Francisco José "Fran" Navarro Aliaga (Valencian pronunciation: [fɾən naˈvaro]; born 3 February 1998) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a forward for Primeira Liga club Gil Vicente.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Francisco José Navarro Aliaga | ||
| Date of birth | (1998-02-03) 3 February 1998 (age 24) | ||
| Place of birth | Valencia, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Gil Vicente | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Levante | |||
| Valencia | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2021 | Valencia B | 97 | (27) |
| 2019–2021 | Valencia | 0 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | → Lokeren (loan) | 12 | (1) |
| 2021– | Gil Vicente | 38 | (19) |
| 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 23:18, 16 September 2022 (UTC) | |||
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]
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]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Valencia B | 2014–15 | Segunda División B | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||||
| 2015–16 | 4 | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | |||||||
| 2016–17 | 4 | 2 | — | 4 | 2 | |||||||
| 2017–18 | 31 | 4 | — | 31 | 4 | |||||||
| 2018–19 | 35 | 9 | — | 35 | 9 | |||||||
| 2020–21 | 4 | 2 | — | 4 | 2 | |||||||
| Total | 80 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 18 | ||
| Valencia | 2018–19 | La Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Lokeren (loan) | 2019–20 | Proximus League | 12 | 1 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | – | — | 14 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 20 | ||
Gil Vicente F.C. – current squad | |
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