Alan Navarro
Encyclopedia
Alan Edward Navarro is an English
footballer who plays for Brighton & Hove Albion
as a midfielder
.
, 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. On 8 August 2001, Navarro re-joined Crewe on a month's loan, making a further seven appearances for the club.
On 9 November 2001, Navarro joined Tranmere Rovers
on an initial two-month loan deal where he made two league appearances, scoring one goal. Liverpool also allowed Navarro to compete in the FA Cup
whilst at Tranmere.
On 23 January 2002, Navarro joined Tranmere permanently on a three-and-a-half year contract. Whilst at Tranmere, Navarro was loaned out twice, first joining Chester City
for a month on 20 August 2004 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. On 12 May 2005, Navarro had his contract with Tranmere cancelled by mutual consent.
On 12 September 2005, Navarro joined Conference National
team Accrington Stanley
on non-contract terms after a successful trial with the club. However, after three substitute appearances for Accrington Navarro joined previous loan club Macclesfield on 11 October 2005 on a permanent transfer. After making 59 league appearances and scoring two goals for the club, Navarro was released from his contract at Macclesfield Town following the end of the 2005-06 season.
On 1 August 2007, Navarro joined Milton Keynes Dons
(MK Dons) on an initial one-year contract. He signed a one-year contract extension at MK Dons on 11 December 2007. 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.
Navarro joined Brighton & Hove Albion
on trial during the summer of 2009 with a view to earning a professional contract. Navarro started during the 2–0 pre-season friendly victory over AFC Wimbledon and was praised by manager Russell Slade
for a good performance. Navarro also started during the 2–0 pre-season friendly victory at Scunthorpe United
before signing a two-year contract with the League One
club.
In May 2011 the club 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. He earned a one year contract, and had played a handful of times in the 2011/12 season.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
footballer who plays for Brighton & Hove Albion
Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.
Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club are an English association football club based in the coastal city of Brighton & Hove, East Sussex. They currently play in the Football League Championship, the second tier of the English football league system....
as a midfielder
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...
.
Career
Born in LiverpoolLiverpool
Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a borough in 1207 and was granted city status in 1880...
, Merseyside
Merseyside
Merseyside is a metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 1,365,900. It encompasses the metropolitan area centred on both banks of the lower reaches of the Mersey Estuary, and comprises five metropolitan boroughs: Knowsley, St Helens, Sefton, Wirral, and the city of Liverpool...
, Navarro started his career at hometown club Liverpool
Liverpool F.C.
Liverpool Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside. Liverpool has won eighteen League titles, second most in English football, seven FA Cups and a record seven League Cups...
, coming through the youth system
Youth system
Youth system is a sporting terminology used to refer to a youth investment program within a particular team or league, which develops and nurtures young talent in farm teams, with the vision of using them in the first team if they show enough promise, and to fill up squads numbers in some teams...
before signing a professional
Professional
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contract with the club in the summer of 2000. On 22 March 2001, Navarro joined Crewe Alexandra
Crewe Alexandra F.C.
Crewe Alexandra Football Club is an English professional football club based in Crewe, Cheshire. Nicknamed The Railwaymen due to the town's links with the rail industry, they currently play in Football League Two, the fourth tier of English football, and are based at the Alexandra Stadium.The club...
on loan for six weeks, making eight appearances and scoring one goal. On 8 August 2001, Navarro re-joined Crewe on a month's loan, making a further seven appearances for the club.
On 9 November 2001, Navarro joined Tranmere Rovers
Tranmere Rovers F.C.
Tranmere Rovers Football Club are an English team based in Birkenhead, Wirral. The club currently compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system...
on an initial two-month loan deal where he made two league appearances, scoring one goal. Liverpool also allowed Navarro to compete in the FA Cup
FA Cup
The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football and is the oldest association football competition in the world. The "FA Cup" is run by and named after The Football Association and usually refers to the English men's...
whilst at Tranmere.
On 23 January 2002, Navarro joined Tranmere permanently on a three-and-a-half year contract. Whilst at Tranmere, Navarro was loaned out twice, first joining Chester City
Chester City F.C.
Chester City Football Club was an English football team from Chester. The club was founded as Chester F.C., and joined the Football League in 1931, spending most of their time in the lower divisions. They changed their name to Chester City in 1983. Chester won their first league title in 2004, the...
for a month on 20 August 2004 before completing a three-month spell at Macclesfield Town
Macclesfield Town F.C.
Macclesfield Town Football Club is an English football team. The club was formed in 1874 and is based in the town of Macclesfield in Cheshire. The team play its home games at the 6,355 capacity Moss Rose stadium...
which began on 15 December 2004. Navarro made 11 loan appearances for the club and scored one goal. On 12 May 2005, Navarro had his contract with Tranmere cancelled by mutual consent.
On 12 September 2005, Navarro joined Conference National
Conference National
Conference National is the top division of the Football Conference in England. It is the highest level of the National League System and fifth highest of the overall English football league system...
team Accrington Stanley
Accrington Stanley F.C.
Accrington Stanley is an English association football club from Accrington in Lancashire, in the North West of England, who play in Football League Two, the fourth-highest division in the English football league system....
on non-contract terms after a successful trial with the club. However, after three substitute appearances for Accrington Navarro joined previous loan club Macclesfield on 11 October 2005 on a permanent transfer. After making 59 league appearances and scoring two goals for the club, Navarro was released from his contract at Macclesfield Town following the end of the 2005-06 season.
On 1 August 2007, Navarro joined Milton Keynes Dons
Milton Keynes Dons F.C.
.Milton Keynes Dons Football Club is an English professional football club founded in 2004 and based since 2007 at Stadium mk, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire...
(MK Dons) on an initial one-year contract. He signed a one-year contract extension at MK Dons on 11 December 2007. 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.
Navarro joined Brighton & Hove Albion
Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.
Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club are an English association football club based in the coastal city of Brighton & Hove, East Sussex. They currently play in the Football League Championship, the second tier of the English football league system....
on trial during the summer of 2009 with a view to earning a professional contract. Navarro started during the 2–0 pre-season friendly victory over AFC Wimbledon and was praised by manager Russell Slade
Russell Slade
Russell Slade is an English football manager currently in charge of League One side Leyton Orient.-Notts County:Slade was assistant manager to Mick Walker at Notts County, and took over as caretaker manager when Walker was sacked in September 1994. When County appointed Howard Kendall as manager...
for a good performance. Navarro also started during the 2–0 pre-season friendly victory at Scunthorpe United
Scunthorpe United F.C.
Scunthorpe United Football Club is an English association football team based in the town of Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire, who play in the Football League One....
before signing a two-year contract with the League One
Football League One
Football League One is the second-highest division of The Football League and third-highest division overall in the English football league system....
club.
In May 2011 the club 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. He earned a one year contract, and had played a handful of times in the 2011/12 season.
External links
- Alan Navarro player profile at the Brighton & Hove Albion website