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Keylor Navas
Navas playing for Costa Rica at the 2014 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
Full name Keylor Antonio Navas Gamboa
Date of birth (1986-12-15) 15 December 1986 (age 37)
Place of birth Pérez Zeledón, Costa Rica
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Real Madrid
Number TBA
Youth career
Saprissa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2010 Saprissa 60 (0)
2010–2012 Albacete 36 (0)
2011–2012 → Levante (loan) 1 (0)
2012–2014 Levante 46 (0)
2014– Real Madrid 0 (0)
International career‡
2003 Costa Rica U17 3 (0)
2008– Costa Rica 58 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 May 2014
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 July 2014

Template:Spanish name Keylor Antonio Navas Gamboa (born 15 December 1986) is a Costa Rican professional footballer who plays for Spanish club Real Madrid as a goalkeeper and for Costa Rica national football team.

After starting out at Saprissa he went on to Levante in La Liga. He moved to Madrid in 2014 for an estimated price of €10 million.

Navas has played more than 60 times for Costa Rica since making his debut in 2008. He has represented the country at two CONCACAF Gold Cups and the 2014 World Cup, helping it reach the quarter-finals of the latter tournament.[1]

Club career

Born in San Isidro de El General, Navas made his professional debut with Deportivo Saprissa on 6 November 2005, in a league match against Asociación Deportiva Carmelita.[2] He was the first-choice keeper in his two final seasons with the club, winning seven titles including six national championships.[3]

In July 2010, Navas signed with Albacete Balompié in Spain exactly 20 years after countryman Luis Conejo, who occupied the same position.[4] He played in 36 second division games out of 42 during the season, but his team suffered relegation after finishing in last position.

In the 2011–12 campaign, Navas reached La Liga, being loaned to Levante UD for a year.[5] He made his debut in the competition on 13 May 2012 in the last round, playing in a 3–0 home win against Athletic Bilbao that confirmed the club's first ever qualification for the UEFA Europa League;[6] the move was subsequently made permanent,[7] and he was reserve to Gustavo Munúa in his first two seasons,[8] becoming a starter afterwards.

Real Madrid

On 3 August 2014, Real Madrid triggered Navas's €10m buyout clause. The player signed a six-year contract with the club.[9]

International career

Navas was part of the Costa Rican squad that played in the 2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship held in Finland. He was called up for the full national team for the first time in August 2006, to play a friendly tournament in Europe against Austria and Switzerland, but he only gained his first cap two years later.

Navas appeared with Los Ticos in two CONCACAF Gold Cup competitions, being named the best goalkeeper in the 2009 as he helped his country reach the semi-finals. He made his debut in the FIFA World Cup on 14 June 2014, appearing in a 3–1 group stage win against Uruguay in Fortaleza,[10] and only conceded that single goal in the three Group games as Costa Rica qualified for the knockout stages as group winners.[11]

On 29 June, in the round of 16 match against Greece, Navas was named Man of the match after several outstanding saves in normal time and a save from Theofanis Gekas' kick during the penalty shootout, which led to Costa Rica reaching the quarter-finals for the first time ever.[12] He ended the tournament with three clean sheets from five matches, as the country was knocked out by the Netherlands after a penalty shootout,[13] where he was named man of the match for the third time.[1] He was also one of the nominees for the Golden Glove Award, losing out though to Maunel Neuer.

Honours

Club

Saprissa

Country

Individual

Personal life

Navas is a Christian. He spoke about his faith saying, "God for me comes first. Before every game I kneel, I open my arms and pray ... My favourite passage of the Bible is Galatians 1:10 which says: "If I were still trying to please man, I would not be a servant of Christ."[14][15]

References

  1. ^ a b "World Cup: Costa Rica hero hails nation's efforts as Holland end journey". Sky Sports. 6 July 2014. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
  2. ^ "Juego apenas para el gasto" (in Spanish). La Nación. 7 November 2005. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ "Monarca usó 24 jugadores" (in Spanish). La Nación. 17 May 2010. Retrieved 28 February 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ "Navas: "Vengo con mucho compromiso"" (in Spanish). Albacete's official website. 9 July 2010. Retrieved 27 October 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ "Keylor Navas, cedido al Levante" (in Spanish). Fichajes. 2 July 2011. Retrieved 28 February 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ "Ghezzal helps Levante secure European place". ESPN Soccernet. 13 May 2012. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
  7. ^ "Keylor Navas ficha por el Levante". Marca (in Spanish). 7 July 2012. Retrieved 27 October 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  8. ^ "Keylor Navas ante su oportunidad en el Levante si Gustavo Munúa deja el equipo" (in Spanish). Al Día. 3 April 2013. Retrieved 28 February 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  9. ^ "Official statement: Keylor Navas". realmadrid.com. 3 August 2014.
  10. ^ "Costa Rican comeback undoes Uruguay". FIFA.com. 14 June 2014. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
  11. ^ "Keylor Navas: A draw against England isn't bad at all". Inside Spanish Football. 24 June 2014. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
  12. ^ "Navas-inspired Ticos win shootout, reach quarters". FIFA.com. 29 June 2014. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
  13. ^ "Netherlands 0–0 Costa Rica". BBC Sport. 5 June 2014. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
  14. ^ "The Christian goalkeepers at the Brazilian World Cup". Zenit. 27 June 2014. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
  15. ^ "World Cup 2014: Costa Rica's Keylor Navas is the man Greece must beat". The Guardian. 28 June 2014. Retrieved 29 June 2014.

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