Fernando Nava (born 8 June 2004) is a Bolivian
footballer
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who plays as a
winger for the
under-20 team of Brazilian club
Santos FC and the
Bolivia national team.
Club career
Athletico Paranaense
As a youth, Nava played for CD Argentinos Juniors Bolivia.
In 2021 he was named the MVP of an under-17 tournament in
Bahia, Brazil. Following the tournament, he made an agreement to join
SE Palmeiras. Ultimately, he decided to join
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
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club
Club Athletico Paranaense on a youth contract.
Athletico spotted the player in the Ibotirama Cup in his homeland the year before.
In August 2022, Nava signed a professional contract with ''Furacão''s under-20 side when he reached age eighteen.
In summer 2023, he was registered to Athletico Paranaense's 50-man senior roster for the
2023 Copa Libertadores
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The winners of the 2023 Copa Lib ...
.
Santos
Nava left Athletico Paranaense and joined the under-20 team of
Santos FC of the
Série B in March 2024. His contract would convert into a 3-year deal if the player scored the stipulated amount of goals for the club. He became one of three Bolivians on the club's roster, along with
Enzo Monteiro and
Miguel Terceros.
International career
In January 2023, Nava was named to Bolivia's squad for the
2023 South American U-20 Championship
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. In the country's opening match of the tournament, Nava scored against
Venezuela to earn a surprise 1–0 victory.
In March 2023, Nava was invited to a training camp with the
senior national team by head coach
Gustavo Costas
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Playing career
Born in Buenos Aires, Costas started his ...
to gain experience with the team.
In the June the same year, he was one of six foreign-based players called up for
friendlies
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against
Ecuador and
Chile in preparation for the beginning of
2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
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Notes
Qualification process
On 9 M ...
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Nava was expected to see playing time in the matches with starting attacker
Marcelo Martins Moreno out with an illness.
Nava made his senior international debut on 27 August 2023 in a
friendly
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against
Panama. He came on as a second-half substitute for
Diego Medina in the eventual 1–2 defeat.
International career statistics
References
External links
Confederação Brasileira de Futebol (CBF) profile*
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Living people
2004 births
Footballers from Santa Cruz de la Sierra
Bolivian men's footballers
Men's association football midfielders
Bolivia men's youth international footballers
Bolivia men's international footballers
Bolivian expatriate men's footballers
Bolivian expatriate sportspeople in Brazil
Expatriate men's footballers in Brazil