Salva Sevilla


Salvador "Salva" Sevilla López is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for RCD Mallorca as a central midfielder.

Club career

Born in Berja, Province of Almería, Andalusia, Sevilla finished his development with local 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.
In summer 2004, Sevilla was loaned to Atlético Madrid, but only appeared for its B and C-sides. The following year he joined another reserve team, Sevilla Atlético also of the second level.
On 10 July 2008, Sevilla moved to fellow league club UD Salamanca. He scored a career-best 11 goals in his second season, and joined Real Betis shortly after.
In his first year with the Verdiblancos, Sevilla contributed with three goals in 33 matches to help his team return to La Liga after a two-year absence. He made his top flight debut on 27 August 2011, starting in a 1–0 win at Granada CF.
Sevilla scored his first goal in the Spanish top tier on 18 September 2011, netting through a penalty kick in a 3–2 away success over Athletic Bilbao. His second came in the same fashion against Real Zaragoza, and he finished the campaign with 19 starts and 1,446 minutes of action to help Betis retain its league status.
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. He signed a three-year contract with RCD Espanyol as a free agent in the summer, scoring the first goal of 2015–16 which was the game's only one at home against Getafe CF.
On 28 August 2017, 33-year-old Sevilla signed for RCD Mallorca of Segunda División B, on a free transfer. He was an undisputed starter for a side that achieved two consecutive promotions under Vicente Moreno, culminating with the 3–0 victory over 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.

Personal life

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