Raúl Navarro (footballer)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Navarro and the second or maternal family name is del Río.
Raúl Navarro
Personal information
Full name Raúl Navarro del Río
Date of birth (1994-02-07) 7 February 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Seville, Spain
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Right back
Team information
Current team
 Burgos
Number 6
Youth career
Salesianos Triana
Utrera
2004–2013 Sevilla
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2016 Sevilla C 95 (4)
2016 Sevilla B 4 (0)
2016–2017 Almería B 28 (0)
2017–2020 Valladolid B 91 (2)
2020– Burgos 113 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 November 2024

Raúl Navarro del Río (born 7 February 1994) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Burgos CF. Mainly a right back, he can also play as a midfielder.

Club career

Navarro was born in Seville, Andalusia, represented Colegio Salesianos de Triana, CD Utrera and Sevilla FC as a youth.[1] He made his senior debut with the C-team on 17 March 2013, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 0–0 Tercera División away draw against CMD San Juan.

Navarro subsequently established himself as a regular starter for the C-side, and also appeared rarely with the reserves during the 2015–16 season, as the club achieved promotion in Segunda División B. On 17 July 2016, he signed for another reserve team, UD Almería B in the fourth tier.[2]

On 12 July 2017, Navarro agreed to a deal with Real Valladolid, being assigned to B-team in the third level.[3] He moved to fellow league team Burgos CF on 7 August 2020,[4] and helped in their promotion to Segunda División after a 19-year absence in 2021.

Navarro made his professional debut on 15 August 2021, starting in a 0–1 away draw against Sporting de Gijón.[5] On 7 June 2023, he renewed his contract until 2025.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Raúl Navarro, 'pichichi', polivalente y omnipresente del Sevilla C" [Raúl Navarro, Sevilla C's 'pichichi', versatile and omnipresent] (in Spanish). Estadio Deportivo. 13 December 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  2. ^ "El filial comienza a compartir vestuario con el Almería a iniciativa de Soriano" [The reserves start to share the locker rooms on the initiative of Soriano] (in Spanish). UD Almería. 17 July 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Raúl Navarro refuerza la zaga del filial" [Raúl Navarro bolsters the defense of the rerserves] (in Spanish). Real Valladolid. 12 July 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Raúl Navarro, polivalencia para el Burgos CF" [Raúl Navarro, versatility for Burgos CF] (in Spanish). Burgos CF. 7 August 2020. Archived from the original on 20 September 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Djurdjevic sigue igual" [Djurdjevic remains the same] (in Spanish). Marca. 15 August 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  6. ^ "Raúl Navarro, blanquinegro hasta 2025" [Raúl Navarro, white-and-black until 2025] (in Spanish). Burgos CF. 7 June 2023. Retrieved 7 June 2023.