Eva Navarro (footballer)

Eva María Navarro García (born 27 January 2001) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a forward for Primera División club Levante UD and the Spain national team.

Eva Navarro
Personal information
Full name Eva María Navarro García[1]
Date of birth (2001-01-27) 27 January 2001[2]
Place of birth Yecla, Spain[3]
Height 1.61 m (5 ft 3 in)[4]
Playing position(s) Forward[3]
Club information
Current team
 Levante
Number 18
Youth career
Hispania Yecla (futsal)
Pinoso
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 Sporting Plaza Argel
2018– Levante 42 (9)
National team‡
Spain U-16
2016–2018 Spain U-17 33 (17)
2019– Spain U-19 11 (6)
2018– Spain U-20 6 (0)
2019– Spain 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 February 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 November 2019
This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Navarro and the second or maternal family name is García.

Club career

Early years

Navarro began playing futsal with local club Hispania Yecla before moving to play club football for Pinoso in nearby Alicante. In 2015, Navarro signed with Sporting Plaza de Argel, debuting in the Segunda División. While with the club, Navarro helped reach the promotion play-offs in 2016–17 and 2017–18.[5]

Levante UD

On 26 June 2018, Navarro signed for Primera División club Levante UD.[5] On 9 September 2018, she made her debut for the club as a 61st minute substitute in the season opener, a 1–0 win over Rayo Vallecano. On 22 December 2018, she scored her first goal for Levante in a 4–2 defeat to Logroño.[6]

International career

Youth

Navarro has represented Spain at under-17, under-19 and under-20 level including at six major youth tournaments: three UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship editions (2016, 2017 and 2018), two FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup editions (2016 and 2018), the 2019 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship and the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.[4][7]

On 21 May 2018, Navarro scored both goals in a 2–0 win over Germany in the 2018 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship final.[8] She finished as the second highest scorer with 6 goals and was named to the team of the tournament.[9] In August, Navarro was called up to the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup squad as a 17-year-old, playing in all six games as Spain lost in the final to Japan.[10] In December 2018, Navarro returned to the under-17 side to compete at her third major tournament of the year, traveling to Uruguay for the 2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. Navarro scored two goals during the group stage on the way to helping Spain win the tournament, beating Mexico 2–1 in the final.[11]

Senior

On 17 May 2019, Navarro made her senior debut in a 4–0 friendly victory over Cameroon, appearing as a 74th minute substitute for Esther González.[12]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 29 February 2020.[4]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[lower-alpha 1] Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Levante 2018–19 Primera División 2211000231
2019–20 208101[lower-alpha 2]0228
Career total 4292010459
  1. Includes the Copa de la Reina
  2. Includes the Supercopa de España

Honours

International

Individual

References
  1. "List of Players" (PDF). FIFAdata. 15 November 2018. p. 14. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  2. Eva Navarro – UEFA competition record
  3. "Women squad". Levante UD. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  4. "Eva Navarro player profile". Soccerway. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  5. "Eva Navarro se incorpora al Levante UD Femenino". LevanteUD (in va).CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  6. "Eva Navarro :: Levante". www.ogol.com.br (in Breton).
  7. Eva Navarro – FIFA competition record
  8. "Germany vs. Spain 2018 Women's Under-17 final". UEFA.com.
  9. "Women's Under-17 EURO team of the tournament 2018". UEFA.com. 18 June 2018.
  10. "FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup France 2018 - Matches - Spain - Japan - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com.
  11. "FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup 2018 - News - Pina-inspired Spain win maiden U-17 Women's World Cup title - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com.
  12. "CRÓNICA | Embaladas hacia el Mundial (4-0)". cronica-embaladas-mundial-4-0 (in Spanish). 17 May 2019.


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