Salvador "Salva" Sevilla López (born 18 March 1984) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Deportivo de La Coruña.
 Sevilla training with Betis in 2010 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Salvador Sevilla López | ||
| Date of birth | 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 | 16 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 April 2024 | |||
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]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Poli Ejido | 2003–04 | Segunda División | 10 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 11 | 2 | ||
| Atlético Madrid B (loan) | 2004–05 | Segunda División B | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Sevilla B | 2005–06 | Segunda División B | 30 | 4 | — | — | 2[a] | 0 | 32 | 4 | ||
| 2006–07 | Segunda División B | 29 | 3 | — | — | 2[a] | 0 | 31 | 3 | |||
| 2007–08 | Segunda División | 25 | 4 | — | — | — | 25 | 4 | ||||
| Total | 84 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 88 | 11 | ||
| Salamanca | 2008–09 | Segunda División | 35 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 6 | ||
| 2009–10 | Segunda División | 38 | 11 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 40 | 13 | |||
| Total | 73 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 19 | ||
| Betis | 2010–11 | Segunda División | 33 | 3 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 39 | 3 | ||
| 2011–12 | La Liga | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 2 | |||
| 2012–13 | La Liga | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 2 | |||
| 2013–14 | La Liga | 21 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 9[b] | 1 | — | 34 | 5 | ||
| Total | 97 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 12 | ||
| Espanyol | 2014–15 | La Liga | 26 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | La Liga | 15 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 1 | |||
| 2016–17 | La Liga | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| Total | 47 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 1 | ||
| Mallorca | 2017–18 | Segunda División B | 32 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 4[a] | 0 | 37 | 4 | |
| 2018–19 | Segunda División | 37 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 4[a] | 1 | 42 | 4 | ||
| 2019–20 | La Liga | 35 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 5 | |||
| 2020–21 | Segunda División | 38 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 39 | 7 | |||
| 2021–22 | La Liga | 28 | 5 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 5 | |||
| Total | 170 | 24 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 186 | 25 | ||
| Alavés | 2022–23 | Segunda División | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 482 | 64 | 34 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 537 | 70 | ||
References
External links
- Salva Sevilla at BDFutbol
- Salva Sevilla at Futbolme (in Spanish)