Antonio Navas

Antonio Francisco Navas Vargas (born 13 February 1995) is a Spanish footballer who plays for UCAM Murcia as a right-back.

Antonio Navas
Personal information
Full nameAntonio Francisco Navas Vargas
Date of birth (1995-02-13) 13 February 1995 (age 29)
Place of birthEl Ejido, Spain
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Position(s)Right-back
Team information
Current team
UCAM Murcia
Number2
Youth career
Poli Ejido
2009–2013Betis
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013–2016Recreativo B60(0)
2016–2019Almería B95(4)
2016–2018Almería2(0)
2019–2020Sanluqueño27(0)
2020–2021Real Murcia10(0)
2021–2022Sanluqueño32(0)
2022–2023Antequera13(2)
2023–2024Vélez19(1)
2024–UCAM Murcia6(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:57, 2 May 2024 (UTC)

Club career

Born 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]

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