Javier Fernández Herranz (born 2 June 1991), known as Javi Navas, is a Spanish professional

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who plays as a winger for

Salamanca CF UDS Salamanca Club de Fútbol UDS, previously known as ''CF Salmantino'', is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football team based in Salamanca, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Founded in 2013 after the dissolution of UD Sa ...

Club career

Born in Las Navas del Marqués,

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, Navas finished his development at

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. He made his senior debut with the reserves in the 2008–09 season, suffering relegation from

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. Navas made his official debut with the

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club's main squad on 8 September 2010, starting in a 1–0 home win against

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in the

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of the

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. His first match in

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came on 11 December of the following year when he came on as a second-half substitute in the 2–2 draw at

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. He was definitely promoted to the first team at the end of the campaign, being however deemed surplus to requirements by the same manager,

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, and returning to the B side. In September 2012, Navas agreed to a new two-year contract with Valladolid B. On 3 January of the following year, however, he left the Estadio José Zorrilla, signing for two years with

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in the third division. On 7 July 2014, Navas rejoined his first senior team Valladolid B, now in the third tier of Spanish football. He continued competing in that league the following seasons, with

Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa (), better known as Cultural Leonesa or La Cultural, is a Spanish football team based in León, in the autonomous community of Castile and Leon. Founded on 5 August 1923, it currently plays in Primera División RFE ...

UD San Sebastián de los Reyes Unión Deportiva San Sebastián de los Reyes, also known as Sanse is a Spanish football team based in San Sebastián de los Reyes, in the autonomous community of Madrid. Founded in 1971 it plays in , holding home matches at '' Estadio Nuevo Mat ...

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and

Zamora CF Zamora Club de Fútbol is a Spanish football team based in Zamora, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Founded in 1968 it plays in , holding home games at ''Estadio Ruta de la Plata'', with a capacity of 7,813 seaters. History ...

.El Zamora CF oficializa el fichaje de Javi Navas (Zamora CF make signing of Javi Navas official)
Zamora 24 Horas, 15 July 2021 (in Spanish)

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Navas, Javi 1991 births Living people Spanish men's footballers Footballers from Castile and León Men's association football wingers Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players Primera Federación players Segunda Federación players Tercera Federación players Real Valladolid Promesas players Real Valladolid players CA Osasuna B players Getafe CF B players Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa players UD San Sebastián de los Reyes players CD Izarra footballers Unionistas de Salamanca CF players Salamanca CF UDS players Zamora CF footballers Xerez Deportivo FC players 21st-century Spanish sportsmen