Keylor Antonio Navas Gamboa was born on 15 December 1986 and is a Costa Rican professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Premier League club Nottingham Forest, on loan from Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain, and captains the Costa Rica national team.
44 Facts About Keylor Navas
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Keylor Navas subsequently moved to Spanish club Albacete in 2010, and then to Levante in La Liga the following year, where he won the LFP Award for Best Goalkeeper in his final season with the latter club.
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Keylor Navas has made over 100 appearances for Costa Rica since making his debut in 2008.
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Keylor Navas has represented the country at two CONCACAF Gold Cups and the 2014,2018, and 2022 editions of the FIFA World Cup.
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Keylor Navas was a member of the Costa Rica national team that reached the semi-finals of the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup, in which he was named best goalkeeper.
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Keylor Navas was awarded CONCACAF Men's Goalkeeper of the Year for three consecutive years between 2016 and 2018.
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Keylor Navas was named the best male CONCACAF Player of the Decade by the IFFHS.
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Keylor Navas was the first-choice keeper in his two final seasons with the club, winning six national championships and the 2005 CONCACAF Champions' Cup.
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Keylor Navas was part of the Saprissa team that finished in 3rd place at the 2005 FIFA Club World Championship.
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In July 2010, Keylor Navas signed with Albacete Balompie of the Segunda Division in Spain exactly 20 years after countryman Luis Conejo, who occupied the same position.
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Keylor Navas played in 36 games out of 42 during his first season, but his team suffered relegation after finishing in last position.
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Keylor Navas finished the season as the goalkeeper with the most saves in La Liga, finishing fourth in the Zamora Trophy conceding 39 goals in 36 games despite playing for a 'lower ranked' team.
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Keylor Navas earned the dual distinction of becoming the first Costa Rican and Central American to ever play in, and win, the men's Champions League final.
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Keylor Navas usurped Edwin van der Sar to reach the second spot in clean sheets behind Jens Lehmann in the all-time list.
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Keylor Navas produced some fine performances in the Champions League including a superb display against Bayern Munich in their semi-final second leg clash which helped Real Madrid qualify to the final.
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Keylor Navas made 8 saves during the game, his highest tally in a Champions League knock-out game.
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On 6 April 2019 Keylor Navas became the first ever non-Spanish goalkeeper to reach 100 La Liga appearances for Real Madrid.
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Keylor Navas joined Paris Saint-Germain on a four-year contract on 2 September 2019, becoming the first Costa Rican to play for the men's team.
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On 24 July 2020, Keylor Navas won his 20th career club trophy after beating Saint-Etienne in the Coupe de France final.
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Keylor Navas finished the European campaign with 5 clean sheets, the second most after Manuel Neuer despite having played 191 minutes less.
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Keylor Navas started his second season with PSG as one of the 7 club players to test positive for COVID-19.
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Keylor Navas missed the clubs first two games due to the quarantine requirement.
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On 16 September 2020, Keylor Navas played his first game of the season winning and keeping a clean sheet against Metz.
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On 13 January 2021, Keylor Navas won the 2020 Trophee des Champions.
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On 20 April 2021, Keylor Navas was voted Ligue 1 Player of the Month for March, making him the first CONCACAF player to win the award.
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Keylor Navas signed a contract with PSG until 2024 on 26 April 2021.
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On 31 January 2023, Keylor Navas signed for Premier League club Nottingham Forest on loan until the end of the season.
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Keylor Navas was part of the Costa Rica national team that played in the 2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship held in Finland.
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Keylor Navas was called up for the senior national team for the first time in August 2006, to play a friendly tournament in Europe against Austria and Switzerland.
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Keylor Navas was a member of the team that won a bronze medal at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games.
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Keylor Navas was a member of the Costa Rica squad that finished runners-up in the 2009 UNCAF Nations Cup.
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Keylor Navas appeared with Los Ticos in two CONCACAF Gold Cup competitions, being named the best goalkeeper in the 2009 edition as he helped his country reach the semi-finals.
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Keylor Navas returned to help them to the quarter-finals two years later, in what is to date his last appearance at a Gold Cup, as he would miss the tournament for the following ten years, a period that encompasses five editions.
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Keylor Navas missed the Copa America Centenario in similar fashion.
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Keylor Navas ended the tournament with three clean sheets from five matches, as the country was knocked out by the Netherlands after a penalty shootout, where he was named man of the match for the third time, the only goalkeeper to do so.
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Keylor Navas was one of three nominees for the Golden Glove Award, losing out to Manuel Neuer of Germany.
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In May 2018, Keylor Navas was named in the final squad for the 2018 World Cup.
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Keylor Navas started all three group games, making 10 saves and conceding five goals.
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In November 2022, Keylor Navas was named in the final squad for the 2022 World Cup In Costa Rica's first game against Spain, Keylor Navas conceded seven goals.
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Keylor Navas has drawn praise in the media for his decisive performances in important matches, and his penchant for producing difficult and crucial saves for his team in key moments.
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In 2020, Keylor Navas cited compatriot Lester Morgan as his goalkeeping idol.
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Keylor Navas was raised in a poor family in San Isidro de El General, a town in the southeast of San Jose province.
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Keylor Navas's paternal half-brother, Eder Navas, is a footballer who plays for Saprissa.
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In 2022, Keylor Navas obtained his academic degree as a master in Sport Management from Johan Cruyff Institute.