Jesús Navas

Football player infobox
playername= Jesús Navas


fullname = Jesús Navas González
nickname = The Goblin
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1985|11|21
cityofbirth = Seville
countryofbirth = Spain
height = height|m=1.70
currentclub = Sevilla
clubnumber = 7
position = Right Winger
youthyears = 2000–2003
youthclubs = Sevilla
years = 2003-
clubs = Sevilla
caps(goals) = 103 (7)
pcupdate = 6 December 2007
ntupdate = 2006

Jesús Navas González (born in Los Palacios, Seville on November 21, 1985) is a Spanish footballer. He currently plays for Spanish Primera club Sevilla FC, and is known for his pace and dribbling skills. His brother Marco is also a footballer. It is well documented that he is a community member of Spain's Gipsy Gitanos alongside Telmo Zarra, Jose Antonio Reyes and Dani Güiza. [ [http://www.imninalu.net/famousGypsies.htm Famous Gypsies] ]

Biography

Early career

Navas joined the Sevilla 'B' team in 2002 when he was just sixteen years old. He played six times for the 'B' team in 2002-2003, without scoring. Next season he made more of an impression on the club, once again in the 'B' team, but this time playing twenty-two games and scoring three. He looked a very promising player especially for his young age and at the end of the season he was promoted to the first team, and made five appearances as the season drew to a close.

enior career

In the 2004/05 season, Navas was once again placed in the 'B' team to gain more experience. However, he made just four appearances before the first team coach decided he had become too good for the 'B' side and would require his services in the first team. He was given twenty-three La Liga appearances that season and scored twice.

On 4 May, 2005 Navas' good performances were rewarded with a new contract that would see him at the club until 2010. Navas' performances were also recognised by the Spanish national team, as Navas was called up to play for the Spain-under-21s.

In the 2005/06 season, Navas once again impressed as he played in thirty-five games for the club, scoring two goals. He also played eleven games in the UEFA Cup and made a major contribution to the team winning the competition in a 4-0 win over Middlesbrough F.C. in the final.

Personal

Navas suffers from chronic homesickness ^{[http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/tm_headline=wenger-may-gamble-on-nervy-navas-&method=full&objectid=18129258&siteid=94762-name_page.html] [http://express.lineone.net/news_detail.html?sku=750]} , to the extent that he has walked out of training camps within Spain because they were too far away from Seville. He also suffers from anxiety attacks and seizures. Navas initially refused to travel with Sevilla during pre-season to the United States due to his acute homesickness ^{[http://www.goal.com/en/Articolo.aspx?ContenutoId=361782]} , later deciding that he would travel in a bid to rid himself of this condition. ^{[http://www.goal.com/en-us/Articolo.aspx?ContenutoId=364105]}

References

External links

* [http://soccernet.espn.go.com/players/stats?id=55237&cc=5739 ESPN Profile]
* [http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=37174 Soccerbase Profile]
* [http://www.hermanosnavas.net Web Oficial]