{{Short description|Spanish footballer (born 2006)}} {{family name hatnote|Esquivel|Gamez|lang=Spanish}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Salvi Esquivel | image = | caption = | full_name = Salvador Esquivel Gamez | birth_date = {{birth date and age|2005|9|30|df=y}} | birth_place = Estepona, Spain | height = 1.93 m | position = Goalkeeper | currentclub = Atlético Madrid | clubnumber = 31 | youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2021 | youthclubs1 = Málaga | youthyears2 = 2021–2025 | youthclubs2 = Atlético Madrid | years1 = 2022– | clubs1 = Atlético Madrid B | caps1 = 24 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 2025– | clubs2 = Atlético Madrid | caps2 = 0 | goals2 = 0 | club-update = 29 April 2026 | nationalyears1 = 2021 | nationalteam1 = Spain U17 | nationalcaps1 = 2 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | nationalyears2 = 2023 | nationalteam2 = Spain U18 | nationalcaps2 = 1 | nationalgoals2 = 0 | nationalyears3 = 2025– | nationalteam3 = Spain U21 | nationalcaps3 = 3 | nationalgoals3 = 0 | nationalteam-update = 31 March 2026 }}
'''Salvador Esquivel Gamez''' (born 30 September 2005) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Atlético Madrid.
==Early life== Esquivel was born on 30 September 2005 in Estepona, Spain. Growing up, he played basketball.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.malagahoy.es/malaga_cf/salvi-esquivel-malagueno-portero-internacional_0_2004988522.html|title=Salvi Esquivel, el portero malagueño internacional sub 21 que pudo ser jugador de baloncesto|trans-title=Salvi Esquivel, the Malaga-born goalkeeper and under-21 international who could have been a basketball player|language=es|publisher=Málaga Hoy|date=12 October 2025|access-date=3 May 2026}}</ref>
==Club career== As a youth player, Esquivel joined the youth academy of Málaga. Following his stint there, he joined the youth academy of La Liga side Atlético Madrid ahead of the 2021–22 season at the age of sixteen, where he played in the UEFA Youth League and was promoted to the club's senior team in 2025.<ref>{{WorldFootball.net|salvi-esquivel}}</ref>
==International career== Esquivel is a Spain youth international. During the autumn of 2025 and the spring of 2026, he played for the Spain national under-21 football team for 2027 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification.
==Style of play== Esquivel plays as a goalkeeper. Left-footed, he is known for his reflexes.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://as.com/futbol/atletico-de-madrid/la-metamorfosis-de-esquivel-f202510-n/|title=La metamorfosis de Esquivel|trans-title=Esquivel's Metamorphosis|language=es|publisher=Diario AS|date=31 October 2025|access-date=3 May 2026}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{WorldFootball.net|salvi-esquivel}}
{{Atlético Madrid squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Esquivel, Salvi}} Category:2005 births Category:Living people Category:People from Estepona Category:Footballers from the Province of Málaga Category:Spanish men's footballers Category:Men's association football goalkeepers Category:Atlético Madrid footballers Category:Atlético Madrileño players Category:Primera Federación players Category:Spain men's youth international footballers