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

Francisco Navas
Personal information
Full name Francisco Navas Cobo
Date of birth (1991-11-17) November 17, 1991 (age 32)
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*
Years Team Apps (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

Career

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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

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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]

References

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  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. ^ a b 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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