BLACK SOCIAL HISTORY Luciano Narsingh (born 13 September 1990) is a Dutch footballer who currently plays for Dutch Eredivisie club PSV Eindhoven. 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. He is also a part of the Netherlands U-21 national team. Narsingh was born in the Netherlands and is of half-Indian-Surinamese and half-Afro-Surinamese descent.
Early football life
Narsingh was born in Amsterdam. His grandparents were immigrant workers from India who were taken to work on plantations inSuriname.[1] His older brother, Furdjel Narsingh also plays professional football. Together they played in the AFC Ajax youth academy for several years. But when Luciano was found to be too light for Ajax to go further he was picked up by SC Heerenveenand grown as one of the great talents. Furdjel moved to AZ Alkmaar but after being loaned out a couple times he transferred to FC Zwolle in the Eerste Divisie, the country's second level of professional club football.
Club career
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 2009–2010 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.[2]
Career statistics
| Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Netherlands | League | KNVB Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
| 2008–09 | SC Heerenveen | Eredivisie | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2009–10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2010–11 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 26 | 5 | ||||
| 2011–12 | 34 | 8 | 5 | 4 | – | – | 39 | 12 | ||||
| 2012–13 | PSV | 18 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | 26 | 6 | ||
| 2013–14 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 18 | 0 | |||
| Total | Netherlands | 94 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 0 | – | 114 | 23 | ||
| Career total | 94 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 0 | – | 114 | 23 | |||
- Statistics accurate as of last match played on 8 March 2014.
- Reserves performance
| Club performance | League | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Netherlands | League | Total | ||||
| 2013–14 | Jong PSV | Jupiler League | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Total | Netherlands | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
| Career total | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ||
International career
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 atWembley.[3] On 7 May 2012, he was named in the provisional list of 36 players for the Euro 2012 tournament, one of nine uncapped players to be chosen by Netherlandsmanager Bert van Marwijk as part of the preliminary squad.[4] 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 UEFA Euro 2012.[5] He made his official debut in a friendly match against Slovakia on 30 May 2012. Narsingh scored his first international goal in a 4–2 defeat to Belgium on 15 August 2012.
International goals
| Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 15 August 2012 | King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium |  Belgium | 1–1 | 4–2 | Friendly |
| 2. | 7 September 2012 | Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands |  Turkey | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2014 World Cup qualification |
Honours
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- Johan Cruijff Schaal (1): 2012
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