Spanish footballer
In this
Spanish name , the first or paternal
surname is
Sevilla and the second or maternal family name is
López .
Salvador "Salva" Sevilla López (born 18 March 1984) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder .
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] second season ,[ 5] [ 6] 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] 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] Real Zaragoza (4–3 win, home),[ 11] 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] RCD Espanyol as a free agent in the summer,[ 14] 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] Vicente Moreno ,[ 17] 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 27 May 2023 [ 22]
Honours
Betis
Mallorca
Deportivo La Coruña
Individual
References
^ a b c "Salva Sevilla" (in Spanish). Deportivo Alavés. Retrieved 13 October 2022 .^ Calado evita el triunfo del Ciudad de Murcia (Calado avoids Ciudad de Murcia triumph) ; Mundo Deportivo , 13 October 2003 (in Spanish)^ "¿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 .^ Salva Sevilla, tercer fichaje 'charro' (Salva Sevilla, third charro signing) ; Marca , 10 July 2008 (in Spanish)^ 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)^ "Salva Sevilla se escapa" [Salva Sevilla gets away] (in Spanish). Diario de Almería . 17 June 2010. Retrieved 20 April 2022 .^ El Betis ficha a Salva Sevilla por cuatro temporadas (Betis sign Salva Sevilla for four seasons) ; Diario AS , 3 July 2010 (in Spanish)^ "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 .^ "Rubén Castro hace justicia" [Rubén Castro does justice] (in Spanish). El País . 27 August 2011. Retrieved 9 December 2022 .^ El Betis sabe a lo que juega (Betis got game) ; Marca, 19 September 2011 (in Spanish)^ El Betis se pone líder (4–3) (Betis reach first place (4–3)) ; Diario de Sevilla , 23 September 2011 (in Spanish)^ "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 .^ Impressive Betis take control against Sevilla ; UEFA, 13 March 2014^ Salva Sevilla ficha por el Espanyol (Salva Sevilla signs for Espanyol) ; Marca, 25 June 2014 (in Spanish)^ Salva Sevilla ilumina el debut del Espanyol (Salva Sevilla lights up Espanyol's debut) ; Marca, 22 August 2015 (in Spanish)^ El Real Mallorca ficha a Salva Sevilla (Real Mallorca sign Salva Sevilla) ; RCD Mallorca, 28 August 2017 (in Spanish)^ "Salva Sevilla, el metrónomo del Mallorca" [Salva Sevilla, Mallorca's metronome] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. 22 March 2019. Retrieved 23 June 2019 .^ "El Mallorca es de Primera División" [Mallorca are of Primera División ] (in Spanish). Diario de Mallorca. 23 June 2019. Retrieved 23 June 2019 .^ "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 .^ "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 .^ José Antonio Sevilla at BDFutbol^ a b c Salva Sevilla at Soccerway^ "¡El Dépor cierra una temporada de ensueño! Resumen en vídeo del CD Castellón 2–4 Deportivo La Coruña, vuelta de la Final de Campeones de Primera Federación 2023–24: goles y polémicas del partido" [Dépor wrap up dream season! CD Castellón 2–4 Deportivo La Coruña video highlights, Primera Federación 2023–24 Champions Final second leg: match goals and controversies] (in Spanish). Goal . 2 June 2024. Retrieved 18 September 2024 .^ "Salva Sevilla, elegido mejor jugador del mes de abril" [Salva Sevilla, voted best player for the month of April] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 16 May 2019. Retrieved 19 September 2024 .
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