Rafa Navarro (footballer, born 1994)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rafael Jesús Navarro Mazuecos | ||
| Date of birth | 24 February 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Salteras, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Betis | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2010 | Sevilla | ||
| 2010–2012 | Coria | ||
| 2012–2013 | Betis | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2013 | Betis B | 1 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Gerena | 32 | (2) |
| 2014–2016 | Betis B | 69 | (2) |
| 2016– | Betis | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 September 2016 | |||
Template:Spanish name Rafael "Rafa" Jesús Navarro Mazuecos (born 24 February 1994) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Real Betis as a right back.
Club career
Born in Salteras, Seville, Andalusia, Navarro represented Sevilla FC, Coria CF and Real Betis as a youth.[1] He made his senior debut with the latter's B-team on 2 December 2012, starting in a 2–3 home loss against CD San Roque de Lepe for the Segunda División B championship.
On 2 August 2013, Navarro signed for CD Gerena in Tercera División, after leaving the Verdiblancos.[2] He was an undisputed starter for the club during the campaign, and subsequently returned to Betis and its reserve team on 4 July 2014.[3]
Navarro featured regularly for Betis B in the following seasons, and renewed his contract with the club until 2020 on 13 June 2016.[4] On 24 August, he was definitely promoted to the main squad and was assigned the no. 2 shirt.[5]
Navarro made his professional – and La Liga – debut on 23 September 2016, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–0 home win against Málaga CF.[6]
References
- ^ "Rafa Navarro, la pieza intocable del Betis B de Juan Merino" (in Spanish). Estadio Deportivo. 17 October 2014. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ "La Lebrijana ficha a Iván Ares y el Gerena a Rafa Navarro" (in Spanish). El Correo de Andalucía. 2 August 2013. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ "Rafa Navarro ficha por el Betis B para las próximas dos temporadas" (in Spanish). Andalucía Información. 4 July 2014. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ "Rafa Navarro renueva con el Real Betis hasta 2020" (in Spanish). Real Betis. 13 June 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ "Rafa Navarro becomes a first team member". Real Betis. 24 August 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
- ^ "Sangre, sudor y tres puntos" (in Spanish). Marca. 23 September 2016. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
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External links
- Rafa Navarro at BDFutbol
- Beticopedia profile Template:Es icon
- Rafa Navarro at Soccerway