Luciano Narsingh is a Dutch

Netherlands

The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

 footballer of Indian-Surinamese descent who currently plays for Dutch eredivisieclub SC Heerenveen. He is right footed and usually plays as a right winger but can also play as a left winger, both side of attacking midfield or striker. He is also a part of the Netherlands U21

Netherlands national under-21 football team

The Netherlands national under-21 football team is the national under-21 team of the Netherlands and is controlled by the Royal Dutch Football Association. The team competes in the European Under-21 Championship, held every two years....

 national team

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

Trond Sollied

Trond Johan Sollied is a Norwegian football manager and retired player, currently managing the Belgian first division team Gent....

. He replaced the injured Danijel Pranjić

Danijel Pranjic

Danijel Pranjić is a Croatian footballer who currently plays for German club Bayern Munich.-Club career:Pranjić started his career at Papuk. He played for NAŠK, Papuk, Belišće, and Osijek before making his move to a bigger stage at Dinamo Zagreb in 2004...

 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). Also in the 2009-2010 season Narsingh came twice in action. The following year, however, he made his breakthrough under coach Ron Jans

Ron Jans

Ron Jans is a former Dutch association football player in the role of striker, and current manager of SC Heerenveen.-Coaching career:...

 and Narsingh grew into a sensation in the Eredivisie because of his dribbling skills, speed and passing movements and drove Roy Beerens

Roy Beerens

Roy Beerens is a professional footballer who currently plays as a striker for Dutch Eredivisie team AZ. Beerens is known for his quick dribbling and fast sprints....

 from the first eleven.

Early football life

Luciano Narsingh was born on 13 September, 1990 in Amsterdam. His youth was mainly football. His older brother, Furdjel Narsingh

Furdjel Narsingh

Furdjel Narsingh is a Dutch footballer currently playing for FC Zwolle.- Career :Narsingh began his career with Zeeburgia and later joined Jong Ajax...

 also plays in paid football. Together they played in the Ajax

Ajax

- Mythology :* Ajax , son of Telamon, ruler of Salamis and a hero in the Trojan War, also known as "Ajax the Great"* Ajax the Lesser, son of Oileus, ruler of Locris and the leader of the Locrian contingent during the Trojan War.- People :...

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 Heerenveen and 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

FC Zwolle

FC Zwolle is a Dutch football club based in Zwolle, currently playing in the Eerste Divisie, the country's second level of professional club football. The club was founded in 1990 after the bankruptcy of PEC. They have played in the Eredivisie, the highest tier of Dutch football, for a total of...

 in the Eerste Divisie

Eerste Divisie

The Eerste Divisie is the second-highest division of football in the Netherlands. It is linked with the top-level Eredivisie via a promotion/relegation system. It is also known as the Jupiler League due to sponsorship, which is the same name as the top league in Belgium...

, the country's second level of professional club football.

Career statistics

Season	Club	Country	League	Apps	Goals
2008/09	sc Heerenveen		Eredivisie Eredivisie The Eredivisie is the highest football league in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956 two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is currently ranked the ninth best league in Europe by UEFA....	2	0
2009/10	sc Heerenveen		Eredivisie Eredivisie The Eredivisie is the highest football league in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956 two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is currently ranked the ninth best league in Europe by UEFA....	2	0
2010/11	sc Heerenveen		Eredivisie Eredivisie The Eredivisie is the highest football league in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956 two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is currently ranked the ninth best league in Europe by UEFA....	28	5
2011/12	sc Heerenveen		Eredivisie Eredivisie The Eredivisie is the highest football league in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956 two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is currently ranked the ninth best league in Europe by UEFA....	12	4
Total				33	6

Last update: November 7, 2011