# Luciano Narsingh

**Luciano Narsingh** (born 1990 in Amsterdam) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a winger, most prominently for [PSV Eindhoven](https://www.edgepedia.org/psv-eindhoven), with whom he won two [Eredivisie](https://www.edgepedia.org/eredivisie) titles, and for the Netherlands national team, for which he earned 19 caps and scored 4 goals between 2012 and 2016.

| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 1990, Amsterdam, Netherlands<sup>[1](https://www.psv.nl/en/teams/player/luciano-narsingh-1)</sup> |
| Position | Right winger; also left winger, attacking midfielder, and right midfielder; 1.78 m<sup>[2](https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/47753/Luciano_Narsingh.html)</sup> |
| Netherlands career | 19 caps, 4 goals; debut 30 May 2012 vs Slovakia (2-0), last cap 1 September 2016 vs Greece (1-2)<sup>[3](https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/lnarsingh-intl.html)</sup> |
| Major honors | Eredivisie champion 2014/15 and 2015/16 with PSV; three Johan Cruijff Schaal wins at PSV<sup>[2](https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/47753/Luciano_Narsingh.html)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[4](https://www.psv.nl/media/artikel/luciano-narsingh-vertrekt-naar-swansea)</sup> |
| Premier League record | 31 appearances, 1 goal, 3 assists for Swansea City (2016/17 and 2017/18)<sup>[5](https://www.premierleague.com/en/players/57586/luciano-narsingh/career)</sup> |
| Later clubs | Feyenoord, FC Twente, Sydney FC, Miedź Legnica, Nea Salamina, Ellas Syrou<sup>[6](https://www.livefutbol.com/ficha_jugador/luciano-narsingh/)</sup> |

## Club career

**Heerenveen.** Narsingh came through the sc Heerenveen youth system from 2006 and broke into the first team in 2008/09, a season in which the club won the [KNVB Cup](https://www.edgepedia.org/knvb-cup), though he made only 2 league appearances that year. His role grew steadily: 24 league matches with 5 goals in 2010/11 and 34 matches with 8 goals in 2011/12, when Heerenveen finished fifth in the Eredivisie.<sup>[2](https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/47753/Luciano_Narsingh.html)</sup>

**PSV Eindhoven.** He joined PSV in July 2012 and stayed four and a half seasons.<sup>[6](https://www.livefutbol.com/ficha_jugador/luciano-narsingh/)</sup> His most productive years came in the title-winning campaigns: 32 league matches with 6 goals in 2014/15 and 30 matches with 8 goals in 2015/16, both seasons ending as Eredivisie champion.<sup>[2](https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/47753/Luciano_Narsingh.html)</sup> Alongside the two championships he won the Johan Cruijff Schaal, the Dutch super cup, three times with PSV.<sup>[4](https://www.psv.nl/media/artikel/luciano-narsingh-vertrekt-naar-swansea)</sup> In 2016/17 he lost his place, making 15 league appearances with 1 goal before leaving mid-season.<sup>[2](https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/47753/Luciano_Narsingh.html)</sup>

**Swansea City.** In January 2017 Narsingh moved to the Welsh Premier League club Swansea City, signing a contract for three seasons and joining his Dutch international teammates [Leroy Fer](https://www.edgepedia.org/leroy-fer) and Mike van der Hoorn.<sup>[4](https://www.psv.nl/media/artikel/luciano-narsingh-vertrekt-naar-swansea)</sup> He made 13 Premier League appearances, all as a substitute, with 3 assists in the remainder of 2016/17, then 18 appearances (13 from the bench) with 1 goal in 2017/18, a season in which Swansea finished 18th and was relegated.<sup>[5](https://www.premierleague.com/en/players/57586/luciano-narsingh/career)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[2](https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/47753/Luciano_Narsingh.html)</sup> His final season there brought only 2 Championship appearances in 2018/19, and he left when his contract ended.<sup>[2](https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/47753/Luciano_Narsingh.html)</sup>

**Later career.** [Feyenoord](https://www.edgepedia.org/feyenoord) signed Narsingh on a free transfer in July 2019, and he played there through January 2021, including a short loan spell at [FC Twente](https://www.edgepedia.org/fc-twente) in the first half of 2021.<sup>[6](https://www.livefutbol.com/ficha_jugador/luciano-narsingh/)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[2](https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/47753/Luciano_Narsingh.html)</sup> He then moved abroad, with short stints at [Sydney FC](https://www.edgepedia.org/sydney-fc) in the Australian A-League (10 matches, 1 goal in 2021/22), Miedź Legnica in Poland's Ekstraklasa (29 matches, 5 goals in 2022/23), and Nea Salamina in Cyprus, where he played two seasons with 8 goals in 2023/24.<sup>[2](https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/47753/Luciano_Narsingh.html)</sup> At age 35 he joined Ellas Syrou in Greece's second division.<sup>[2](https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/47753/Luciano_Narsingh.html)</sup>

## International career

Narsingh debuted for the Netherlands on 30 May 2012, at 21 years and 260 days, in a 2-0 friendly win over Slovakia in [Rotterdam](https://www.edgepedia.org/rotterdam), and was part of the Dutch squad at the Euro 2012 final tournament.<sup>[3](https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/lnarsingh-intl.html)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[7](https://www.onsoranje.nl/teams/185184/speler/1078)</sup> His 19 caps comprised 7 starts and 12 substitute appearances, with 4 goals and no cards.<sup>[7](https://www.onsoranje.nl/teams/185184/speler/1078)</sup> The goals came against Belgium (August 2012), Turkey (September 2012), Latvia (June 2015), and England (March 2016).<sup>[3](https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/lnarsingh-intl.html)</sup> His national team career spanned 4 years and 94 days, ending with a 1-2 friendly loss to Greece in [Eindhoven](https://www.edgepedia.org/eindhoven) on 1 September 2016.<sup>[3](https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/lnarsingh-intl.html)</sup> The Netherlands won 10, drew 2, and lost 7 of his 19 matches.<sup>[3](https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/lnarsingh-intl.html)</sup>

## Playing style

Narsingh was deployed primarily as a right winger who could also play on the left, as an attacking midfielder, or as a right midfielder.<sup>[2](https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/47753/Luciano_Narsingh.html)</sup> His club record shows a pattern of wide attacking output in the Eredivisie, with league goal tallies of 8 for Heerenveen in 2011/12 and 6 and 8 in his two PSV title seasons, while his Premier League appearances came almost entirely from the bench.<sup>[2](https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/47753/Luciano_Narsingh.html)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[5](https://www.premierleague.com/en/players/57586/luciano-narsingh/career)</sup>

## References

1. [Luciano Narsingh, PSV official player page](https://www.psv.nl/en/teams/player/luciano-narsingh-1)
2. [Luciano Narsingh (Player), National Football Teams](https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/47753/Luciano_Narsingh.html)
3. [Luciano Narsingh - International Appearances, RSSSF](https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/lnarsingh-intl.html)
4. [Luciano Narsingh vertrekt naar Swansea, PSV](https://www.psv.nl/media/artikel/luciano-narsingh-vertrekt-naar-swansea)
5. [Luciano Narsingh, Premier League profile](https://www.premierleague.com/en/players/57586/luciano-narsingh/career)
6. [Luciano Narsingh, livefutbol career record](https://www.livefutbol.com/ficha_jugador/luciano-narsingh/)
7. [Luciano Narsingh, OnsOranje](https://www.onsoranje.nl/teams/185184/speler/1078)

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