Keylor Navas

Keylor Navas

Personal information
Full name	Keylor Antonio Navas Gamboa
Date of birth	(1986-12-15) 15 December 1986
Place of birth	San Isidro de El General, Costa Rica
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Levante
Number	13
Youth career
	Saprissa
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2005–2010	Saprissa	91	(0)
2010-	Albacete	36	(0)
2011	→ Levante (loan)	1	(0)
International career‡
2003	Costa Rica U17	3	(0)
2008-	Costa Rica	32	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 November 2011 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 October 2011

Template:Spanish name 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.

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. Finally on 7 July 2010, he was presented as the new goalkeeper for Albacete Balompie.

Honours

Individual

• CONCACAF Gold Cup Best Goalkeeper: 2009

External links

• Levante official profile Template:Es icon
• BDFutbol profile
• Keylor Navas at National-Football-Teams.com
• Keylor Navas – FIFA competition record (archived)
• Transfermarkt profile

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