Alan Navarro

Alan Navarro

Personal information
Date of birth	(1981-05-31) 31 May 1981 (age 42)
Place of birth	Liverpool, England
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) [1]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
	Liverpool
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2000–2002	Liverpool	0	(0)
2001	→ Crewe Alexandra (loan)	8	(1)
2001	→ Crewe Alexandra (loan)	7	(0)
2001–2002	→ Tranmere Rovers (loan)	2	(1)
2002–2005	Tranmere Rovers	44	(0)
2004	→ Chester City (loan)	3	(0)
2004–2005	→ Macclesfield Town (loan)	11	(1)
2005	Accrington Stanley	3	(0)
2005–2007	Macclesfield Town	59	(2)
2007–2009	Milton Keynes Dons	78	(4)
2009–2012	Brighton & Hove Albion	73	(1)
2012–2014	Swindon Town	17	(0)
Total		305	(10)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alan Navarro (born 31 May 1981) is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Having come through the youth academy at Liverpool, he most notably played in the Football League with Tranmere Rovers, Macclesfield Town, Milton Keynes Dons and Brighton & Hove Albion. He also had spells with Crewe Alexandra, Chester City, Accrington Stanley and Swindon Town

Club career

Early career

Born in Liverpool, Merseyside, Navarro started his career at hometown club Liverpool, coming through the youth system before signing a professional contract with the club in the summer of 2000. On 22 March 2001, Navarro joined Crewe Alexandra on loan for six weeks, making eight appearances and scoring one goal. ^[2]

Tranmere Rovers

On 9 November 2001, Navarro joined Tranmere Rovers on an initial two-month loan deal where he made two league appearances, scoring one goal. ^[3] Liverpool also allowed Navarro to compete in the FA Cup whilst at Tranmere. ^[4] It was in the FA Cup in which Navarro scored on his debut for the club in a 4–1 win over Brigg Town. ^[5]

On 23 January 2002, Navarro joined Tranmere permanently on a three-and-a-half-year contract. ^[6] Whilst at Tranmere, Navarro was loaned out twice, first joining Chester City for a month on 20 August 2004 ^[7] before completing a three-month spell at Macclesfield Town which began on 15 December 2004. Navarro made 11 loan appearances for the club and scored one goal. ^[3] On 12 May 2005, Navarro had his contract with Tranmere cancelled by mutual consent. ^[8]

Macclesfield Town

On 12 September 2005, Navarro joined Conference National team Accrington Stanley on non-contract terms after a successful trial with the club. ^[9] However, after three substitute appearances for Accrington Navarro joined previous loan club Macclesfield on 11 October 2005 on a permanent transfer. ^[10]

Milton Keynes Dons

On 1 August 2007, Navarro joined Milton Keynes Dons (MK Dons) on an initial one-year contract. ^[11] He signed a one-year contract extension at MK Dons on 11 December 2007. ^[12] After making 77 league appearances and scoring two goals over two seasons at Milton Keynes, Navarro was released from his contract on 19 May 2009. ^[13]

Brighton & Hove Albion

Navarro joined Brighton & Hove Albion on trial during the summer of 2009 with a view to earning a professional contract. ^[14] Navarro started during the 2–0 pre-season friendly victory over AFC Wimbledon ^[15] and was praised by manager Russell Slade for a good performance. ^[16] Navarro also started during the 2–0 pre-season friendly victory at Scunthorpe United ^[17] before signing a two-year contract with the League One club. ^[18]

In May 2011, Brighton announced that he would not be issued a new deal following the ending of his current contract, but would be invited back to pre-season training to prove he is worth a new contract after an injury-hit season. ^[19] He earned a one-year contract, and featured in 33 league games during the 2011–12 season, scoring his first goal for Brighton in a 2–1 win against Leeds United at Elland Road in the 90th minute on 11 February 2012. ^[20] Navarro was released following the expiration of his contract at the end of April 2012. ^[21]

Swindon Town

In June 2012 Navarro signed for Swindon Town on a free transfer. ^[22] On his debut for Swindon he scored two goals to knock his former club Brighton out of the League Cup. ^[23]

Career statistics

As of 19 November 2018 ^[24]

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Crewe Alexandra (loan)	2000–01	First Division	8	1	0	0	0	0	—		8	1
	2001–02	First Division	7	0	0	0	2	0	—		9	0
	Total		15	1	0	0	2	0	—		17	1
Tranmere Rovers (loan)	2001–02	Second Division	2	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	4	2
Tranmere Rovers	2001–02	Second Division	19	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	20	0
	2002–03	Second Division	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
	2003–04	Second Division	20	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	23	0
	Total		46	1	6	1	0	0	0	0	52	2
Chester City (loan)	2004–05	League Two	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	0
Macclesfield Town (loan)	2004–05	League Two	11	1	0	0	—		0	0	11	1
Accrington Stanley	2005–06	Conference	3	0	0	0	—		—		3	0
Macclesfield Town	2005–06	League Two	27	0	2	0	0	0	4	0	33	0
	2006–07	League Two	32	2	4	0	1	0	1	0	38	2
	Total		59	2	6	0	1	0	5	0	71	2
Milton Keynes Dons	2007–08	League Two	39	3	1	0	2	0	5	0	47	3
	2008–09	League One	39	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	42	1
	Total		78	4	2	0	3	0	6	0	89	4
Brighton & Hove Albion	2009–10	League One	36	0	3	0	1	0	1	0	41	0
	2010–11	League One	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	5	0
	2011–12	Championship	33	1	4	0	2	0	—		39	1
	Total		73	1	7	0	4	0	1	0	85	1
Swindon Town	2012–13	League One	17	0	0	0	3	2	0	0	20	2
Career total			305	10	21	1	14	2	12	0	352	13

Honours

Milton Keynes Dons

• Football League Trophy: 2007–08 ^[25]
• Football League Two: 2007–08 ^{[ citation needed ]}

References

1. "Alan Navarro". Liverpool F.C. Archived from the original on 10 June 2001. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
2. Alan Navarro Appearance Data 2000/01 Archived 27 January 2008 at the Wayback Machine , Soccerbase. Retrieved 21 July 2009
3. Alan Navarro Appearance Data Archived 27 January 2008 at the Wayback Machine , Soccerbase. Retrieved 21 July 2009
4. Tranmere Cup Call for Reds Navarro, Liverpool Echo, 13 November 2001. Retrieved 21 July 2009
5. "Tranmere 4-1 Brigg Town". BBC. 17 November 2001. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
6. Navarro joins Tranmere, BBC Sport, 23 January 2002. Retrieved 21 July 2009
7. Chester sign Navarro, BBC Sport, 20 August 2004. Retrieved 21 July 2009
8. Midfielder Navarro exits Tranmere, BBC Sport, 15 May 2005. Retrieved 21 July 2009
9. Accrington Seal Navarro signing, BBC Sport, 12 September 2005. Retrieved 21 July 2009
10. Macclesfield Boss Signs Navarro, BBC Sport, 11 October 2005. Retrieved 21 July 2009
11. Dons Sign Abbey, Navarro & Howell, BBC Sport, 12 August 2007. Retrieved 21 July 2009
12. Navarro extends MK Dons Contract, BBC Sport, 11 December 2007. Retrieved 21 July 2009
13. Six players shown Dons exit door, BBC Sport, 19 May 2009. Retrieved 21 July 2009
14. Albion look at Ifill, The Argus, 20 July 2009. Retrieved 30 August 2010
15. Navarro starts for Seagulls, The Argus, 21 July 2009. Retrieved 30 August 2010
16. Slade praises trialist, The Argus, 21 July 2009. Retrieved 30 August 2010
17. Last chance for Navarro, The Argus, 31 July 2009. Retrieved 30 August 2010
18. Navarro Signs Deal Archived 6 August 2009 at the Wayback Machine , Brighton & Hove Albion F.C., 3 August 2009. Retrieved 3 August 2009
19. "Poyet to release six of Brighton and Hove Albion squad". BBC Sport. 6 May 2011. Retrieved 6 May 2011.
20. "Leeds 1-2 Brighton". BBC. 11 February 2012. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
21. "Albion release keepers". The Argus. Brighton. 4 May 2012. Retrieved 4 May 2012.
22. "Swindon Town sign Jay McEveley, Alan Navarro and Tommy Miller". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
23. "Swindon 3-0 Brighton". BBC. 14 August 2012. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
24. "Games played by Alan Navarro". Soccerbase. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
25. "Grimsby 0-2 MK Dons". BBC Sport. 30 March 2008. Retrieved 8 September 2022.

External links

• Alan Navarro player profile at the Brighton & Hove Albion website
• Alan Navarro at Soccerbase