Salvador Sánchez Ponce (born 30 March 1991), commonly known as Salvi, is a Spanish professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

who plays as a winger.

Career

Early career

Born in

Sanlúcar de Barrameda Sanlúcar may refer to: * Sanlúcar de Barrameda, a city in the Province of Cádiz, Spain * Sanlúcar de Guadiana, a village in the Province of Huelva, Spain * Sanlúcar la Mayor, a city in the Province of Seville, Spain *Sanlúcar de Albaida, forme ...

Cádiz Cádiz ( , , ) is a city in Spain and the capital of the Province of Cádiz in the Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Andalusia. It is located in the southwest of the Iberian Peninsula off the Atlantic Ocean separated fr ...

Andalusia Andalusia ( , ; , ) is the southernmost autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community in Peninsular Spain, located in the south of the Iberian Peninsula, in southwestern Europe. It is the most populous and the second-largest autonomou ...

, Salvi finished his graduation with

Sevilla FC Sevilla Fútbol Club () is a Spanish professional association football, football club based in Seville, Andalusia, that competes in La Liga, the Spanish football league system, top flight of Spanish football. The club was formed on 25 January ...

, making his senior debuts with the C-team on 27 April 2010 by coming on as a second-half substitute in a 2–1

Tercera División Tercera División () was the fourth tier of the Spanish football league system. Until 1977, it was the third tier of the Spanish football league system. Founded in 1929, it was below the ''Primera División'' (also known as La Liga), the ''Segund ...

away loss against

UD Los Barrios Unión Deportiva Los Barrios is a Spanish football team based in Los Barrios, Province of Cádiz, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded in 1993, it plays in . The team holds home games at ''Estadio San Rafael'', with a 2,500-seat capa ...

. In the 2010–11 campaign, he appeared in two matches for the reserves in

Segunda División B Segunda División B (English: second division B) was the third tier of the Spanish football league system containing 102 teams divided into five groups, until it was replaced by the new structure in 2021. It was administered by the Royal Spanish ...

, but resumed his spell at the club with the C's. In the 2012 summer Salvi joined hometown club

Atlético Sanluqueño CF Atlético Sanluqueño Club de Fútbol is a Spanish football team based in Sanlúcar de Barrameda, Province of Cádiz, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded in 1948, although its registration in official competitions took place in 195 ...

, also in the third level. On 28 June 2014, after the club's

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, he moved to fellow league team

CF Villanovense Club de Fútbol Villanovense is a Spanish football team based in Villanueva de la Serena, in the autonomous community of Extremadura. Founded in 1992 it plays in , holding home matches at ''Estadio Romero Cuerda'', with a capacity of 5,000 seats. ...

Cádiz

On 5 July 2015, Salvi signed for

Cádiz CF Cádiz Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. is a Spanish professional football club based in Cádiz, Andalusia. Founded in 1910, the club competes in Segunda División, holding home games at Nuevo Mirandilla, with a seating capacity of 20,724. Salvadoran ...

, still in the third division. He scored a career-best seven goals during the campaign, as his side returned to

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after six years, and renewed his contract for four years on 9 August 2016. Salvi made his professional debut on 19 August 2016, starting in a 1–1 away draw against

UD Almería Unión Deportiva Almería, S.A.D. () is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish professional football club based in Almería, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded on 26 July 1989 and known as ''Almería Club de Fútbol'' until 2001 ...

. He scored his first professional goal on 3 September, netting his team's second in a 3–2 loss at

CD Mirandés Club Deportivo Mirandés is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football team based in Miranda de Ebro, Province of Burgos, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Founded on 3 May 1927, the club competes in the Segunda División ...

. On 5 November 2017, Salvi scored a brace in a 2–0 away defeat of Almería. Salvi became the top assist maker of Cádiz in 2019 with a total of eight assists, two of them in the matches of the 2018–19 season and six in the 2019–20 season. On 27 September 2020, Salvi scored his debut goal in

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in the match against former club Sevilla.

Rayo Vallecano

On 1 July 2022, Salvi agreed to a two-year deal with

Rayo Vallecano Rayo Vallecano de Madrid, S.A.D. (), often abbreviated to Rayo (Spanish for "thunderbolt"), is a Spanish professional football club based in the Villa de Vallecas district of Madrid. The club competes in La Liga, the top flight of Spanish foot ...

in the top tier.

Espanyol

On 19 August 2023, Salvi signed for

RCD Espanyol Reial Club Deportiu Espanyol de Barcelona (; "Royal Spanish Sports Club of Barcelona"), commonly known as RCD Espanyol, is a Spanish professional sports club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The club competes in La Liga, the top tier of Spa ...

in the second division on a two-year contract. He was mainly a backup option during his first season, contributing with four goals in 31 appearances overall as the club returned to the top tier. On 23 January 2025, after just one cup match during the entire campaign, Salvi terminated his link with the ''Pericos''.

Personal life

Salvi's younger brother Ezequiel is also a footballer. A

right-back In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring. Defenders fall into four main categories: centre-backs, full-backs, sweepers ...

, he also represented Sanluqueño.

Career statistics

References

External links

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Salvi profile
at Cadistas1910 * {{DEFAULTSORT:Salvi 1991 births Living people Spanish men's footballers Footballers from the Province of Cádiz Men's association football wingers La Liga players Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players Sevilla FC C players Sevilla Atlético players CF Villanovense players Cádiz CF players Rayo Vallecano players RCD Espanyol footballers 21st-century Spanish sportsmen