Eva María Navarro García (born 27 January 2001) is a Spanish professional

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who plays as a

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for Primera División club

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and the Spain women's national team.

Club career

Early years

Navarro began playing

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with local club Hispania Yecla before moving to play club football for

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in nearby

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. In 2015, Navarro signed with Sporting Plaza de Argel, debuting in the

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. While with the club, Navarro helped reach the promotion play-offs in 2016–17 and 2017–18.

Levante UD

On 26 June 2018, Navarro signed for Primera División club

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. On 9 September 2018, she made her debut for the club as a 61st minute substitute in the season opener, a 1–0 win over

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. On 22 December 2018, she scored her first goal for Levante in a 4–2 defeat to

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. Her contract expired in June 2020. However, Navarro was one of 17 players in a

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against the Association of Women's Football Clubs (ACFF) and the Association of Spanish Football Players (AFE) disputing the use of the Compensation List that would unrealistically inflate the fee necessary for other Primera División to sign allocated players as free agents. Navarro's compensation was set at €500,000, pricing any Spanish club out of signing her as a free agent. While teammate

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opted to move abroad for free in July, Navarro wanted to remain in Spain. In August 2020, she elected to sign a one-year extension at Levante. In March 2021, Navarro underwent surgery on a season-ending cruciate ligament injury in her left knee. Having returned as a 68th-minute substitute on 31 October 2021 in a league game against

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, Navarro made seven appearances before tearing the same cruciate ligament in a match on 19 December 2021. She did not return during the season and, on 9 June 2022, announced she was leaving following the expiration of her contract.

Atlético Madrid

On 7 July 2022, Navarro signed a one-year contract with

. She made her debut in December 2022 having recovered from injury, and in May 2023 she appeared in the 2023 Copa de la Reina final (and scored in the penalty shootout) as ''Atléti'' claimed the trophy.

International career

Youth

Navarro represented Spain at under-17, under-19 and under-20 level including at six major youth tournaments: three

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editions (

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and

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), two

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editions (

and

), the

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and the

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. On 21 May 2018, Navarro scored both goals in a 2–0 win over

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in the 2018 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship

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. She finished as the second highest scorer with 6 goals and was named to the team of the tournament. In August, Navarro was called up to the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup squad as a 17-year-old, playing in all six games as Spain lost in the

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. In December 2018, Navarro returned to the under-17 side to compete at her third major tournament of the year, traveling to Uruguay for the 2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. Navarro scored two goals during the group stage on the way to helping Spain win the tournament, beating

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2–1 in the

Senior

On 17 May 2019, Navarro made her

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debut in a 4–0 friendly victory over

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, appearing as a 74th minute substitute for

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. She scored her first senior goal on 27 November 2020 in a 10–0

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victory over

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Career statistics

Club

International summary

:''Statistics accurate as of match played 23 February 2021.''

International goals

: ''As of match played 18 February 2021. Spain score listed first, score column indicates score after each Navarro goal.''

Honours

Spain

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runner-up:

Individual

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team of the tournament

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Navarro, Eva 2001 births Living people People from Yecla Footballers from the Region of Murcia Spanish women's footballers Women's association football forwards Atlético Madrid Femenino players Levante UD Femenino players Sporting Plaza de Argel players Liga F players Spain women's international footballers Spanish women's futsal players Spain women's youth international footballers 21st-century Spanish women 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup players FIFA Women's World Cup-winning players