciano Narsingh{{cite web |title=Squads for 2017/18 Premier League confirmed |url=https://www.premierleague.com/news/465277 |publisher=Premier League |date=1 September 2017 |access-date=9 September 2017}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|9|13|df=y}}{{Soccerway|luciano-narsingh/67424}}
| birth_place = Amsterdam, Netherlands
| position = Right winger
| currentclub = Nea Salamina
| clubnumber = 7
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = Zeeburgia
| youthyears2 =
| youthclubs2 = AZ
| youthyears3 =
| youthclubs3 = Ajax
| youthyears4 = 2006–2008
| youthclubs4 = Heerenveen
| years1 = 2008–2012
| clubs1 = Heerenveen
| caps1 = 62
| goals1 = 13
| clubs2 = PSV
| years2 = 2012–2017
| caps2 = 115
| goals2 = 21
| years3 = 2012–2017
| clubs3 = Jong PSV
| caps3 = 3
| goals3 = 3
| clubs4 = Swansea City
| years4 = 2017–2019
| caps4 = 33
| goals4 = 1
| clubs5 = Feyenoord
| years5 = 2019–2021
| caps5 = 24
| goals5 = 3
| years6 = 2021
| clubs6 = → Twente (loan)
| caps6 = 17
| goals6 = 1
| years7 = 2022
| clubs7 = Sydney FC
| caps7 = 10
| goals7 = 1
| years8 = 2022–2023
| clubs8 = Miedź Legnica
| caps8 = 29
| goals8 = 5
| years9 = 2022
| clubs9 = Miedź Legnica II
| caps9 = 1
| goals9 = 0
| years10 = 2023–
| clubs10 = Nea Salamina
| caps10 = 49
| goals10 = 9
| nationalyears1 = 2008
| nationalteam1 = Netherlands U18
| nationalcaps1 = 2
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2008–2009
| nationalteam2 = Netherlands U19
| nationalcaps2 = 10
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalyears3 = 2010
| nationalteam3 = Netherlands U20
| nationalcaps3 = 1
| nationalgoals3 = 0
| nationalyears4 = 2010–2012
| nationalteam4 = Netherlands U21
| nationalcaps4 = 10
| nationalgoals4 = 1
| nationalyears5 = 2012–2016
| nationalteam5 = Netherlands
| nationalcaps5 = 19
| nationalgoals5 = 4
| club-update = 13:28, 10 May 2025 (UTC)
| nationalteam-update =
}}
Luciano Narsingh (born 13 September 1990) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays for Nea Salamina. He is right-footed and usually plays as a right winger but can also play as a left winger, and both side of attacking midfield. Since 2012, he has also played for the Netherlands national team, whom he represented at that year's European Championship.
Club career
=Heerenveen=
In 2008 Narsingh signed a contract with SC Heerenveen till 2013. He made his official debut on 29 October 2008 in the Eredivisie under trainer Trond Sollied. He replaced the injured Danijel Pranjić in a 2–0 loss against Vitesse. A month later he was allowed to play in the away match against FC Twente (6–0 loss). In the 2009–10 season Narsingh also came in action twice. The following year, however, he made his breakthrough under coach Ron Jans and Narsingh grew into a sensation in the Eredivisie because of his dribbling skills, speed and passing movements and drove Roy Beerens from the first eleven. In the 2011–12 Eredivisie, Narsingh set up 20 goals, meaning he gave most assists in the Eredivisie that year. On 15 July 2012, SC Heerenveen and Dutch giants PSV Eindhoven reached an agreement to transfer the young talent to Eindhoven for an amount of €4.1 million.{{cite news |url=http://www.vi.nl/nieuws/220593/Heerenveen-levert-topscorer-en-assistkoning-Eredivisie.htm|title=Heerenveen levert topscorer en assist-koning Eredivisie|access-date=27 May 2012 |date=6 May 2012 |language=nl |publisher=nu.nl}}
=PSV=
The first half of Narsingh's first season started with the forward six goals and five assists and PSV comfortably led the table with eleven wins out of thirteen games played. Later in the season however Narsingh suffered a serious ligament injury against NAC Breda that would keep him out for the rest of the season. When Narsingh came back to playing form in October 2013, Dick Advocaat had been replaced by Phillip Cocu as head coach who refused to gamble on Narsingh and did not give him much playing time. In the 2014 against the defending champions Ajax Narsingh completed his recovery by first set up Memphis Depay for the equalizer and then scoring himself in a surprise 3–1 win.{{cite news |url=http://www.espnfc.us/blog/espn-fc-united-blog/68/post/2003868/the-great-comeback-of-luciano-narsingh|title=Luciano Narsingh: The great comeback |access-date=27 August 2014 |date=27 August 2014 |author=Michael Yokhin |publisher=ESPN}}
On 18 April 2015, Narsingh set up the opening goal within three minutes for Luuk de Jong and then scored the final goal as PSV defeated Heerenveen 4–1 to win their 22nd Eredivisie title, and first since 2008.{{cite news|title=PSV 4–1 sc Heerenveen|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/32357599|access-date=19 April 2015|publisher=BBC Sport|date=18 April 2015}}
=Swansea City=
On 12 January 2017, Narsingh signed for Premier League club Swansea City for a fee of £4 million.{{cite web|title=Swansea City sign Narsingh and target Spurs' Tom Carroll|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38587275|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=12 January 2017}} He scored once, the winner against Watford{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42410993|title=Watford 1–2 Swansea|access-date=18 May 2019}} before the club confirmed on 18 May 2019 that he would be released when his contract expired.{{cite web|url=https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/full-swansea-city-retained-list-16294411|title=The full Swansea City retained list as captain Leroy Fer and other big names leave the club|last=Coleman|first=Tom|date=18 May 2019|access-date=18 May 2019}}
=Feyenoord=
On 5 July 2019, Narsingh signed a two-year contract with the Eredivisie club Feyenoord.{{cite web|url=https://www.feyenoord.nl/nieuws/nieuwsoverzicht/feyenoord-versterkt-zich-met-luciano-narsingh---050719|title=Feyenoord versterkt zich met Luciano Narsingh|language=nl|date=5 July 2019|access-date=5 July 2019}} He scored his first goal for the club in a 4–0 win against FC Dinamo Tbilisi in the third qualifying round of the 2019–20 Europa League.{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/match/2028035--feyenoord-vs-dinamo-tbilisi/|title=Feyenoord-Dinamo Tbilisi|date=8 August 2019|access-date=8 August 2019}}
==Twente (loan)==
On 22 January 2021, Narsingh was sent on a six-month loan deal to division rivals Twente.{{cite web |title=Luciano Narsingh op huurbasis naar FC Twente |url=https://www.feyenoord.nl/nieuws/nieuwsoverzicht/luciano-narsingh-op-huurbasis-naar-fc-twente---220121 |website=feyenoord.nl |publisher=Feyenoord |access-date=22 January 2021 |language=Dutch |date=22 January 2021}}
International career
Born in the Netherlands, Narsingh is of Indo-Surinamese descent.{{Cite web|url=https://www.natiosuriname.com/p/profvoetballers-van-surinaamse-afkomst.html|title=Profvoetballers van Surinaamse afkomst|website=Natio Suriname | Voetbal|access-date=22 November 2020|archive-date=24 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200924084846/https://www.natiosuriname.com/p/profvoetballers-van-surinaamse-afkomst.html|url-status=usurped}} In February 2012, Luciano Narsingh was called up for the first time by Bert van Marwijk to represent the senior Netherlands football team for the game against England at Wembley.{{cite news| url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2012/feb/28/holland-england-wembley | location=London | work=The Guardian | first=Jamie | last=Jackson | title=Holland rediscover their old sparkle after that bitter taste of orange | date=28 February 2012}} On 7 May, he was named in the provisional list of 36 players for the UEFA Euro 2012 tournament, one of nine uncapped players to be chosen by manager Bert van Marwijk as part of the preliminary squad.{{cite news |url=http://www.knvb.nl/nieuws/22148/van-marwijk-kiest-36-internationals |title=Van Marwijk kiest 36 internationals |access-date=15 May 2012 |date=7 May 2012 |language=nl |publisher=knvb.nl |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120513031331/http://www.knvb.nl/nieuws/22148/van-marwijk-kiest-36-internationals |archive-date=13 May 2012}} He was handed his unofficial international debut in a friendly match against Bayern Munich, during which he scored once. He made the final cut of 23 players to represent the Netherlands at the tournament.{{cite news |url=http://www.nu.nl/sport/2820143/willems-en-narsingh-in-definitieve-ek-selectie.html|title=Willems en Narsingh in definitieve EK-Selectie
|access-date=26 May 2012 |date=26 May 2012 |language=nl |publisher=nu.nl}} He made his official debut in a friendly match against Slovakia on 30 May.
Narsingh scored his first international goal in a 4–2 defeat to Belgium on 15 August 2012. He was involved in the Netherlands' qualification for the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil, scoring once and giving three assists in four games, until his injury. Narsingh was not able to participate in the World Cup due to his injury and his spot was taken by Leroy Fer.
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated|match played 12 May 2024}}{{cite web|title=L. NARSINGH|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/luciano-narsingh/67424/|website=Soccerway|access-date=12 January 2017}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan=2|Club
!rowspan=2|Season !colspan=3|League !colspan=2|National cup{{efn|Includes KNVB Cup, FA Cup, Polish Cup, Cypriot Cup}} !colspan=2|League cup{{efn|Includes EFL Cup}} !colspan=2|Other !colspan=2|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan=5|SC Heerenveen
|2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2009–10
|Eredivisie |2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2010–11
|Eredivisie |24 | 5 | 2 | 0 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 26 | 5 | |||
| 2011–12
|Eredivisie |34 | 8 | 5 | 4 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 39 | 12 | |||
| colspan=2|Total
!62 | 13 | 8 | 4 | colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||70 | 17 | |||||
| rowspan=6|PSV
|Eredivisie |18 | 6 | 2 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 6{{efn|Five appearances in UEFA Europa League, one appearance in Johan Cruyff Shield}} | 0 | 26 | 6 | ||
| 2013–14
|Eredivisie |20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 3{{efn|Appearances in UEFA Europa League|name=UEL}} | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15
|Eredivisie |32 | 6 | 3 | 1 | colspan=2|— | 11{{efn|name=UEL}} | 1 | 46 | 8 | ||
| 2015–16
|Eredivisie |30 | 8 | 2 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 8{{efn|Seven appearances in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in Johan Cruyff Shield}} | 1 | 40 | 9 | ||
| 2016–17
|Eredivisie |15 | 1 | 2 | 1 | colspan=2|— | 6{{efn|Five appearances in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in Johan Cruyff Shield}} | 1 | 23 | 3 | ||
| colspan=2|Total
!115 | 21 | 10 | 2 | colspan=2|—||34 | 3 | 160 | 26 | |||
| Jong PSV
|3 | 3 | colspan=6|— | 3 | 3 | ||||||
| rowspan=4|Swansea City
|2016–17{{Soccerbase season|57143|2016|access-date= 1 June 2017}} |13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 13 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18{{Soccerbase season|57143|2017|access-date= 14 May 2018}}
|Premier League |18 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 24 | 2 | ||
| 2018–19{{Soccerbase season|57143|2018|access-date= 5 July 2019}}
|2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 2 | 0 | ||
| colspan=2|Total
!33 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 39 | 2 | ||
| rowspan="3" |Feyenoord
|Eredivisie |15 | 2 | 2 | 2 | colspan=2|— | 9{{efn|name=UEL}} | 1 | 26 | 5 | ||
| |2020–21
|Eredivisie |9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 2 | 0 | 11 | 1 | ||
| colspan=2|Total
!24 | 3 | 2 | 2 | colspan=2|— | 11 | 1 | 37 | 6 | ||
| Twente
|Eredivisie |17 |1 |0 |0 | colspan="2" |— |0 |0 |17 |1 | ||||||||||
| rowspan="1" |Sydney FC
|10 |1 |0 |0 | colspan="2" |— |4{{Efn|Appearances in AFC Champions League|name=ACL}} |0 |14 |1 | ||||||||||
| Miedź Legnica
|29 |5 |2 |0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— |31 |5 | ||||||||||
| Miedź Legnica II
|2022–23{{cite web |url=http://www.90minut.pl/wystepy.php?id=22449&id_sezon=101 |title=Sezon 2022/23 |publisher=90minut |accessdate=28 November 2022}} |1 |0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— |1 |0 | ||||||||||
| Nea Salamis Famagusta
|37 |8 |2 |0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— |39 |8 | ||||||||||
| colspan="3" |Career total
!331 | 56 | 28 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 49 | 4 | 411 | 69 |
{{notelist}}
=International goals=
Netherlands tallies go first, scores indicate each Narsingh goal.
| class="wikitable"
! Goal !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition | ||||||
| style="text-align:center;"| 1. | 15 August 2012 | King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium | {{fb|Belgium}} | style="text-align:center;"| 1–1 | style="text-align:center;"| 2–4 | Friendly |
| style="text-align:center;"| 2. | 7 September 2012 | Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands | {{fb|TUR}} | style="text-align:center;"| 2–0 | style="text-align:center;"| 2–0 | 2014 World Cup qualification |
| style="text-align:center;"| 3. | 12 June 2015 | Skonto Stadium, Riga, Latvia | {{fb|LVA}} | style="text-align:center;"| 2–0 | style="text-align:center;"| 2–0 | UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying |
| style="text-align:center;"| 4. | 29 March 2016 | Wembley Stadium, London, England | {{fb|ENG}} | style="text-align:center;"| 2–1 | style="text-align:center;"| 2–1 | Friendly |
Honours
Individual
- Most assists in the Eredivisie in the 2011–12 campaign (22)
References
{{reflist}}
External links
{{Commons category}}
- [https://www.vi.nl/spelers/luciano-narsingh/profiel Luciano Narsingh] at Voetbal International {{in lang|nl}}
- {{Soccerbase}}
{{Netherlands squad UEFA Euro 2012}}
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