Salvador "Salva" Ferrer Canals (born 21 January 1998) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Cypriot club Anorthosis on loan from the Italian club Spezia.

Salva Ferrer
Personal information
Full name Salvador Ferrer Canals
Date of birth (1998-01-21) 21 January 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Sant Joan Samora, Spain
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
Anorthosis (on loan from Spezia)
Number 15
Youth career
Espanyol
Jàbac Terrassa
Martorell
2016–2017 Damm
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 Martorell
2017–2018 Pobla Mafumet 41 (2)
2018–2019 Gimnàstic 21 (0)
2019– Spezia 79 (0)
2023–Anorthosis (loan) 7 (1)
International career
2022– Catalonia 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 December 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:05, 1 November 2022 (UTC)

Club career edit

Born in Sant Joan Samora, Barcelona, Catalonia,[2] Ferrer represented RCD Espanyol, UFB Jàbac Terrassa, CF Martorell – where he made his senior debut in the Tercera Catalana[3] – and CF Damm as a youth.[4] On 10 July 2017, he signed a two-year contract with Gimnàstic de Tarragona, being assigned to the farm team in the Tercera División.[5]

Ferrer made his debut for Pobla on 17 September 2017, coming on as a second-half substitute for Pol Valentín in a 1–0 home win against FC Vilafranca. He scored his first goal the following 22 April, netting the game's only in an away defeat of FC Santboià.

Ferrer made his professional debut on 7 October 2018, replacing Roger Figueras in a 1–1 away draw against Cádiz CF in the Segunda División.[6] The following 21 January, after establishing himself as a starter under Enrique Martín, he renewed his contract until 2021.[7]

On 9 August 2019, Ferrer was transferred to Italian Serie B side Spezia Calcio,[8] and signed a four-year deal with the club.

Career statistics edit

As of match played 19 October 2023
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Gimnàstic 2018–19 Segunda División 21 0 0 0 21 0
Spezia 2019–20 Serie B 29 0 0 0 4[a] 0 33 0
2020–21 Serie A 18 0 1 0 19 0
2021–22 27 0 2 0 29 0
2022–23 5 0 2 0 1[b] 0 8 0
Total 79 0 5 0 0 0 5 0 89 0
Anorthosis (loan) 2023–24 Cypriot First Division 3 1 0 0 3 1
Career total 103 1 5 0 0 0 5 0 113 1

Notes edit

  1. ^ Appearances in Serie B promotion play-offs
  2. ^ Appearance in Serie A relegation play-off

References edit

  1. ^ "Salva Ferrer". Spezia Calcio. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Salva" (in Catalan). Gimnàstic Tarragona. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
  3. ^ "'La perla' Salva Ferrer recorda el seu passat al CF Martorell" ['The pearl' Salva Ferrer remembers his past at CF Martorell] (in Catalan). CF Martorell. 27 August 2018. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  4. ^ ""Estic preparat per jugar amb el Nàstic a la Segona Divisió A"" ["I am prepared to play for Nàstic in Segunda División"] (in Catalan). Regió 7. 27 August 2018. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  5. ^ "La Pobla anuncia tres fitxatges i puja vuit juvenils" [Pobla announce three signings and promote eight juvenils] (in Catalan). El Vallenc. 10 July 2017. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  6. ^ "Un inseguro Cádiz tropieza otra vez en Carranza" [An insecure Cádiz slip again at the Carranza] (in Spanish). Marca. 7 October 2018. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  7. ^ "Salva Ferrer, grana fins al 2021" [Salva Ferrer, grana until 2021] (in Catalan). Gimnàstic Tarragona. 21 January 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  8. ^ "Salva Ferrer marxa traspassat a l'Spezia" [Salva Ferrer is transferred to Spezia] (in Catalan). Gimnàstic Tarragona. 9 August 2019. Retrieved 12 August 2019.

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