Antonio Francisco Navas Vargas (born 13 February 1995) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Cacereño as a right-back.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Antonio Francisco Navas Vargas | ||
| Date of birth | 13 February 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | El Ejido, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Cacereño | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Poli Ejido | |||
| 2009–2013 | Betis | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2016 | Recreativo B | 60 | (0) |
| 2016–2019 | Almería B | 95 | (4) |
| 2016–2018 | Almería | 2 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Sanluqueño | 27 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Real Murcia | 10 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Sanluqueño | 32 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Antequera | 13 | (2) |
| 2023–2024 | Vélez | 19 | (1) |
| 2024 | UCAM Murcia | 7 | (0) |
| 2024– | Cacereño | 4 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 October 2024 | |||
Club career
editBorn in El Ejido, Almería, Andalusia, Navas represented Polideportivo Ejido and Real Betis as a youth. In January 2013 he moved to Recreativo de Huelva, being assigned to the reserves in Tercera División.[1]
Navas made his senior debut on 16 February 2013, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 0–4 home loss against CD Mairena. In August 2016 he moved to another reserve team, UD Almería B also in the fourth division.[2]
On 6 September 2016 Navas made his first team debut, replacing Isidoro in a 0–2 Copa del Rey home loss against Rayo Vallecano.[3] He scored his first senior goal on 6 November, in a 3–0 away win against Vélez CF.[4]
Navas made his Segunda División debut on 13 January 2018, starting in a 1–1 home draw against Gimnàstic de Tarragona.[5] On 20 August of the following year, he signed a one-year contract with Atlético Sanluqueño CF in division three, after his contract with the Rojiblancos expired.[6]
After joining Sanluqueño, Navas played for Antequera CF and Vélez CF before signing for UCAM Murcia in late January 2024.[7]
References
edit- ^ "Antonio Navas: "Deportivamente, el objetivo es el ascenso"" [Antonio Navas: "Sportily, the goal is the promotion"] (in Spanish). Andalucía Información. 10 August 2015. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
- ^ ""Que la gente de Huelva no arroje la toalla", señala Navas, que ha fichado por el Almería" ["That people of Huelva do not throw the towel", says Navas, who has signed for Almería] (in Spanish). Huelva 24. 19 August 2016. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
- ^ "El Rayo se toma su venganza y elimina al Almería" [Rayo take their vengeance and knock out Almería] (in Spanish). Marca. 7 September 2016. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
- ^ "0–3: El Almería B, brillante en un campo donde no había ganado nadie hasta esta jornada" [0–3: Almería B, brilliant in a field where they never won until this matchday] (in Spanish). UD Almería. 6 November 2016. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
- ^ "Empate que sabe a poco para Almería y Nàstic" [Draw which leaves a bad taste in the mouth for Almería and Nàstic] (in Spanish). Marca. 13 January 2018. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
- ^ "Antonio Navas nuevo jugador del Atlético Sanluqueño CF" [Antonio Navas new player of Atlético Sanluqueño CF] (in Spanish). Atlético Sanluqueño CF. 20 August 2019. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
- ^ Navas, nuevo refuerzo del UCAM Murcia CF, ucamdeportes.com, 30 January 2024
External links
edit- Antonio Navas at BDFutbol
- Antonio Navas at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
- Antonio Navas at Soccerway