| Salva Sevilla | |
| Fullname: | Salvador Sevilla López |
| Birth Date: | 18 March 1984[1] |
| Birth Place: | Berja, Spain |
| Height: | 1.80 m |
| Position: | Central midfielder |
| Youthclubs1: | Poli Ejido |
| Years1: | 2003–2005 |
| Caps1: | 10 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2004–2005 |
| Clubs2: | → Atlético Madrid C (loan) |
| Years3: | 2005 |
| Clubs3: | → Atlético Madrid B (loan) |
| Caps3: | 1 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2005–2008 |
| Caps4: | 84 |
| Goals4: | 11 |
| Years5: | 2008–2010 |
| Caps5: | 73 |
| Goals5: | 17 |
| Years6: | 2010–2014 |
| Caps6: | 97 |
| Goals6: | 11 |
| Years7: | 2014–2017 |
| Caps7: | 47 |
| Goals7: | 1 |
| Years8: | 2017–2022 |
| Caps8: | 170 |
| Goals8: | 24 |
| Years9: | 2022–2023 |
| Caps9: | 36 |
| Goals9: | 3 |
| Years10: | 2023–2024 |
| Caps10: | 18 |
| Goals10: | 1 |
| Club-Update: | 15:43, 3 July 2024 (UTC) |
Salvador "Salva" Sevilla López (born 18 March 1984) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder.
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]
Sevilla's older brother José Antonio was also a footballer. A central defender, his most notable club was Poli Ejido.[20]
| 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 | 0 | 32 | 4 | |||
| 2006–07 | Segunda División B | 29 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 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 | 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 | 0 | 37 | 4 | ||
| 2018–19 | Segunda División | 37 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 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 | 36 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | 40 | 4 | ||||
| Career total | 518 | 67 | 38 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 577 | 74 | |||
Betis
Mallorca
Deportivo La Coruña
Individual
April 2019[22]