Keylor Navas

Infobox Football biography
playername = Keylor Navas


fullname = Keylor Navas Gamboa
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1986|12|15|df=y
cityofbirth = Pérez Zeledón
countryofbirth = Costa Rica
height = height|m=1.86
currentclub = Deportivo Saprissa
clubnumber = 1
position = Goalkeeper
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 2005–
clubs = Deportivo Saprissa
caps(goals) = 18 (0)
nationalyears =
nationalteam =
nationalcaps(goals) =
pcupdate = June 1, 2008
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Keylor Navas (born December 15, 1986 in Pérez Zeledón) is a Costa Rican soccer goalkeeper who plays for Deportivo Saprissa. He is considered to be one of the most secure, quick and agile young goalkeepers in CONCACAF. With Saprissa he has already won a National championship as well as a CONCACAF Champions Cup title.

Navas made his professional debut with Saprissa in a league match against Carmelita on 6 November 2005. [cite web|url=http://www.nacion.com/ln_ee/futbol/campeonato2005-2006/noviembre/07/sap_car.html|title=Juego apenas para el gasto|publisher=Nacion.com|date=2005-11-07]

He was part of the Costa Rican national team that played in the 2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship held in Finland, and was called to the Costa Rican national team for the first time in August 2006, to play a friendly tournament in Europe against Austria and Switzerland, before turning 20. He also played the 2005 FIFA Club World Championship Toyota Cup, where Saprissa finished third behind São Paulo Futebol Clube and Liverpool F.C.. Navas has been linked with a potential move to Jorge Vergara's American club Chivas USA.

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External links

* [http://www.nacion.com/ln_ee/futbol/campeonato2006-2007/stats/jugador2007.jsp?opcion=1&codigo=207&camp=4 Primera División statistics]
* [http://www.zerozero.pt/jogador.php?id=23241 Player profile - zerozero.pt]