Eva Navarro (footballer)

Eva María Navarro García (born 27 January 2001) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a forward for Primera División club Levante UD and the Spain national team.

Eva Navarro
Personal information
Full name Eva María Navarro García[1]
Date of birth (2001-01-27) 27 January 2001[2]
Place of birth Yecla, Spain[3]
Height 1.61 m (5 ft 3 in)[4]
Position(s) Forward[3]
Club information
Current team
 Levante
Number 18
Youth career
Hispania Yecla (futsal)
Pinoso
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 Sporting Plaza Argel
2018– Levante 47 (10)
National team‡
Spain U-16
2016–2018 Spain U-17 33 (17)
2019– Spain U-19 11 (6)
2018– Spain U-20 6 (0)
2019– Spain 3 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 November 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 27 November 2020
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Navarro and the second or maternal family name is García.

Club career

Early years

Navarro began playing futsal with local club Hispania Yecla before moving to play club football for Pinoso in nearby Alicante. In 2015, Navarro signed with Sporting Plaza de Argel, debuting in the Segunda División. While with the club, Navarro helped reach the promotion play-offs in 2016–17 and 2017–18.[5]

Levante UD

On 26 June 2018, Navarro signed for Primera División club Levante UD.[5] On 9 September 2018, she made her debut for the club as a 61st minute substitute in the season opener, a 1–0 win over Rayo Vallecano. On 22 December 2018, she scored her first goal for Levante in a 4–2 defeat to Logroño.[6] Her contract expired in June 2020. However, Navarro was one of 17 players in a class action lawsuit against the Association of Women's Football Clubs (ACFF) and the Association of Spanish Football Players (AFE) disputing the use of the Compensation List that would unrealistically inflate the fee necessary for other Primera División to sign allocated players as free agents. Navarro's compensation was set at €500,000, pricing any Spanish club out of signing her as a free agent.[7][8] While teammate Ona Batlle opted to move abroad for free in July,[9] Navarro wanted to remain in Spain. In August 2020, she elected to sign a one-year extension at Levante.[10]

International career

Youth

Navarro has represented Spain at under-17, under-19 and under-20 level including at six major youth tournaments: three UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship editions (2016, 2017 and 2018), two FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup editions (2016 and 2018), the 2019 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship and the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.[4][11]

On 21 May 2018, Navarro scored both goals in a 2–0 win over Germany in the 2018 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship final.[12] She finished as the second highest scorer with 6 goals and was named to the team of the tournament.[13] In August, Navarro was called up to the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup squad as a 17-year-old, playing in all six games as Spain lost in the final to Japan.[14] In December 2018, Navarro returned to the under-17 side to compete at her third major tournament of the year, traveling to Uruguay for the 2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. Navarro scored two goals during the group stage on the way to helping Spain win the tournament, beating Mexico 2–1 in the final.[15]

Senior

On 17 May 2019, Navarro made her senior debut in a 4–0 friendly victory over Cameroon, appearing as a 74th minute substitute for Esther González.[16] She scored her first senior goal on 27 November 2020 in a 10–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying victory over Moldova.[17]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 22 November 2020.[4]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[lower-alpha 1] Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Levante 2018–19 Primera División 2211000231
2019–20 208101[lower-alpha 2]0228
2020–21 51000051
Career total 471020105010
  1. Includes the Copa de la Reina
  2. Includes the Supercopa de España

International summary
Statistics accurate as of match played 27 November 2020.
Spain
YearAppsGoals
201920
202011
Total31

International goals
As of match played 27 November 2020. Spain score listed first, score column indicates score after each Navarro goal.
No. Cap Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 3 27 November 2020[18] La Ciudad del Fútbol, Las Rozas, Spain  Moldova 9–0 10–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying

Honours

International

Individual

References
  1. "List of Players" (PDF). FIFAdata. 15 November 2018. p. 14. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  2. Eva Navarro – UEFA competition record
  3. "Women squad". Levante UD. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  4. "Eva Navarro player profile". Soccerway. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  5. "Eva Navarro se incorpora al Levante UD Femenino". LevanteUD (in Valencian).
  6. "Eva Navarro :: Levante". www.ogol.com.br (in Breton).
  7. "Eva Navarro y Ona Batlle estudian aceptar ofertas del extranjero para escapar de los abusivos derechos de formación". eldesmarque.com (in Spanish). 8 April 2020.
  8. Villarrubia, Begoña (6 June 2020). "Las futbolistas, en pie de guerra por los derechos de formación". Mundo Deportivo.
  9. "United Women Sign Spanish International Ona Batlle". The United Stand.
  10. Gregory, Ryan (18 August 2020). "Eva Navarro Transfer Saga Reaches Conclusion". Her Football Hub.
  11. Eva Navarro – FIFA competition record
  12. "Germany vs. Spain 2018 Women's Under-17 final". UEFA.com.
  13. "Women's Under-17 EURO team of the tournament 2018". UEFA.com. 18 June 2018.
  14. "FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup France 2018 - Matches - Spain - Japan - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com.
  15. "FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup 2018 - News - Pina-inspired Spain win maiden U-17 Women's World Cup title - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com.
  16. "Embaladas hacia el Mundial (4-0)". cronica-embaladas-mundial-4-0 (in Spanish). 17 May 2019.
  17. "Eva Navarro anota su primer gol para la Selección con sólo 19 años". eva-navarro-anota-su-primer-gol-seleccion-solo-19-anos (in Spanish). 28 November 2020.
  18. "España saluda a la EURO con un festival de goles (10-0)". cronica-espana-saluda-euro-festival-goles-10-0 (in Spanish). 27 November 2020.
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