Fran Navarro

Francisco José Navarro Aliaga (Valencian pronunciation: [fɾən naˈvaro]; born 3 February 1998) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a forward for Primeira Liga club Gil Vicente.

Fran Navarro
Personal information
Full name Francisco José Navarro Aliaga
Date of birth (1998-02-03) 3 February 1998
Place of birth Valencia, Spain
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Gil Vicente
Number 9
Youth career
Levante
Valencia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2021 Valencia B 97 (27)
2019–2021 Valencia 0 (0)
2019–2020 → Lokeren (loan) 12 (1)
2021– Gil Vicente 18 (11)
National team
2013 Spain U16 2 (1)
2014–2015 Spain U17 13 (1)
2016 Spain U18 2 (0)
2015–2017 Spain U19 5 (2)
2016 Spain U20 6 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 07:37, 24 January 2022 (UTC)

Football career

Born in Valencia, Navarro moved as a youth across the city from Levante UD to Valencia CF, where he played mostly with the reserve team in Segunda División B. He had his sole call-up for the first team for their La Liga match at home to Villarreal CF on 26 January 2019, due to Kévin Gameiro's injury;[1] he did not leave the substitutes' bench in the 3–0 win.[2]

On 11 July 2019, Navarro was loaned to K.S.C. Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen of the Belgian First Division B for the upcoming season.[3] He scored his first professional goal on 26 September, in a 4–2 extra-time loss to Royal Antwerp F.C. in the seventh round of the national cup,[4] and netted his only league goal on 5 October in a 3–2 win at leaders OH Leuven.[5]

Navarro moved to Gil Vicente F.C. of Portugal's Primeira Liga on 26 June 2021, on a three-year contract.[6] On his league debut on 9 August, he scored twice in a 3–0 win over visitors Boavista FC.[7]

Career statistics

Club
As of 13 October 2019.[8]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Valencia B 2014–15 Segunda División B 20—20
2015–16 41—41
2016–17 42—42
2017–18 314—314
2018–19 359—359
2020–21 42—42
Total 80180000008018
Valencia 2018–19 La Liga 000000—00
Lokeren (loan) 2019–20 Proximus League 1212[lower-alpha 1]1–—142
Career total 1212100009220
Notes
  1. Appearances in the Belgian Cup

References
  1. Esteve, David (26 January 2019). "Valencia: Fran Navarro, novedad en la lista ante el Villarreal" [Valencia: Fran Navarro, new face in the list against Villarreal]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  2. García, Óscar (26 January 2019). "El Valencia emerge y hunde más al submarino" [Valencia emerge and sink the submarine further]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  3. "El Valencia cede a Fran Navarro al Lokeren" [Valencia loan Fran Navarro to Lokeren] (in Spanish). Be Soccer. 11 July 2019. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  4. "Croky Cup - L'Antwerp, dernier qualifié pour les huitièmes, bat Lokeren 4-2 après prolongations" [Croky Cup - Antwerp, last team qualified for the last 16, beat Lokeren 4-2 after extra time] (in French). RTL Group. 26 September 2019. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  5. "Proximus League - Lokeren verrast leider OHL in Leuven" [Proximus League - Lokeren surprise leaders OHL in Leuven]. Metro (in Dutch). 5 October 2019. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  6. "Fran Navarro reforça Gil Vicente até 2024" [Fran Navarro bolsters Gil Vicente until 2024]. Record (in Portuguese). 26 June 2019. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  7. Farr, Jamie (10 August 2021). "PortuGOAL Figure of the Week: Fran Navarro's debut double gets Gil Vicente off to a flyer". PortuGOAL. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  8. Fran Navarro at Soccerway. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
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