Francisco Navas

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Francisco Navas
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Personal information
Full name Francisco Navas Cobo
Date of birth (1991-11-17) November 17, 1991 (age 31)
Place of birth Houston, Texas, United States
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
2006–2009 Deportivo Cali
2009–2010 Houston Dynamo
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2010–2011 Houston Dynamo 1 (0)
2012 Atlético Bucaramanga 4 (0)
2013 Uniautónoma FC 2 (0)
2014 Universitario Popayán 8 (0)
2015–2017 Deportes Quindío 45 (2)
International career‡
2010 United States U20 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of December 9, 2016
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of November 17, 2010

Francisco Navas Cobo (born November 17, 1991 in Houston, Texas), known as Francisco Navas, is an American soccer player.

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Career

Professional

Navas was invited to go on trial with the Houston Dynamo, when preseason training started in early February. After having a successful trial for the first team, he became the second home grown player to be promoted from the Dynamo's developmental academy (after Houston Dynamo goalkeeper Tyler Deric), when he signed a professional development contract with Houston on March 5, 2010.

He made his professional debut on April 17, 2010, in a game against Chivas USA. [1]

Navas was waived by Houston on November 23, 2011. [2]

International

At age 14, Navas participated at a United States Under-15 camp. [3] At age 18, he made his national team debut with the under-20 team on March 28, 2010 at the 2010 Dallas Cup. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ Dynamo turn on the style in dominating victory
  2. ↑ "Players waived as teams begin to shape rosters for 2012 | MLSsoccer.com". Archived from the original on 2011-11-26.
  3. 1 2 Bell, Arch (March 29, 2010). "Navas Cobo proud to be with US". Yanks-Abroad.com. Archived from the original on March 31, 2010. Retrieved April 1, 2010.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)


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