Robert Navarro (footballer)
 Navarro training with Real Sociedad in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Roberto Navarro Muñoz[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 12 April 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Barcelona, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder, winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Athletic Bilbao | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2013 | Osasuna | ||
| 2013–2018 | Barcelona | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2019 | Monaco II | 11 | (0) |
| 2019 | Monaco | 0 | (0) |
| 2019–2022 | Real Sociedad B | 64 | (13) |
| 2020–2024 | Real Sociedad | 24 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | → Cádiz (loan) | 28 | (1) |
| 2024–2025 | Mallorca | 23 | (1) |
| 2025– | Athletic Bilbao | 1 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | Spain U16 | 3 | (0) |
| 2019 | Spain U17 | 15 | (4) |
| 2019 | Spain U18 | 4 | (2) |
| 2022– | Spain U21 | 8 | (4) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 August 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 03:49, 16 October 2024 (UTC) | |||
Roberto Navarro Muñoz (born 12 April 2002) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder or winger for Athletic Bilbao.
Career
[edit]Early career
[edit]Navarro was born in Barcelona, Catalonia, but moved to Pamplona, Navarre at an early age. He started playing football with local side CA Osasuna before joining FC Barcelona at age 11, living with his maternal grandparents.[2]
Monaco
[edit]On 3 July 2018, Navarro signed with AS Monaco FC.[3] He made his senior debut for the club in a 1–0 Coupe de France win over Canet Roussillon FC on 6 January 2019, and at 16 years and 8 months was their youngest ever senior debutant.[4]
Real Sociedad
[edit]On 2 September 2019, Navarro signed a professional contract with Real Sociedad for three years,[5] being initially assigned to the reserves in Segunda División B. He made his first team – and La Liga – debut on 16 December 2020, replacing Ander Guevara in a 1–2 away loss against FC Barcelona.
Ahead of the 2021–22 season, Real Sociedad director of football Roberto Olabe announced that Navarro and Sanse teammate Jon Pacheco were promoted to the main squad.[6] In January 2022, Navarro was demoted back to the B-team, due to the arrival of Rafinha for six-month loan duties at the first team. He scored his first professional goal on 9 April, netting the B's equalizer in a 2–1 home loss to CD Tenerife.
On 7 August 2022, Navarro returned to the first team, being assigned the number 17 jersey.[7] He was the club's top scorer in the 2022–23 Copa del Rey with four goals.
Loan to Cádiz
[edit]On 1 September 2023, Navarro moved to fellow top tier side Cádiz CF on loan for the 2023–24 season.[8] He scored his first goal in the top tier the following 29 March, netting the winner in a 1–0 home success over Granada CF.
Mallorca
[edit]On 29 August 2024, Navarro agreed to a one-year deal with RCD Mallorca also in the first division.[9] He departed the club on 23 June of the following year, after one goal in 25 appearances overall.[10]
Athletic Bilbao
[edit]On the same day Navarro left Mallorca, Athletic Bilbao announced his signing on a five-year contract.[11] Although born in Catalonia and developed as a footballer mainly in that region, he was deemed eligible to join Athletic under their signing policy due to childhood years spent in Pamplona, including time at Osasuna's academy.[12]
Personal life
[edit]Navarro's father Roberto was also a professional footballer. A defender, he notably represented third tier sides CA Osasuna B, UE Sant Andreu and CE L'Hospitalet.[13][14]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 17 August 2025
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Monaco II | 2018–19 | CFA 2 | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | 11 | 0 | |||
| Monaco | 2018–19 | Ligue 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| Real Sociedad B | 2019–20 | Segunda División B | 16 | 2 | — | — | — | 16 | 2 | |||
| 2020–21 | Segunda División B | 18 | 8 | — | — | 8[a] | 3 | 26 | 11 | |||
| 2021–22 | Segunda División | 24 | 1 | — | — | — | 24 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 58 | 11 | — | — | 8 | 3 | 66 | 14 | ||||
| Real Sociedad | 2020–21 | La Liga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | La Liga | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | La Liga | 17 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 4[b] | 2 | — | 26 | 6 | ||
| Total | 24 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | 34 | 6 | |||
| Cádiz (loan) | 2023–24 | La Liga | 28 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 1 | ||
| Mallorca | 2024–25 | La Liga | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[c] | 0 | 25 | 1 | |
| Athletic Bilbao | 2025–26 | La Liga | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Career total | 145 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 168 | 22 | ||
- ^ Appearances in Segunda División B play-offs
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearance in Supercopa de España
References
[edit]- ^ "FIFA U-17 World Cup Brazil 2019: List of Players: Spain" (PDF). FIFA. 31 October 2019. p. 22. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 December 2019.
- ^ "Robert Navarro, la perla que abandonó Tajonar y ahora triunfa en La Masía" [Robert Navarro, the pearl that quit Tajonar and now triumphs at La Masía]. Diario de Navarra (in Spanish). 2 July 2017. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
- ^ "Monaco sign Barcelona teenager Robert Navarro". Diario AS. 3 July 2018.
- ^ "Spaniard Robert Navarro becomes the youngest debutant in Monaco's history". MARCA in English. 21 January 2019.
- ^ "La Real ficha a Robert Navarro hasta 2022" [Real sign up Robert Navarro until 2022]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 2 September 2019.
- ^ "Pacheco y Navarro suben al primer equipo y buscan salida a Sagnan" [Pacheco and Navarro promote to the first team and they seek a way out to Sagnan] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 3 June 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
- ^ "Juventud, trabajo e ilusión" [Youth, work and enthusiasm] (in Spanish). Real Sociedad. 7 August 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
- ^ "Acuerdo para su cesión al Cádiz CF" [Agreement for his loan to Cádiz CF] (in Spanish). Real Sociedad. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
- ^ "Robert Navarro, nuevo jugador del RCD Mallorca" [Robert Navarro, new player of RCD Mallorca]. RCD Mallorca (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ^ "Robert Navarro ends his loan at RCD Mallorca". RCD Mallorca. 23 June 2025. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
- ^ "Athletic Club sign Robert Navarro". Athletic Bilbao. 23 June 2025. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
- ^ Jon Rivas (23 June 2025). "Robert Navarro, un fichaje catalán para el Athletic" [Robert Navarro, a Catalan signing for Athletic] (in Spanish). El País. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
- ^ "Roberto Navarro, el gran capitán del Hospi" [Roberto Navarro, the great captain of Hospi]. L'Hdigital (in Spanish). 8 February 2005. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
- ^ "Roberto Navarro Juárez". BDFutbol.com.
External links
[edit]- Profile at the Real Sociedad website
- Robert Navarro at BDFutbol
- Robert Navarro at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
- Robert Navarro at Soccerway