Fran Navarro
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Francisco José Navarro Aliaga | ||
| Date of birth | 3 February 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Valencia, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Porto | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Levante | |||
| Valencia | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2021 | Valencia B | 98 | (27) |
| 2019–2021 | Valencia | 0 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | → Lokeren (loan) | 12 | (1) |
| 2021–2023 | Gil Vicente | 66 | (33) |
| 2023– | Porto | 6 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Olympiacos (loan) | 16 | (5) |
| International career | |||
| 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) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:30, 12 May 2024 (UTC) | |||
Francisco José "Fran" Navarro Aliaga (Valencian pronunciation: [fɾən naˈvaro]; born 3 February 1998) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Primeira Liga club Porto.
Club career
[edit]Valencia
[edit]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]
Gil Vicente
[edit]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] With 16 goals in 32 games, he finished fourth among the league's top scorers while his team qualified for Europe for the first time with fifth position and a berth in the UEFA Europa Conference League.[8]
In 2022–23, Navarro scored 17 goals, having started all 34 games; this tally included braces in wins away to C.S. Marítimo, Casa Pia A.C. and at home to Boavista. He finished joint third with S.L. Benfica's João Mário as the league's top scorer, behind FC Porto's Mehdi Taremi and Gonçalo Ramos of Benfica.[9]
Porto
[edit]On 5 July 2023, FC Porto signed Navarro on a five-year contract, for a reported transfer fee of €7 million.[10] He made his debut for the club on 9 August, in the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira, coming off the bench to replace Mehdi Taremi in the 81st minute of a 2–0 defeat to rivals Benfica.[11] Navarro made his first start for Porto on 15 September, in a 1–0 league win away at Estrela da Amadora.[12] He made his UEFA Champions League debut on 7 November 2023, coming off the bench to replace Evanilson in the 83rd minute of a 2–0 group stage victory at home to Royal Antwerp.[13] On 24 November, Navarro scored his first goal for Porto, in a 4–0 home victory over Campeonato de Portugal side CDC Montalegre, in the fourth round of the Taça de Portugal.[14]
Olympiacos (loan)
[edit]On 1 January 2024, Porto sent Navarro on loan to Super League Greece club Olympiacos until the end of the 2023–24 season.[15] The deal reportedly included a €7.5 million option-to-buy.[16]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Valencia B | 2014–15 | Segunda División B | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2015–16 | Segunda División B | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | |||||
| 2016–17 | Segunda División B | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | |||||
| 2017–18 | Segunda División B | 31 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 31 | 4 | |||||
| 2018–19 | Segunda División B | 35 | 9 | — | — | — | — | 35 | 9 | |||||
| 2020–21 | Segunda División B | 22 | 11 | — | — | — | — | 22 | 11 | |||||
| Total | 98 | 27 | — | — | — | — | 98 | 27 | ||||||
| Valencia | 2018–19 | La Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Lokeren (loan) | 2019–20 | Belgian First Division B | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 14 | 2 | |||
| Gil Vicente | 2021–22 | Primeira Liga | 32 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 16 | ||
| 2022–23 | Primeira Liga | 34 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3[c] | 2 | — | 43 | 21 | ||
| Total | 66 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | 78 | 37 | |||
| Porto | 2023–24 | Primeira Liga | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | 1[e] | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| Olympiacos (loan) | 2023–24 | Super League Greece | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 187 | 64 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 207 | 70 | ||
- ^ Includes Copa del Rey, Belgian Cup, Taça de Portugal, Greek Football Cup
- ^ Includes Taça da Liga
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- ^ Appearance in UEFA Champions League
- ^ Appearance in Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira
Honours
[edit]Porto
Individual
- Primeira Liga Forward of the Month: December 2022/January 2023,[20] February 2023[21]
References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Fran Navarro reforça Gil Vicente até 2024" [Fran Navarro bolsters Gil Vicente until 2024]. Record (in Portuguese). 26 June 2019. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Darwin Núñez é o melhor marcador da Liga, Taremi em segundo" [Darwin Núñez is the Liga top scorer, Taremi in second] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 15 May 2022. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
- ^ Soares da Silva, Eduardo (27 May 2023). "Taremi é o melhor marcador do campeonato" [Taremi is the championship top scorer] (in Portuguese). Rádio Renascença. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
- ^ "Oficial: Fran Navarro é o primeiro reforço do FC Porto para 2023/24" [Official: Fran Navarro is FC Porto's first addition for 2023/24]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 5 July 2023. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
- ^ "Benfica vence FC Porto e conquista Supertaça" [Benfica beats FC Porto and conquers Supercup]. VSports (in European Portuguese). 9 August 2023. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
- ^ "Taremi foi ao banco, não o aqueceu e decidiu para o FC Porto frente ao Estrela" [Taremi to the bench, didn't warm it and decided for FC Porto against Estrela]. TSF (in European Portuguese). 15 September 2023. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
- ^ "FC Porto: Ganhar é o melhor remédio. Crónica de jogo" [FC Porto: Winning is the best medicine. Match chronicle] (in European Portuguese). Porto Canal. 7 November 2023. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
- ^ "Fran Navarro após a estreia a marcar: "Dizem que o primeiro custa mais..."" [Fran Navarro after first goal: "They say the first is the hardest..."] (in European Portuguese). O Jogo. 24 November 2023. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
- ^ "Ο Φραν Ναβάρο στον Ολυμπιακό" [Fran Navarro at Olympiacos] (in Greek). Olympiacos F.C. 31 December 2023. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
- ^ "Fran Navarro para o Olympiacos: os valores do negócio e o dia dos exames médicos" [Fran Navarro to Olympiacos: the values of the deal and the day of the medical exams]. O Jogo (in European Portuguese). 29 December 2023. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
- ^ Fran Navarro at Soccerway. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
- ^ Fran Navarro at BDFutbol. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
- ^ "Porto pull off stunning comeback to beat Sporting in seven-goal Super Taça thriller". PortuGOAL. 4 August 2024. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
- ^ "Best of December/January: Fran Navarro wins Forward of the Month in Liga Portugal bwin". Liga Portugal. 15 February 2023. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
- ^ "Fran Navarro wins Forward of the Month in Liga Portugal bwin". Liga Portugal. 15 March 2023. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
External links
[edit]- Fran Navarro at BDFutbol