Raul Navas

Raul Rodriguez Navas (born 11 May 1988) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a central defender for UD Las Palmas.

Club Career

Born in Seville, Andalusia, Navas played youth football with local Sevilla FC, making his senior debut in 2007–08 season with the C team, in Tercera Division. On 30 May 2009 he played his first professional match, appearing with the reserves in a 0–4 Segunda Division home loss against CD Tenerife and also being sent off.

Navas signed with Real Valladolid in July 2009, initially being assigned to the B side. On 16 May 2010, the day the Castile and Leon club certified its relegation, he made his La Liga debut, starting in a 4–0 away defeat to champions FC Barcelona. In his second year, he appeared in a further five official games with the first team, being released in August 2011.

In the following years, Navas competed in Segunda Division B, with Celta de Vigo B and SD Eibar. He achieved two consecutive promotions with the latter, in 2013 and in 2014.

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