Jacopo Sala
Sala at practice with HSV in 2012
Personal information
Date of birth (1991-12-05) 5 December 1991[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)
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 30 August 2023
‡ 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.

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.

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]

International career

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

Career statistics

As of match played 22 May 2022[11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Hamburger SV 2011–12 Bundesliga 13100——131
2012–13 8000——80
Total 211000000211
Hamburger SV II 2011–12 Regionalliga 2000——20
2012–13 3100——31
Total 5100000051
Hellas Verona 2013–14 Serie A 15120——171
2014–15 16200——162
2015–16 18010——190
Total 493300000523
Sampdoria (loan) 2015–16 Serie A 5000——50
Sampdoria 2016–17 Serie A 20010——210
2017–18 13030——160
2018–19 21030——240
Total 540700000610
SPAL 2019–20 Serie A 16000——160
Spezia 2020–21 6010——70
2021–22 18110——191
Total 241200000261
Career total 174612000001866

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".
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