Raúl Navas (footballer, born 1988)
Raúl Rodríguez Navas (born 11 May 1988) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Recreativo de Huelva. 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 the Tercera División. On 30 May 2009 he played his first professional match, appearing with the reserves in a 0–4 Segunda División 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 León club certified its relegation, he made his La Liga debut, starting the 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 the Segunda División B, with Celta de Vigo B and SD Eibar. He achieved two consecutive promotions with the latter, in 2013 and in 2014. On 12 July 2014, Navas signed a one-year deal with Real Sociedad, being immediately loaned back to Eibar. He was also utilised in