Quick Facts

Keylor Navas is a professional football player, who plays as a goalkeeper for Costa Rican National Football team and Spanish La Liga giants Real Madrid. He has a nickname Keylor Paras from the Real Madrid’s roommate.

The Costa Rican and Real Madrid ace Goalkeeper has also played for Costa Rican team, Deportivo Saprissa and Spanish clubs Albacete Balompie and Levante UD. He represented Costa Rica U-17 in 2003 and made his international debut for Costa Rica in 2008.

How much is the Net worth of Keylor Navas?

Being one of the most desired goalkeepers in the world and current goalie for Real Madrid, his he makes incredible amount and has maintained a high financial condition. His income as of 2018 is roughly $10598359.2, earns from Spanish giant. The net worth of Keylor Navas is about $36 million. His current market worth is $20 million. He is claimed to own Audi worth over $80,000. The Costa Rican goalkeeper, Keylor started his career from youth club of Deportivo Saprissa.

Early Years

On December 15, 1986, Keylor Navas was born. Keilor Antonio Navas Gamboa was his given name. Costa Rica’s Perez Zeledon is where he was born. He is of Costa Rican descent. His parents were Sandra Gamboa, his mother, and Freddy Navas, his father. He has two sisters, Keilyn and Kimberly Navas, who make up his family. He practices Christianity. In 2014, he attained Spanish citizenship. Sagittarius is his astrological sign. He joined the youth system of Costa Rican club, Deportivo Saprissa in 1995. In 2005, he was elevated to the Club’s first team.

What is the Professional Career of Keylor Navas?

After his youth career with Saprissa, he entered the best team of the club and debuted against Asociacion Deportiva Carmelita on 6th November 2005. He was the top goalie of the club winning CONCACAF Champions Cup in 2005 and Costa Rican Primera Division multiple times during his stay with the team. After his successful spell with Costa Rican club, he signed in July 2010 and was transferred to the Spanish team, Albacete after the team experienced relegation he joined Levante on loan.

Navas made his debut for Levante on 13 May 2012 against Athletic Bilbao. He was number one goalkeeper for the club in 2013/14 season and was nominated for best goalkeeper alongside Thibaut Courtois and Willy Caballero and won the accolade at La Liga Awards for 2013/14 season. He created additional history when he became the first goalie in history in La Liga to win the player of the month in March 2014.

His exceptional goalkeeping skills grabbed the gaze of Spanish behemoth, Real Madrid FC signed for $12.36 million, in 2014 on a six-year contract. He made his official debut for Madrid alongside notable players like Sergio Ramos and Gareth Bale against Santiago Bernabeu on 23 September 2014. With the team, he won La Liga cup during 2016/17 season, UEFA Champions League for two consecutive seasons (2015/16 and 2016/17 season).

International Career

After playing U-17 for Costa Rica, he made his debut for the senior team against Suriname in 2010 FIFA World Cup Qualification. He majored in competitions like CONCACAF Gold Cup and FIFA World Cup 2014 and did exceptionally well for his country.

He was the top goalie in CONCACAF Gold Cup in 2009 and received multiple Man of the Match in 2014 FIFA World Cup where his team reached the quarterfinal. His impressive skills helped him to be nominated for Golden Globe Award at the tournament. Eventually, the honor went to Germany’s Manuel Neuer. His country has already qualified for FIFA World Cup 2018, which is going to held in Russia.

Transfer History

• He started playing football for the youth team of Saprissa in 1999 and began his career at the club.
• In July 2010, he signed with Albacete Balompié of the Segunda Division in Spain exactly 20 years after countryman Luis Conejo, who occupied the same position.
• In July 2011, he was loaned to Levante UD for the 2011-12 campaign.
• Following his impressive performances, Levante UD permanently signed him from Albacete Balompié for an undisclosed fee.
• In August 2014, he signed for Real Madrid on a six-year contract that triggered his €10 million buyout clause.
• In September 2019, he joined Paris Saint-Germain on a four-year contract for a reported fee of €15 million while Alphonse Areola moved in the opposite direction on loan.

Individual Honors

• CONCACAF Gold Cup Best Goalkeeper: 2009
• CONCACAF Gold Cup All-Tournament Team: 2009
• La Liga Player of the Month: March 2014
• LFP Awards Best Goalkeeper: 2013–14
• CONCACAF Men’s Player of the Year: 2014, 2017
• FIFA FIFPro World XI 3rd team: 2018
• FIFA FIFPro World XI 4th team: 2015, 2016, 2017
• Trofeo EFE: 2016
• CONCACAF Men’s Goalkeeper of the Year: 2016, 2017, 2018
• CONCACAF Best XI: 2016, 2017, 2018
• Facebook FA La Liga Best Goalkeeper: 2016
• UEFA Champions League Squad of the Season: 2017–18
• UEFA Champions League Goalkeeper of the Season: 2017–18
• Ibero-American Community Trophy: 2017

How is the Personal Life of Keylor Navas? Know about his Love Life

Keylor Navas is a married man according to his personal life. He married Andrea Salas, his longtime lover, after many years of dating. The pair exchanged vows in a civil ceremony on June 21, 2015. Due to the fact that they are from the same Costa Rican neighborhood, they dated for several years before deciding to get married. Over 250 special guests attended the wedding in San José, Costa Rica, where the happy couple exchanged vows.

Three children were born into the family. Andrea Salas’ previous marriage, which resulted in divorce, gave birth to a daughter named Daniela Salas. Mateo Navas, Andrea’s son and Keylor’s first child, was born on February 28, 2014, at Andrea’s home. Thiago Navas, the couple’s second son, was born on January 28, 2019. He currently enjoys close relationships with his wife and children, and they are all cohabitating peacefully.

Body Measurement: Height and Weight

Keylor Navas stands at the height of 1.85m i.e. 6 feet and 1 inches tall. He has a bodyweight of 80kg. He has an athletic body build. His eye color is dark brown and his hair color is black. His chest size is 40 inches, his arms size is 14 inches and his waist size is 31 inches. Overall, he has got a healthy body with a charming personality. In addition, his sexual orientation is straight.

Trivia and Facts

• He wears shirt number 1.
• He is the first goalkeeper to win La Liga Player of the Month (for the month of March 2014).
• He became the very first Costa Rican and Central American to ever play in, and win the Champions League final.
• He set a new record for Real Madrid in the UEFA Champions League by not conceding a single goal in his first 8 appearances.
• He became the first Costa Rican to reach 100 La Liga appearances in January 2017.
• He became the first-ever non-Spanish goalkeeper to reach 100 La Liga appearances for Real Madrid.
• He is the only goalkeeper to win 3 man of the match awards in a single edition of FIFA World Cup.
• Before every game he plays, he kneels down and pray.
• A documentary film based on the life of Navas, “Hombre de Fe” (Man of Faith) was released in December 2017.

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