Keylor Navas

Keylor Navas
Navas celebrating after the 2018 UEFA Champions League Final with Real Madrid
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 96 (0)
National team‡
2003 Costa Rica U17 3 (0)
2008– Costa Rica 83 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:08, 26 August 2018 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 27 June 2018

Keylor Antonio Navas Gamboa (Spanish pronunciation: [keiˈloɾ anˈtonjo ˈnaβaz ɣamˈbo.a];[lower-alpha 1] born 15 December 1986) is a Costa Rican professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Spanish club Real Madrid and the Costa Rica national team.

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 70 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 and 2018 World Cup. His impressive performances helped the team reach the quarter-finals of the 2014 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 six national championships and the CONCACAF Champions' Cup in 2005.[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

Navas playing for Levante in 2013

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] He finished the season as the goalkeeper with the most saves (267) in La Liga,[13] finishing fourth in the Zamora Trophy conceding 39 goals in 36 games despite playing for a 'lower ranked' team.[14]

Real Madrid

Navas giving directions to Real Madrid's defense.

2014–2015

On 3 August 2014, Real Madrid triggered Navas' €10 million buyout clause,[15] and he signed a six-year contract with the club.[16] 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.[17] Navas was given his debut for the club on 23 September, in a 5–1 victory over Elche at the Santiago Bernabéu.[18] 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.[19] His performances for Levante in the previous La Liga season and Costa Rica in the 2014 World Cup led him win Player of the Year at the 2014 CONCACAF Awards,[20] becoming the first Costa Rican and first goalkeeper to do so.

2015–2016

With the departure of Casillas from Real Madrid, Navas inherited his number 1 shirt for the 2015–16 La Liga season.[21] 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.[22]

Madrid thrashed Real Betis in their home opener by a score of 5–0 with a fine performance from Navas making several saves as well as stopping a penalty.[23] He was a regular starter when the team won the 2015–16 UEFA Champions League. Navas became the very first Costa Rican and Central American to ever play in, and win, the men's Champions League final.[24] He set a new record for Real Madrid in the UEFA Champions League by not conceding a single goal in his first 8 appearances; 6 of these were in the 2015–16 season. He also usurped Edwin van der Sar to reach the second spot in clean sheets behind Jens Lehmann in the all-time list. He was the most consistent keeper in the 2015–16 UEFA Champions League season conceding only 3 goals in 11 appearances, keeping 9 clean sheets.[25]

2016–2017

He was the starting goalkeeper when Madrid won the 2016–17 La Liga[26][27] and the 2016–17 UEFA Champions League.[28] On 29 January 2017 after the 3–0 win at home to Real Sociedad in La Liga, Navas became the first player from Costa Rica to reach 100 La Liga appearances.[29] His performances during the double trophy winning season led him to win the Player of the Year for the second time at the 2017 CONCACAF Awards.[30]

2017–2018

Navas made his 100th appearance for Madrid during the 2–0 second leg home win over Barcelona.[31] During the 2017–18 UEFA Champions League, he started eleven games, as Madrid won their third consecutive and 13th overall Champions League title beating Liverpool 3–1 in the final.[32] The win against Liverpool saw Navas claim his 100th victory for Madrid in only 141 appearances.[33] Navas produced some fine performances in the Champions League including a superb display against Bayern Munich in their semi-final second leg clash which helped Real Madrid qualify to the final. He made 8 saves during the game, his highest tally in a Champions League knock-out game.[34] Bayern Munich manager Jupp Heynckes praised Navas after the game as the reason for Real Madrid's qualification.[35]

2018–2019

Navas’ fifth season at Real Madrid began with the much-anticipated arrival of Thibaut Courtois[36] to compete for the number 1 goalkeeping spot. Despite Courtois’ arrival, Navas was selected to play in the 2018 UEFA Super Cup[37] which resulted in a 2–4 loss to city rivals Atletico Madrid[38]. Navas then went on to start the opening game of La Liga[39], comfortably keeping his first cleansheet of the season with a 2–0 win over Getafe CF[40]. His performances in the last Champions League campaign led him to be voted as the 2017–18 UEFA Champions League Goalkeeper of the Season[41] beating off competition from then Roma goalkeeper Alisson Becker and Juventus goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon.

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. 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.[42] Four days later at the Estadio Ricardo Saprissa, he kept his first international clean sheet in a 2–0 victory over Haiti.[43] The team eventually reached the intercontinental play-offs for the tournament, losing narrowly to Uruguay.[44]

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.[45] 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.[46]

2014 World Cup

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

Navas made his debut in the FIFA World Cup on 14 June 2014, appearing in a 3–1 group stage win against Uruguay in Fortaleza,[47] and started the other two group games only conceding a single goal as Costa Rica qualified for the knockout stages as group winners[48] for the very first time.

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.[49] He ended the tournament with three clean sheets from five matches, as the country was knocked out by the Netherlands after a penalty shootout,[50] where he was named man of the match for the third time, the only goalkeeper to do so.[2] He was also one of three nominees for the Golden Glove Award, losing out to Manuel Neuer of Germany.[51]

2018 World Cup

In May 2018, Navas was named in the final squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.[52] He started all three group games making 10 saves and conceding 5 goals,[53] but was unable to guide Costa Rica to a repeat of their exploits at the 2014 World Cup.

Career statistics

Club

As of 2 October 2018[54][55]
Club Season League Cup1 Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Deportivo Saprissa 2008–09 Primera División 2005000250
2009–10 Primera División 2304000270
Total 4309000520
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 34000110450
2016–17 La Liga 27020120410
2017–18 La Liga 27060110440
2018–19 La Liga 20102050
Total 9601203801460
Career total 22203205003040

1 Includes Supercopa de España, UEFA Super Cup and FIFA Club World Cup matches.

International

As of 27 June 2018[56]
Navas playing for Costa Rica at the 2014 FIFA World Cup
Costa Rica
YearAppsGoals
200820
2009130
201050
2011110
2012100
201380
2014100
201540
201650
201770
201880
Total830

Honours

Navas making a save for Real Madrid in 2015

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."[68][69] On 3 December 2014, Navas announced that he had obtained Spanish citizenship.[70][71]

A documentary film, “Hombre de Fe” (Man of Faith), based on the life of Navas was released on 28 December 2017.[72]

Notes

  1. ↑ In isolation, Navas and Gamboa are pronounced [ˈnaβas] and [ɡamˈbo.a] respectively.

References

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  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. Archived from the original on 13 August 2007.
  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.
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  28. 1 2 "Majestic Real Madrid win Champions League in Cardiff". uefa.com. 3 June 2017.
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  41. ↑ "Keylor Navas: Champions League Goalkeeper of the Season". UEFA.com. 30 August 2018. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
  42. ↑ "Con el primer boleto" [With the first ticket] (in Spanish). ESPN. 11 October 2008. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
  43. ↑ "Sigue enrachado" [Carry on being lucky] (in Spanish). ESPN. 15 October 2008. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
  44. ↑ "Uruguay 1 Costa Rica 1, agg 2–1: match report". The Daily Telegraph. 19 November 2009. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
  45. 1 2 3 "Best Goalkeeper" (Press release). CONCACAF. 26 July 2009. Archived from the original on 8 January 2011. Retrieved 27 July 2009.
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  64. ↑ CONCACAF Awards 2016
  65. ↑ "Five madridistas pick up prizes at the Facebook Football Awards". realmadrid.com. Madrid, Spain: Real Madrid Club de Fútbol. 12 May 2016. Retrieved 13 July 2016. Ronaldo (best striker and best player), James (best goal), Modric (best midfielder), Marcelo (best defender) and Navas (best goalkeeper) were the winners at the ceremony which took place at Facebook's offices in Madrid. The Real Madrid fans were also chosen as the best supporters in La Liga.
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