Alan Edward Navarro (born 31 May 1981) is an English former professional

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who played as a

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. Having come through the youth academy at

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, he most notably played in the

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with

Tranmere Rovers Tranmere Rovers Football Club are a professional association football club based in Birkenhead, Merseyside, England. The team competes in , the fourth level of the English football league system. Founded in 1884 as Belmont Football Club, they ...

, Macclesfield Town,

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and

Brighton & Hove Albion Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club, commonly referred to as Brighton, is a professional football club based in Brighton and Hove, East Sussex, England. The club competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football. Their home gr ...

. He also had spells with

Crewe Alexandra Crewe Alexandra Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Crewe, Cheshire, England. Its first team competes in League Two, the fourth level of the English football league system. Nicknamed 'The Railwaymen' ...

, Chester City,

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and

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Club career

Early career

Born in

, Merseyside, Navarro started his career at hometown club

, coming through the

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before signing a professional contract with the club in the summer of 2000. On 22 March 2001, Navarro joined

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for six weeks, making eight appearances and scoring one goal.

Tranmere Rovers

On 9 November 2001, Navarro joined

on an initial two-month loan deal where he made two league appearances, scoring one goal.Alan Navarro Appearance Data
, Soccerbase. Retrieved 21 July 2009 Liverpool also allowed Navarro to compete in the

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whilst at Tranmere. It was in the FA Cup in which Navarro scored on his debut for the club in a 4–1 win over

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. On 23 January 2002, Navarro joined Tranmere permanently on a three-and-a-half-year contract. Whilst at Tranmere, Navarro was loaned out twice, first joining Chester City for a month on 20 August 2004 before completing a three-month spell at Macclesfield Town which began on 15 December 2004. Navarro made 11 loan appearances for the club and scored one goal. On 12 May 2005, Navarro had his contract with Tranmere cancelled by mutual consent.

Macclesfield Town

On 12 September 2005, Navarro joined

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team

on non-contract terms after a successful trial with the club. However, after three substitute appearances for Accrington Navarro joined previous loan club Macclesfield on 11 October 2005 on a permanent transfer.

Milton Keynes Dons

On 1 August 2007, Navarro joined

(MK Dons) on an initial one-year contract. He signed a one-year contract extension at MK Dons on 11 December 2007. After making 77 league appearances and scoring two goals over two seasons at Milton Keynes, Navarro was released from his contract on 19 May 2009.

Brighton & Hove Albion

Navarro joined

on trial during the summer of 2009 with a view to earning a professional contract. Navarro started during the 2–0 pre-season friendly victory over

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and was praised by manager

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for a good performance. Navarro also started during the 2–0 pre-season friendly victory at

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before signing a two-year contract with the League One club. In May 2011, Brighton announced that he would not be issued a new deal following the ending of his current contract, but would be invited back to pre-season training to prove he is worth a new contract after an injury-hit season. He earned a one-year contract, and featured in 33 league games during the 2011–12 season, scoring his first goal for Brighton in a 2–1 win against

Leeds United Leeds United Football Club is a professional football club based in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. The team compete in the Premier League, the top tier of the English football league system. Leeds United have won the League Championship th ...

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in the 90th minute on 11 February 2012. Navarro was released following the expiration of his contract at the end of April 2012.

Swindon Town

In June 2012 Navarro signed for Swindon Town on a free transfer. On his debut for Swindon he scored two goals to knock his former club Brighton out of the League Cup.

Career statistics

Honours

Milton Keynes Dons *

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: 2007–08 *

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: 2007–08

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Navarro, Alan 1981 births Living people Footballers from Liverpool English men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Liverpool F.C. players Crewe Alexandra F.C. players Tranmere Rovers F.C. players Chester City F.C. players Macclesfield Town F.C. players Accrington Stanley F.C. players Milton Keynes Dons F.C. players Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. players English Football League players Swindon Town F.C. players 21st-century English sportsmen