Keylor Navas

Keylor Navas

Navas during a press conference with Real Madrid in 2015
Personal information
Full name Keylor Antonio Navas Gamboa
Date of birth (1986-12-15) 15 December 1986
Place of birth Pérez Zeledón, Costa Rica
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Real Madrid
Number 1
Youth career
1999–2005 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 39 (0)
National team‡
2003 Costa Rica U17 3 (0)
2008– Costa Rica 66 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:51, 30 April 2016 (UTC).
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 30 March 2016
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Navas and the second or maternal family name is Gamboa.

Keylor Antonio Navas Gamboa (born 15 December 1986), known as Keylor Navas (American Spanish: [kei'lor 'na.βas]), is a Costa Rican professional footballer who plays for Spanish club Real Madrid and the Costa Rica national team as a goalkeeper.

After starting out at Saprissa he moved to Albacete, and then to Levante in La Liga. Navas joined Real Madrid in 2014 for €10 million.

Navas has played over 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; his impressive performances helped the team reach the quarter-finals of the latter tournament.[2]

Club career

Saprissa

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.[3] He was the first-choice keeper in his two final seasons with the club, winning seven titles including six national championships.[4]

Albacete

In July 2010, Navas signed with Albacete Balompié of the Segunda División in Spain exactly 20 years after countryman Luis Conejo, who occupied the same position.[5] He played in 36 games out of 42 during his first season, but his team suffered relegation after finishing in last position.

Levante

In the 2011–12 campaign, Navas reached La Liga, being loaned to Levante UD for a year.[6] 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,[7] and joined the Valencian club on a three-year contract in July of that year.[8] Despite initially being back-up to Gustavo Munúa,[9] Navas was the first-choice goalkeeper for Levante in the 2013–14 season, and was nominated as the league's best goalkeeper alongside Thibaut Courtois of Atlético Madrid and Willy Caballero of Málaga CF,[10] going on to win the prize.[11] In March 2014, he was La Liga Player of the Month, the first goalkeeper to win the accolade.[12]

Real Madrid

Navas making a save for Real Madrid in 2015

On 3 August 2014, Real Madrid triggered Navas' €10 million buyout clause, and he signed a six-year contract with the club.[13] His first competitive call-up was on 12 August, sitting on the bench as Iker Casillas played in the 2014 UEFA Super Cup, which Real Madrid won 2–0 against Sevilla at the Cardiff City Stadium.[14] Navas was given his debut for the club on 23 September, in a 5–1 victory over Elche at the Santiago Bernabéu.[15] On 20 December, he was on the bench as his team won the Club World Cup, defeating Club Atletico San Lorenzo in the final in Morocco.[16]

With the departure of Iker Casillas from Real Madrid, Navas inherited his #1 shirt for the 2015–16 La Liga season.[17] Madrid agreed to transfer Navas to Manchester United in part-exchange for David de Gea on 31 August 2015, but the deal collapsed because the documents were not submitted to FIFA before the Spanish transfer deadline.[18]

International career

Navas and Giancarlo González celebrating Costa Rica's victory over Uruguay at the 2014 FIFA World Cup

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. Navas gained his first cap on 11 October 2008, a 4–1 away victory over Suriname in the third round of qualification for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, which qualified the team into the next stage.[19] Four days later at the Estadio Ricardo Saprissa, he kept his first international clean sheet in a 2–0 victory over Haiti.[20] The team eventually reached the intercontinental play-offs for the tournament, losing narrowly to Uruguay.[21]

Navas appeared with Los Ticos in two CONCACAF Gold Cup competitions, being named the best goalkeeper in the 2009 edition as he helped his country reach the semi-finals.[22] He returned to help them to the quarter-finals two years later, but missed the 2013 tournament through injury, suffering the same fate again in 2015.[23]

2014 World Cup

Navas playing for Costa Rica at the 2014 FIFA World Cup

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,[24] and only conceded that single goal in the three Group games as Costa Rica qualified for the knockout stages as group winners.[25]

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.[26] He ended the tournament with three clean sheets from five matches, as the country was knocked out by the Netherlands after a penalty shootout,[27] where he was named man of the match for the third time.[2] He was also one of three nominees for the Golden Glove Award, losing out to Manuel Neuer of Germany.[28]

Career statistics

Club

As of 4 May 2016[29][30]
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Deportivo Saprissa 2008–09 Primera División 00005050
2009–10 Primera División 2700040310
Total 2700090360
Albacete 2010–11 Segunda División 3600000360
Levante 2011–12 La Liga 10500060
2012–13 La Liga 9040120250
2013–14 La Liga 3702000390
Total 470110120700
Real Madrid 2014–15 La Liga 603020110
2015–16 La Liga 33000100430
Total 39030120540
Career total 14901403301960

International

As of 13 October 2015[31]
Costa Rica
YearAppsGoals
200820
2009140
201050
2011110
2012100
201380
2014100
201540
Total640

Honours

Navas playing for Levante in 2013

Club

Real Madrid

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."[32][33] On 3 December 2014, Navas announced that he had obtained Spanish citizenship.[34][35]

References

  1. ↑ "Keylor Navas". Real Madrid C.F. Real Madrid C.F. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
  2. 1 2 "World Cup: Costa Rica hero hails nation's efforts as Holland end journey". Sky Sports. 6 July 2014. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
  3. ↑ "Juego apenas para el gasto" [I play only to make ends meet] (in Spanish). La Nación. 7 November 2005.
  4. ↑ "Monarca usó 24 jugadores" [Monarca used 24 players] (in Spanish). La Nación. 17 May 2010. Retrieved 28 February 2014.
  5. ↑ "Navas: "Vengo con mucho compromiso"" [Navas: "I come full of commitment"] (in Spanish). Albacete's official website. 9 July 2010. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
  6. ↑ "Keylor Navas, cedido al Levante" [Keylor Navas, loaned to Levante] (in Spanish). Fichajes. 2 July 2011. Retrieved 28 February 2014.
  7. ↑ "Ghezzal helps Levante secure European place". ESPN Soccernet. 13 May 2012. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
  8. ↑ "Keylor Navas ficha por el Levante" [Keylor Navas signs for Levante]. Marca (in Spanish). 7 July 2012. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
  9. ↑ "Keylor Navas ante su oportunidad en el Levante si Gustavo Munúa deja el equipo" [Keylor Navas before his chance at Levante if Gustavo Munúa leaves team] (in Spanish). Al Día. 3 April 2013. Retrieved 28 February 2014.
  10. ↑ Fernandez-Abascal, Eduardo (14 October 2014). "Chelsea Duo Thibaut Courtois And Filipe Luis Nominated For La Liga Awards". International Business Times. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
  11. 1 2 "gala de premios LFP 2013/14" [LFP Awards show 2013/14] (in Spanish). Liga de Fútbol Profesional. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
  12. 1 2 "Premios BBVA a los mejores de marzo" [BBVA awards for the best in March] (in Spanish). Liga de Fútbol Profesional. 7 April 2014. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
  13. ↑ "Official statement: Keylor Navas". realmadrid.com. 2014-08-03.
  14. 1 2 Phillips, Rob (12 August 2014). "Super Cup: Cristiano Ronaldo scores twice in Real Madrid win". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  15. ↑ Sámano, José (23 September 2014). "Insaciable Cristiano" [Insatiable Cristano]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  16. 1 2 "Real Madrid beat San Lorenzo to take Club World Cup crown". ESPN. 20 December 2014. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
  17. ↑ "Navas takes Casillas' No.1 jersey at Madrid". Goal.com. 19 July 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
  18. ↑ "David De Gea: Real Madrid 'did everything' to sign Man Utd keeper". BBC Sport. BBC. 1 September 2015. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
  19. ↑ "Con el primer boleto" [With the first ticket] (in Spanish). ESPN. 11 October 2008. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
  20. ↑ "Sigue enrachado" [Carry on being lucky] (in Spanish). ESPN. 15 October 2008. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
  21. ↑ "Uruguay 1 Costa Rica 1, agg 2-1: match report". The Daily Telegraph. 19 November 2009. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
  22. 1 2 "Best Goalkeeper" (Press release). CONCACAF. 26 July 2009. Retrieved 27 July 2009.
  23. ↑ "Portero Navas se pierde Copa de Oro con Costa Rica por lesión" [Goalkeeper Navas misses Gold Cup with Costa Rica through injury] (in Spanish). Reuters. 17 June 2015. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
  24. ↑ "Costa Rican comeback undoes Uruguay". FIFA.com. 14 June 2014. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
  25. ↑ "Keylor Navas: A draw against England isn’t bad at all". Inside Spanish Football. 24 June 2014. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
  26. ↑ "Navas-inspired Ticos win shootout, reach quarters". FIFA.com. 29 June 2014. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
  27. ↑ "Netherlands 0–0 Costa Rica". BBC Sport. 5 June 2014. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
  28. ↑ Burrows, Ben (11 July 2014). "World Cup Golden Glove: Manuel Neuer, Sergio Romero and Keylor Navas nominated for award". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
  29. ↑ "Soccer Base profile". soccerbase.com. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
  30. ↑ "Soccerway profile". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
  31. ↑ Navas, Keylor at National-Football-Teams.com
  32. ↑ "The Christian goalkeepers at the Brazilian World Cup". Zenit. 27 June 2014. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
  33. ↑ "World Cup 2014: Costa Rica’s Keylor Navas is the man Greece must beat". The Guardian. 28 June 2014. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
  34. ↑ "Keylor Navas now has Spanish citizenship". Real Madrid. 3 December 2014. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
  35. ↑ "Keylor Navas obtains Spanish nationality". MARCA. 3 December 2014. Retrieved 3 December 2014.

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