Salva Sevilla
Sevilla training with Betis in 2010
Personal information
Full name Salvador Sevilla López
Date of birth (1984-03-18) 18 March 1984[1]
Place of birth Berja, Spain[1]
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Central midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Deportivo La Coruña
Number 6
Youth career
Poli Ejido
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2005 Poli Ejido 10 (0)
2004–2005 → Atlético Madrid C (loan)
2005 → Atlético Madrid B (loan) 1 (0)
2005–2008 Sevilla B 84 (11)
2008–2010 Salamanca 73 (17)
2010–2014 Betis 97 (11)
2014–2017 Espanyol 47 (1)
2017–2022 Mallorca 170 (24)
2022–2023 Alavés 36 (3)
2023– Deportivo La Coruña 12 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:45, 20 December 2023 (UTC)

Salvador "Salva" Sevilla López (born 18 March 1984) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Deportivo de La Coruña.

Club career

Born in Berja, Province of Almería, Andalusia, Sevilla finished his development with local club Polideportivo Ejido. He made his professional debut on 12 October 2003, starting in a 2–2 away draw against Ciudad de Murcia in the Segunda División.[2]

Sevilla was loaned to Atlético Madrid in summer 2004, but only appeared for its B and C sides. The following year he joined another reserve team, Sevilla Atlético also of the second division.[3]

On 10 July 2008, Sevilla moved to UD Salamanca in the same league.[4] He scored a career-best 11 goals in his second season,[5][6] and joined Real Betis shortly after.[7]

In his first year with the Verdiblancos, Sevilla contributed three goals in 33 matches to help his team to return to La Liga after a two-year absence.[8] He made his top-flight debut on 27 August 2011, featuring 86 minutes of the 1–0 win at Granada CF.[9]

Sevilla scored his first goal in the Spanish top tier on 18 September 2011, through a penalty kick in a 3–2 away victory over Athletic Bilbao.[10] His second came in the same fashion against Real Zaragoza (4–3 win, home),[11] and he finished the campaign with 19 starts and 1,446 minutes of action as Betis retained their league status.[12]

On 13 March 2014, in only his seventh career game in the UEFA Europa League, Sevilla came on as a second-half substitute for Rubén Castro in the round-of-16 tie against former club Sevilla FC, and netted the last goal in the 2–0 away win.[13] He signed a three-year contract with RCD Espanyol as a free agent in the summer,[14] scoring the first goal of 2015–16 which was the game's only one at home against Getafe CF.[15]

On 28 August 2017, 33-year-old Sevilla joined RCD Mallorca of Segunda División B on a free transfer.[16] He was an undisputed starter for a side that achieved two consecutive promotions under Vicente Moreno,[17] culminating with the 3–0 defeat of Deportivo de La Coruña on 23 June 2019 in the play-offs to overcome a 2–0 deficit from the first leg, with him scoring in the 62nd minute.[18]

On 28 May 2022, Sevilla agreed to a one-year deal at Deportivo Alavés, recently relegated to division two.[19]

Personal life

Sevilla's older brother, José Antonio, was also a footballer. A central defender, his most notable club was Poli Ejido.[20][21]

Career statistics

As of match played 22 May 2022[22]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Poli Ejido 2003–04 Segunda División 10012——112
Atlético Madrid B (loan) 2004–05 Segunda División B 10———10
Sevilla B 2005–06 Segunda División B 304——2[lower-alpha 1]0324
2006–07 Segunda División B 293——2[lower-alpha 1]0313
2007–08 Segunda División 254———254
Total 84110000408811
Salamanca 2008–09 Segunda División 35620——376
2009–10 Segunda División 381122——4013
Total 73174200007719
Betis 2010–11 Segunda División 33360——393
2011–12 La Liga 26200——262
2012–13 La Liga 17220——192
2013–14 La Liga 214409[lower-alpha 2]1—345
Total 9711120910011812
Espanyol 2014–15 La Liga 26040——300
2015–16 La Liga 15140——191
2016–17 La Liga 6010——70
Total 471900000561
Mallorca 2017–18 Segunda División B 32410—4[lower-alpha 1]0374
2018–19 Segunda División 37310—4[lower-alpha 1]1424
2019–20 La Liga 35510——365
2020–21 Segunda División 38710——397
2021–22 La Liga 28540——325
Total 1702480008118625
Alavés 2022–23 Segunda División 0000—00
Career total 482643449112153770
  1. 1 2 3 4 Appearance(s) in Promotion Playoffs
  2. ↑ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Salva Sevilla" (in Spanish). Deportivo Alavés. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  2. ↑ Calado evita el triunfo del Ciudad de Murcia (Calado avoids Ciudad de Murcia triumph); Mundo Deportivo, 13 October 2003 (in Spanish)
  3. ↑ "¿Qué fue de los integrantes del Sevilla Atlético de Segunda división?" [What happened to members of Sevilla Atlético of Segunda división?] (in Spanish). Sevillismo en Vena. 5 November 2015. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
  4. ↑ Salva Sevilla, tercer fichaje 'charro' (Salva Sevilla, third charro signing); Marca, 10 July 2008 (in Spanish)
  5. ↑ El Real Unión pierde frente al Salamanca en una batalla por evitar el descenso (3–0) (Real Unión lose against Salamanca in relegation battle (3–0)); El Mundo, 30 May 2010 (in Spanish)
  6. ↑ "Salva Sevilla se escapa" [Salva Sevilla gets away] (in Spanish). Diario de Almería. 17 June 2010. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  7. ↑ El Betis ficha a Salva Sevilla por cuatro temporadas (Betis sign Salva Sevilla for four seasons); Diario AS, 3 July 2010 (in Spanish)
  8. ↑ "Salva Sevilla ya tiene propuesta para seguir en el Real Betis" [Salva Sevilla already has an offer to remain at Real Betis] (in Spanish). La Voz de Almería. 11 June 2014. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  9. ↑ "Rubén Castro hace justicia" [Rubén Castro does justice] (in Spanish). El País. 27 August 2011. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
  10. ↑ El Betis sabe a lo que juega (Betis got game); Marca, 19 September 2011 (in Spanish)
  11. ↑ El Betis se pone líder (4–3) (Betis reach first place (4–3)); Diario de Sevilla, 23 September 2011 (in Spanish)
  12. ↑ "Real Betis: Tres equipos pretenden a Salva Sevilla" [Real Betis: Three teams want Salva Sevilla] (in Spanish). Fichajes. 15 June 2012. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  13. ↑ Impressive Betis take control against Sevilla; UEFA, 13 March 2014
  14. ↑ Salva Sevilla ficha por el Espanyol (Salva Sevilla signs for Espanyol); Marca, 25 June 2014 (in Spanish)
  15. ↑ Salva Sevilla ilumina el debut del Espanyol (Salva Sevilla lights up Espanyol's debut); Marca, 22 August 2015 (in Spanish)
  16. ↑ El Real Mallorca ficha a Salva Sevilla (Real Mallorca sign Salva Sevilla); RCD Mallorca, 28 August 2017 (in Spanish)
  17. ↑ "Salva Sevilla, el metrónomo del Mallorca" [Salva Sevilla, Mallorca's metronome] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. 22 March 2019. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  18. ↑ "El Mallorca es de Primera División" [Mallorca are of Primera División] (in Spanish). Diario de Mallorca. 23 June 2019. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  19. ↑ "Salva Sevilla, nuevo jugador del Deportivo Alavés" [Salva Sevilla, new player of Deportivo Alavés] (in Spanish). Deportivo Alavés. 28 May 2022. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
  20. ↑ "Equipo revelación, con un canterano celeste" [The revelation team, with a sky-blue youth graduate] (in Spanish). Ideal. 8 March 2008. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
  21. ↑ José Antonio Sevilla at BDFutbol
  22. ↑ Salva Sevilla at Soccerway
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