Raúl Navas (footballer, born 1988)
Raúl Rodríguez Navas (born 11 May 1988) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Recreativo de Huelva.
| Navas in action for Real Sociedad in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Raúl Rodríguez Navas | ||
| Date of birth | 11 May 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Seville, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Recreativo | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Sevilla | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2009 | Sevilla C | 46 | (1) |
| 2009 | Sevilla B | 2 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Valladolid B | 35 | (4) |
| 2010–2011 | Valladolid | 4 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Celta B | 23 | (2) |
| 2011 | Celta | 0 | (0) |
| 2012–2014 | Eibar | 73 | (5) |
| 2014–2020 | Real Sociedad | 68 | (1) |
| 2014–2015 | → Eibar (loan) | 29 | (2) |
| 2019–2020 | → Osasuna (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Osasuna | 2 | (0) |
| 2021 | Cartagena | 16 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Las Palmas | 35 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | Mirandés | 27 | (1) |
| 2023– | Recreativo | 6 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:59, 28 January 2024 (UTC) | |||
Club career edit
Born in Seville, Andalusia, Navas played youth football with local Sevilla FC, making his senior debut in 2007–08 season with the C team in the Tercera División. On 30 May 2009 he played his first professional match, appearing with the reserves in a 0–4 Segunda División home loss against CD Tenerife and also being sent off.[1]
Navas signed with Real Valladolid in July 2009, initially being assigned to the B side.[2] On 16 May 2010, the day the Castile and León club certified its relegation, he made his La Liga debut, starting the 4–0 away defeat to champions FC Barcelona.[3] In his second year, he appeared in a further five official games with the first team, being released in August 2011.[4]
In the following years, Navas competed in the Segunda División B, with Celta de Vigo B and SD Eibar.[5] He achieved two consecutive promotions with the latter, in 2013 and in 2014.[6]
On 12 July 2014, Navas signed a one-year deal with Real Sociedad, being immediately loaned back to Eibar.[7] He was also utilised in the latter's top-flight debut on 24 August, starting in a 1–0 home victory over his parent club.[8]
Navas scored his first goal in the Spanish top tier on 8 December, the third in a 5–2 home rout of UD Almería.[9] On 3 June 2015, the Txuri-urdin activated a clause in his contract and extended his link until 2018.[10] He missed the entire season, due to a pubalgia ailment.[11][12]
On 14 August 2019, Navas joined CA Osasuna on a season-long move, with an obligatory buyout clause at the end of the loan.[13] He terminated his contract with the club on 26 January 2021,[14] and immediately moved to second division side FC Cartagena on a 18-month deal just hours later.[15]
On 19 July 2021, Navas signed a 1+1 deal with UD Las Palmas also in the second tier, after exercising the rescision clause on his previous contract.[16] He terminated his link on 1 September 2022,[17] and agreed to a one-year contract at CD Mirandés just hours later.[18]
References edit
- ^ Paseo del Tenerife por Sevilla (Tenerife went sightseeing in Sevilla); Marca, 30 May 2009 (in Spanish)
- ^ Néstor, Raúl Navas y Carlos Delgado fichan por el Promesas (Néstor, Raúl Navas and Carlos Delgado sign for Promesas); Aupa Pucela, 18 July 2009 (in Spanish)
- ^ Barcelona 4–0 Valladolid 23 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine; ESPN FC, 16 May 2010
- ^ Raúl Navas, libre (Raúl Navas, free); Real Valladolid, 10 August 2011 (in Spanish)
- ^ El Eibar ficha al central Raúl Rodríguez Navas (Eibar sign stopper Raúl Rodríguez Navas); El Correo, 31 August 2012 (in Spanish)
- ^ "El Eibar debutará con un partido "especial" ante la Real" [Eibar to debut with "special" match against Real] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 24 July 2014. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
- ^ Raúl Navas ficha por la Real y se marcha cedido a la SD Eibar (Raúl Navas signs for Real and goes on loan to Eibar); Real Sociedad, 12 July 2014 (in Spanish)
- ^ Lara seals dream start for Eibar; ESPN FC, 24 August 2014
- ^ Eibar 5–2 Almeria; ESPN FC, 8 December 2014
- ^ La Real Sociedad renueva a Raúl Navas hasta 2018 (Real Sociedad renew Raúl Navas until 2018); El Diario Vasco, 3 June 2015 (in Spanish)
- ^ Raúl Navas: “Era la única solución que me daban” (Raúl Navas: "It was the only solution they provided"); Mundo Deportivo, 31 May 2016 (in Spanish)
- ^ Raúl Navas marca y olvida el calvario de 14 meses lesionado (Raúl Navas scores and forgets about 14-month injury ordeal); Diario AS, 6 August 2016 (in Spanish)
- ^ Osasuna se hace con los servicios de Raúl Navas (Osasuna get the services of Raúl Navas); CA Osasuna, 14 August 2019 (in Spanish)
- ^ "Osasuna y Raúl Navas alcanzan un acuerdo para finalizar su relación contractual" [Osasuna and Raúl Navas reach an agreement to end their contractual relationship] (in Spanish). CA Osasuna. 26 January 2021. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
- ^ "Raúl Navas, un central de Primera para apuntalar la defensa" [Raúl Navas, a Primera stopper to bolster the defence] (in Spanish). FC Cartagena. 26 January 2021. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
- ^ "Raúl Navas, nuevo refuerzo para la UD Las Palmas" [Raúl Navas, new addition for UD Las Palmas] (in Spanish). UD Las Palmas. 19 July 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- ^ "Raúl Navas finaliza su contrato con la UD Las Palmas" [Raúl Navas ends his contract with UD Las Palmas] (in Spanish). UD Las Palmas. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
- ^ "Raúl Navas, experiencia para la zaga rojilla" [Raúl Navas, experience for the rojilla defense] (in Spanish). CD Mirandés. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
External links edit
- Real Sociedad official profile
- Raúl Navas at BDFutbol
- Raúl Navas at Futbolme (in Spanish)
- Raúl Navas at Soccerway