{"id":12679,"date":"2026-02-18T14:56:04","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T12:56:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sevillafcacademy.com\/?p=12679"},"modified":"2026-02-18T14:59:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T12:59:07","slug":"salva-ballesta-joins-u-d-melilla-after-an-outstanding-season-with-juvenil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sevillafcacademy.com\/en\/salva-ballesta-joins-u-d-melilla-after-an-outstanding-season-with-juvenil\/","title":{"rendered":"Salva Ballesta joins U.D. Melilla after an outstanding season with Juvenil \u201c"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Salva Ballesta, 17, joined the Sevilla FC Academy setup this season as part of Sevilla FC\u2019s Juvenil \u201cD\u201d, coached by Rafa Ortega. Since his arrival, he has trained under the renowned methodology of the Sevilla youth academy, a development model recognized across Europe for its excellence and ability to nurture talent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During the current campaign, the young forward has played 13 official league matches, logging significant minutes and proving decisive every time he stepped onto the pitch. His impact was immediate: with 17 goals in just 13 appearances, out of a possible 20, he has become the fifth top scorer in the league and the second highest scorer for the Nervi\u00f3n side.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cIt has been extraordinary to have him, because I have seen very few players with the commitment, personal qualities and work ethic of this player.\u201d<br>Rafa Ortega, Head Coach of Sevilla FC Juvenil \u201cD\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Sevilla FC would like to thank Salvador Ballesta for his commitment, dedication, and performances during his time at the club, and wishes him every success in this new chapter at U.D. Melilla, where he will continue his development with their Juvenil Divisi\u00f3n de Honor squad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Best of luck, Salva!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Salva Ballesta, 17, joined the Sevilla FC Academy setup this season as part of Sevilla FC\u2019s Juvenil \u201cD\u201d, coached by Rafa Ortega. Since his arrival, he has trained under the renowned methodology of the Sevilla youth academy, a development model recognized across Europe for its excellence and ability to nurture talent. During the current campaign, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":45,"featured_media":12674,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[],"area_entrada":[121],"class_list":["post-12679","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sin-categorizar","area_entrada-juvenil-d-2"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sevillafcacademy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12679","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sevillafcacademy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sevillafcacademy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sevillafcacademy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/45"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sevillafcacademy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12679"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sevillafcacademy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12679\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12680,"href":"https:\/\/sevillafcacademy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12679\/revisions\/12680"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sevillafcacademy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12674"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sevillafcacademy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12679"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sevillafcacademy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12679"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sevillafcacademy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12679"},{"taxonomy":"area_entrada","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sevillafcacademy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/area_entrada?post=12679"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}