| Rafa Navarro | |
| Fullname: | Rafael Jesús Navarro Mazuecos |
| Birth Date: | 24 February 1994 |
| Birth Place: | Salteras, Spain |
| Position: | Right-back |
| Currentclub: | Ugento |
| Clubnumber: | 23 |
| Youthyears1: | 2004–2010 |
| Youthclubs1: | Sevilla |
| Youthyears2: | 2010–2012 |
| Youthclubs2: | Coria |
| Youthyears3: | 2012–2013 |
| Youthclubs3: | Betis |
| Years1: | 2012–2013 |
| Caps1: | 1 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2013–2014 |
| Caps2: | 32 |
| Goals2: | 2 |
| Years3: | 2014–2016 |
| Caps3: | 69 |
| Goals3: | 2 |
| Years4: | 2016–2018 |
| Caps4: | 21 |
| Goals4: | 2 |
| Years5: | 2018–2022 |
| Caps5: | 0 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs6: | → Sochaux (loan) |
| Caps6: | 23 |
| Goals6: | 1 |
| Years7: | 2020–2022 |
| Clubs7: | → Istra 1961 (loan) |
| Caps7: | 30 |
| Goals7: | 1 |
| Years8: | 2022–2023 |
| Caps8: | 24 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
| Years9: | 2024– |
| Clubs9: | Ugento |
| Caps9: | 5 |
| Goals9: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 17 November 2024 |
Rafael "Rafa" Jesús Navarro Mazuecos (born 24 February 1994) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Italian Serie D club Ugento.
Born in Salteras, Seville, Andalusia, Navarro represented Sevilla FC, Coria CF and Real Betis as a youth.[1] He made his senior debut with the latter's B-team on 2 December 2012, starting in a 2–3 home loss against CD San Roque de Lepe in the Segunda División B.
On 2 August 2013, Navarro signed for CD Gerena of the Tercera División.[2] He was an undisputed starter for the club during the campaign, and subsequently returned to Betis and its reserve team on 4 July 2014.[3]
Navarro featured regularly for Betis B in the following seasons, and renewed his contract with the club until 2020 on 13 June 2016.[4] On 24 August, he was definitely promoted to the main squad and was assigned the number 2 shirt.[5]
Navarro made his professional – and La Liga – debut on 23 September 2016, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–0 home win against Málaga CF.[6] His first goal in the category came on the following 18 March, netting the last in a 2–0 home success over CA Osasuna.
On 2 July 2018, Navarro signed a three-year contract with fellow top-tier club Deportivo Alavés, being immediately loaned to Ligue 2 side FC Sochaux-Montbéliard for one year.[7] Upon returning, he spent the entire 2019–20 campaign unregistered before joining affiliate side NK Istra 1961 on loan on 5 October 2020.[8]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Betis B | 2012–13 | Segunda Divisíon B | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Gerena | 2013–14 | Tercera División | 32 | 2 | — | — | 32 | 2 | |||
| Betis B | 2014–15 | Segunda Divisíon B | 32 | 1 | — | — | 32 | 1 | |||
| 2015–16 | 37 | 1 | — | — | 37 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 70 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 2 | |||
| Betis | 2016–17 | La Liga | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 18 | 2 | ||
| 2017–18 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 2 | |||
| Alavés | 2019–20 | La Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Sochaux (loan) | 2018–19 | Ligue 2 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 1 | |
| Istra 1961 (loan) | 2020–21 | Prva HNL | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 155 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 161 | 7 | |||