Keylor Navas

Keylor Navas
Personal information
Full name Keylor Antonio Navas Gamboa
Date of birth 15 December 1986 (1986-12-15) (age 25)
Place of birth San Isidro de El General, Costa Rica
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club Levante
Number 13
Youth career
Saprissa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2005–2010 Saprissa 91 (0)
2010- Albacete 36 (0)
2011 → Levante (loan) 0 (0)
National team‡
2003 Costa Rica U17 3 (0)
2008- Costa Rica 32 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 November 2011.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 October 2011
This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Navas and the second or maternal family name is Gamboa.

Keylor Navas (born 15 December 1986 in San Isidro de El General) is a Costa Rican football goalkeeper who used to play for Saprissa. He is considered to be one of the most secure, quick and agile young goalkeepers in CONCACAF. With Saprissa he has already won 6 National championship as well as a 1 CONCACAF Champions Cup title.

Navas made his professional debut with Saprissa in a league match against Carmelita on 6 November 2005.[1]

He was part of the Costa Rican national team that played in the 2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship held in Finland, and was called to the Costa Rican national team for the first time in August 2006 to play a friendly tournament in Europe against Austria and Switzerland, before turning 20. He also played the 2005 FIFA Club World Championship Toyota Cup, where Saprissa finished third behind São Paulo Futebol Clube and Liverpool F.C.. On June 16, Albacete Balompie made public their interest to negotiate his transfer with Saprissa.[2] Finally on 7 July 2010, he was presented as the new goalkeeper for Albacete Balompie.[3]

Contents

Honours

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Juego apenas para el gasto". Nacion.com. 2005-11-07. http://www.nacion.com/ln_ee/futbol/campeonato2005-2006/noviembre/07/sap_car.html. 
  2. ^ http://www.everardoherrera.com/default.aspx?/noticia/1301/Keylor-Navas-en-la-mira-del-Albacete-de-Espana|title=Keylor Navas en la mira del Albacete de España
  3. ^ http://www.albacetebalompie.info/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=447:navas-qvengo-con-mucho-compromisoq&catid=43:ultimas-noticias&Itemid=117

External links

Levante UD – current squad