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Salvador "Salva" Sevilla López (born 18 March 1984) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a central midfielder.
Born in Berja, Province of Almería, Andalusia,[1] 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.[3]
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.[4]
On 10 July 2008, Sevilla moved to UD Salamanca in the same league.[5] He scored a career-best 11 goals in his second season,[6][7] and joined Real Betis shortly after.[8]
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.[9] He made his top-flight debut on 27 August 2011, featuring 86 minutes of the 1–0 win at Granada CF.[10]
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.[11] His second came in the same fashion against Real Zaragoza (4–3 win, home),[12] and he finished the campaign with 19 starts and 1,446 minutes of action as Betis retained their league status.[13]
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.[14] He signed a three-year contract with RCD Espanyol as a free agent in the summer,[15] scoring the first goal of 2015–16 which was the game's only one at home against Getafe CF.[16]
On 28 August 2017, 33-year-old Sevilla joined RCD Mallorca of Segunda División B on a free transfer.[17] He was an undisputed starter for a side that achieved two consecutive promotions under Vicente Moreno,[18] 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.[19]
On 28 May 2022, Sevilla agreed to a one-year deal at Deportivo Alavés, recently relegated to division two.[20] He totalled 42 games, four goals and three assists, winning promotion.[21]
Sevilla signed a contract of the same duration at Deportivo on 30 August 2023.[22] Having attained his seventh career promotion, the first from the Primera Federación, the 40-year-old left after not being retained.[23][24]
Sevilla's older brother José Antonio was also a footballer. A central defender, his most notable club was Poli Ejido.[25][26]
| 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 | 36 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | 40 | 4 | |||
| Career total | 518 | 67 | 38 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 577 | 74 | ||
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Mallorca
Deportivo La Coruña
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