Fernando Nava
Personal information
Full name Fernando Nava Ortega
Date of birth (2004-06-08) 8 June 2004
Place of birth Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Athletico Paranaense
Number 55
Youth career
0000–2021 Argentinos Juniors
2021–2023 Athletico Paranaense
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023– Athletico Paranaense 0 (0)
International career‡
2023– Bolivia U20 4 (1)
2023– Bolivia 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:47, 14 August 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:35, 27 August 2023 (UTC)

Fernando Nava (born 8 June 2004) is a Bolivian footballer who plays as a winger for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Club Athletico Paranaense and the Bolivia national team.

Club career

As a youth, Nava played for CD Argentinos Juniors Bolivia.[1][2] In 2021 he was named the MVP of an under-17 tournament in Bahia, Brazil. Following the tournament, he made an agreement to join SE Palmeiras. Ultimately, he decided to join Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Club Athletico Paranaense on a youth contract.[3] Paranaense spotted the player in the Ibotirama Cup in his homeland the year before. In August 2022, he signed a professional contract with the team's under-20 side when he reached age eighteen.[4]

In summer 2023, Nava was registered to Athletico Paranaense's 50-man senior roster for the 2023 Copa Libertadores.[5]

International career

In January 2023, Nava was named to Bolivia's squad for the 2023 South American U-20 Championship. In the country's opening match of the tournament, Nava scored against Venezuela to earn a surprise 1–0 victory.[6][7][8]

In March 2023, Nava was invited to a training camp with the senior national team by head coach Gustavo Costas to gain experience with the team.[9] In the June the same year, he was one of six foreign-based players called up for friendlies against Ecuador and Chile in preparation for the beginning of 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification.[10][11] Nava was expected to see playing time in the matches with starting attacker Marcelo Martins Moreno out with an illness.[12]

Nava made his senior international debut on 27 August 2023 in a friendly against Panama. He came on as a second-half substitute for Diego Medina in the eventual 1–2 defeat.

International career statistics

As of 27 August 2023[13]
Bolivia national team
YearAppsGoals
2023 1 0
Total10

References

  1. ↑ "¿Quiénes son los legionarios de la selección boliviana?" (in Spanish). Diario el Granchaco. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  2. ↑ "LISTOS PARA EL PARTIDO‼💪⚽ Fernando Nava nos comentará sobre el trabajo de preparación realizado de la semana" (in Spanish). CD Argentinos Juniors Bolivia. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  3. ↑ ""Bolivia será duro de roer en 3 años"" (in Spanish). El Diario. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  4. ↑ Pereira, Joao Eduardo. "Athletico acerta contratação de jovem atacante boliviano para equipe Sub-20" (in Portuguese). esportenewsmundo.com. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  5. ↑ "O Athletico Paranaense substituiu cinco nomes na lista de inscritos da CONMEBOL Libertadores 2023" (in Portuguese). Athletico Paranaense. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  6. ↑ "El tanto que destrabó el juego fue obra del volante Fernando Nava, del Athletico Paranaense" (in Spanish). FDP Radio. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  7. ↑ "BOLIVIA SORPRENDIÓ A VENEZUELA Y DEBUTÓ CON TRIUNFO EN EL SUDAMERICANO SUB 20" (in Spanish). One Football. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  8. ↑ Lopesino, Juan. "Bolivia amarga a Coloccini" (in Spanish). as.com. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  9. ↑ Filho, Nazi. "FERNANDO NAVA DO SUB-20 NA SELEÇÃO PRINCIPAL!!" (in Portuguese). tretis.com.br. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  10. ↑ "Bolivia name 28-man squad for friendlies". news.cn. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  11. ↑ "Bolivia convoca a seis 'legionarios' para los amistosos ante Ecuador y Chile" (in Spanish). Yahoo. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  12. ↑ "Algarañaz y Nava apuntan a comandar la delantera de la Selección" (in Spanish). paginasiete.bo. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  13. ↑ "NFT profile". National Football Teams. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
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