Jesús Navas
Spanish footballer (born 1985) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Jesús Navas González (Spanish pronunciation: [xeˈsus ˈnaβas ɣonˈθaleθ];[lower-greek 1] born 21 November 1985) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a right-back or right winger for La Liga club Sevilla, which he captains, and the Spain national team.
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Full name | Jesús Navas González[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1985-11-21) 21 November 1985 (age 38)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Los Palacios, Spain[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Right-back, winger | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Sevilla | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1998–2000 | Los Palacios | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2000–2003 | Sevilla | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2003–2004 | Sevilla B | 33 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2003–2013 | Sevilla | 285 | (23) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2013–2017 | Manchester City | 123 | (4) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017– | Sevilla | 211 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
International career‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2004–2005 | Spain U21 | 5 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2009– | Spain | 51 | (5) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:00, 22 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 07:55, 27 March 2024 (UTC) |
He spent the vast majority of his career with Sevilla, winning eight major titles including four UEFA Cups/Europa Leagues and two Copas del Rey. In 2013 he signed for Manchester City, where he won the 2013–14 Premier League. He re-joined Sevilla in 2017, going on to hold the club's record for most competitive appearances at 654.[4]
A Spain international since 2009, Navas helped his country to win the 2010 World Cup, Euro 2012 and the 2022–23 Nations League, earning 51 caps and scoring five goals.