Pau Navarro Badenes (born 25 April 2005) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Villarreal CF B. Mainly a centre-back, he can also play as a right-back or a defensive midfielder.

Pau Navarro
Personal information
Full name Pau Navarro Badenes
Date of birth (2005-04-25) 25 April 2005 (age 19)
Place of birth La Vilavella, Spain
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Villarreal
Number 26
Youth career
Villarreal
2019–2020 Roda
2020–2023 Villarreal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023– Villarreal C 12 (2)
2023– Villarreal B 11 (1)
International career
2024– Spain U19 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 04:36, 8 March 2024 (UTC)

Career

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Born in La Vilavella, Castellón, Valencian Community,[1] Navarro was a Villarreal CF youth graduate. He made his senior debut with the C-team on 24 September 2023, starting in a 5–1 Tercera Federación home routing of CD Acero.

Navarro scored his first senior goal on 5 November 2023, netting the C's equalizer in a 1–1 home draw against CF Gandía.[2] He made his professional debut with the reserves on 12 November, coming on as a half-time substitute for Álex Forés in a 1–0 Segunda División away win over CD Tenerife.[3][4]

Navarro scored his first professional goal on 7 April 2024, netting the opener in a 2–1 home win over Burgos CF.

References

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  1. ^ "Pau Navarro, el soldado del Villarreal Juvenil A" [Pau Navarro, the soldier of Villarreal Juvenil A]. Valencia Plaza (in Spanish). esportbase media. 10 November 2022. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
  2. ^ "El Villarreal CF C reacciona tarde, pero frena la dinámica victoriosa del CF Gandia" [Villarreal CF C react late, but stop the winning form of CF Gandia] (in Spanish). Golsmedia. 5 November 2023. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
  3. ^ "Un Villarreal B con 10 conquista el Heliodoro en un ejercicio de supervivencia" [A 10-man Villarreal B conquer Heliodoro in a survival exercise] (in Spanish). Marca. 12 November 2023. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
  4. ^ "El debut inesperado (y muy merecido) de Pau Navarro con el Villarreal 'B' en Tenerife" [The unexpected (and well deserved) debut of Pau Navarro with Villarreal 'B' in Tenerife]. Valencia Plaza (in Spanish). esportbase media. 13 November 2023. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
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