Jacopo Sala

Jacopo Sala
Sala at practice with HSV in 2012
Personal information
Date of birth (1991-12-05) 5 December 1991 (age 32)[1]
Place of birth Alzano Lombardo, Bergamo, Italy
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
0000–1999 Virtus Oratorio Gazzaniga
1999–2001 AlbinoLeffe
2001–2007 Atalanta
2007–2011 Chelsea
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2013 Hamburger SV II 5 (1)
2011–2013 Hamburger SV 21 (1)
2013–2016 Hellas Verona 49 (3)
2016 → Sampdoria (loan) 5 (0)
2016–2019 Sampdoria 54 (0)
2019–2020 SPAL 16 (0)
2020–2023 Spezia 30 (1)
2024 Rimini 15 (0)
International career‡
2006 Italy U-16 9 (0)
2007–2008 Italy U-17 8 (1)
2009–2011 Italy U-19 13 (0)
2012–2014 Italy U-21 6 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 July 2015

Jacopo Sala (Italian pronunciation: [ˈjaːkopo ˈsaːla]; born 5 December 1991) is an Italian footballer who plays as a central midfielder.

Club career

Hamburger SV

Sala came to German side Hamburger SV from Chelsea on a three-year contract, joining former Chelsea teammate Michael Mancienne at the club.[3] He made his competitive debut for Hamburg in a 5–1 home defeat against Borussia Dortmund; he came on as a substitute in the 65th minute, replacing Marcell Jansen.[citation needed]

Hellas Verona

On 24 July 2013, he joined Hellas Verona.[4] Sala made his debut on 1 September 2013, against Roma; the match ended in a 3–0 defeat for Verona.[citation needed]

Sampdoria

On 30 January 2016, Sala joined Sampdoria on loan with an obligation to buy.[5][6][7]

SPAL

On 2 September 2019, Sala signed to SPAL.[8]

Spezia

On 5 September 2020, Sala signed to Spezia a 2-years contract. He was the first deal for Spezia in Serie A.[9] On 1 September 2023, his contract with Spezia was terminated by mutual consent.[10]

Rimini

On 22 January 2024, Sala joined Rimini in Serie C on a contract until June 2025.[11]

International career

On 15 August 2012, Sala made his debut with the Italy U-21 team in a friendly match against the Netherlands.[citation needed]

Career statistics

As of match played 22 May 2022[12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Hamburger SV 2011–12 Bundesliga 13 1 0 0 — — 13 1
2012–13 8 0 0 0 — — 8 0
Total 21 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 1
Hamburger SV II 2011–12 Regionalliga 2 0 0 0 — — 2 0
2012–13 3 1 0 0 — — 3 1
Total 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1
Hellas Verona 2013–14 Serie A 15 1 2 0 — — 17 1
2014–15 16 2 0 0 — — 16 2
2015–16 18 0 1 0 — — 19 0
Total 49 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 52 3
Sampdoria (loan) 2015–16 Serie A 5 0 0 0 — — 5 0
Sampdoria 2016–17 Serie A 20 0 1 0 — — 21 0
2017–18 13 0 3 0 — — 16 0
2018–19 21 0 3 0 — — 24 0
Total 54 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 61 0
SPAL 2019–20 Serie A 16 0 0 0 — — 16 0
Spezia 2020–21 6 0 1 0 — — 7 0
2021–22 18 1 1 0 — — 19 1
Total 24 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 26 1
Career total 174 6 12 0 0 0 0 0 186 6

References

  1. ^ "U.C. Sampdoria Player Profile: Jacopo Sala". Unione Calcio Sampdoria. 30 January 2016. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
  2. ^ "Jacopo Sala". Spezia Calcio. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  3. ^ "Hamburg capture Jacopo Sala from Chelsea". BBC Sport. 3 June 2011. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
  4. ^ "Hellas Verona Snap Up Midfielder Jacopo Sala from Hamburg". insidefutbol.com. 24 July 2013. Retrieved 27 July 2013.
  5. ^ "Jacopo Sala joins Sampdoria on loan". Italian football daily. 30 January 2016. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
  6. ^ "Jacopo Sala player profile". ESPN. 30 January 2016. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
  7. ^ "Jacopo Sala joins Sampdoria on loan". Italian football daily. 30 January 2016. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
  8. ^ "UFFICIALE: SPAL, preso Sala dalla Sampdoria a titolo definitivo". Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  9. ^ "UFFICIALE: Spezia, è Jacopo Sala il primo acquisto in Serie A della storia".
  10. ^ "RESCISSIONE CONTRATTUALE PER JACOPO SALA, AIMAR SHER E AURELIEN NGUIAMBA" [CONTRACT TERMINATION FOR JACOPO SALA, AIMAR SHER AND AURELIEN NGUIAMBA] (in Italian). Spezia. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  11. ^ "JACOPO SALA NUOVO CENTROCAMPISTA BIANCOROSSO" [JACOPO SALA NEW RED AND WHITE MIDFIELDER] (in Italian). Rimini. 22 January 2024. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  12. ^ Jacopo Sala at Soccerway