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My Take
Keylor Navas is one of those goalkeepers I genuinely admire. Coming out of Cartago, Costa Rica, a small nation rarely associated with global football stardom, and becoming captain of his country while earning a reputation as one of the greatest CONCACAF keepers ever is a remarkable arc. I love how composed he looks under pressure; that 185 cm frame seems to fill the goal. To me he is proof that elite talent isn't confined to the big footballing nations, and that calm, almost spiritual focus can be as valuable as raw athleticism. A true national hero, and a player I always enjoy watching.
Overview
Keilor Antonio Navas Gamboa (Spanish: [ˈkej.lor anˈto.njo ˈna.βas ɣamˈbo.a]; born 15 December 1986), known as Keylor Navas, is a Costa Rican professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for and captains Liga MX club Pumas and the Costa Rica national team. He is regarded as one of the best goalkeepers of his generation, and one of the greatest ever CONCACAF goalkeepers.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Keylor Navas
- Name (Japanese)
- ケイロル・ナバス
- Reading
- けいろる・なばす
- Born
- December 15, 1986 (age 39)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Sagittarius / Tiger
- Origin
- Cartago, Cartago Province, Costa Rica
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 185 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.