John Narváez

John Narváez

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Personal information
Full name	John William Narváez Arroyo
Date of birth	(1991-06-12) June 12, 1991
Place of birth	Esmeraldas, Ecuador
Height
Position(s)	Right Defender
Team information
Current team	Fénix
Number	TBD
Youth career
2007–2009	Deportivo Cuenca
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009–2011	Deportivo Cuenca	67	(1)
2012–	Fénix	0	(0)
2012	→ El Nacional (loan)	24	(0)
2013–2015	→ Emelec (loan)	97	(2)
International career‡
2011–2012	Ecuador U20	12	(0)
2015–	Ecuador	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 December 2015 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 June 2015

John William Narváez Arroyo (born 12 June 1991) is an Ecuadorian footballer who plays as a defender for Fénix of the Primera Division Uruguaya.

Career

Born in Esmeraldas, Narváez began playing football with Deportivo Cuenca. He had a brief playthrough with El Nacional in 2012. He joined Ecuadorian Serie A side Club Sport Emelec in 2013, and featured regularly as the club won the 2013 tournament.

The defender played for Emelec in the 2014 Copa Libertadores.

International career

Narváez is a Youth product of Deportivo Cuenca. He was part of the Ecuadorian squad which played at the 2011 South American U-20 Championship, qualifying 4th for the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup. The Squad went on to reach the Round of 16, being defeated by France.

Narváez was called up for the 2014 FIFA World Cup preliminary squad. He didn't make the cut to the final 23. He was once again called up for the 2015 Copa América making the cut for the final 23 this time around. He made his debut on June 6, 2015 against Panama coming in as a sub for Jefferson Montero.