David Soria

Early career

Born in Madrid, Soria finished his youth career with Real Madrid. Following his release, he moved to England and trialled at Leicester City, who let him go after an injury on his first day; he was then discarded by Birmingham City after six weeks because of their salary cap, and ended his trial at Stoke City due to feeling discouraged. On his return to Spain, Soria failed to gain a contract at Real Betis B because of a change of coach, and was not considered experienced enough for Abelardo Fernández's Sporting de Gijón in the Segunda División. He subsequently trained at CD Canillas to maintain his fitness, but did not make his debut for the club; at the time, he also thought about retiring from football.

Sevilla

Soria joined Sevilla FC in January 2013, and made his debut as a senior with the C team in the Tercera División. He was promoted to the reserves in 2013, and played 16 matches in his first season in the Segunda División B, adding 34 in the following. Soria was also an unused substitute seven times for the main squad in La Liga in 2014–15, his first being a 2–0 home win against Getafe CF on 14 September when he featured in place of Mariano Barbosa as reserve. He also sat on the bench for one match of their victorious campaign in the UEFA Europa League, a 2–1 quarter-final first leg victory over FC Zenit Saint Petersburg at the Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán Stadium on 16 April. In September 2015, Marca predicted that Soria could break into…

As of match played 23 August 2026

Sevilla

UEFA Europa League: 2015–16 Individual

UEFA Europa League Squad of the Season: 2015–16