Jacopo Sala
{{short description|Italian footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2021}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Jacopo Sala
| image = Jacopo Sala 2012.jpg
| caption = Sala at practice with Hamburger SV in 2012
| full_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1991|12|05|df=yes}}{{cite web |url=http://www.sampdoria.it/player/201516-jacopo-sala/ | title= U.C. Sampdoria Player Profile: Jacopo Sala |publisher=Unione Calcio Sampdoria |access-date= 31 January 2016 |date= 30 January 2016}}
| birth_place = Alzano Lombardo, Bergamo, Italy
| height = 1.81 m{{cite web|url=https://www.acspezia.com/en/teams/profile/jacopo-sala.3731.html |title=Jacopo Sala |publisher=Spezia Calcio |accessdate=2 September 2022}}
| position = Midfielder
| currentclub =
| clubnumber =
| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–1999
| youthclubs1 = Virtus Oratorio Gazzaniga
| youthyears2 = 1999–2001
| youthclubs2 = AlbinoLeffe
| youthyears3 = 2001–2007
| youthclubs3 = Atalanta
| youthyears4 = 2007–2011
| youthclubs4 = Chelsea
| years1 = 2011–2013
| clubs1 = Hamburger SV II
| caps1 = 5
| goals1 = 1
| years2 = 2011–2013
| clubs2 = Hamburger SV
| caps2 = 21
| goals2 = 1
| years3 = 2013–2016
| clubs3 = Hellas Verona
| caps3 = 49
| goals3 = 3
| years4 = 2016
| clubs4 = → Sampdoria (loan)
| caps4 = 5
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2016–2019
| clubs5 = Sampdoria
| caps5 = 54
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2019–2020
| clubs6 = SPAL
| caps6 = 16
| goals6 = 0
| years7 = 2020–2023
| clubs7 = Spezia
| caps7 = 30
| goals7 = 1
| years8 = 2024
| clubs8 = Rimini
| caps8 = 15
| goals8 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2006
| nationalteam1 = Italy U-16
| nationalcaps1 = 9
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2007–2008
| nationalteam2 = Italy U-17
| nationalcaps2 = 8
| nationalgoals2 = 1
| nationalyears3 = 2009–2011
| nationalteam3 = Italy U-19
| nationalcaps3 = 13
| nationalgoals3 = 0
| nationalyears4 = 2012–2014
| nationalteam4 = Italy U-21
| nationalcaps4 = 6
| nationalgoals4 = 1
| club-update = 4 May 2024
| nationalteam-update = 28 July 2015
}}
Jacopo Sala ({{IPA|it|ˈjaːkopo ˈsaːla}}; born 5 December 1991) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a 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.{{cite web | url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/13644871 | title = Hamburg capture Jacopo Sala from Chelsea | publisher = BBC Sport | access-date = 10 February 2012 | date = 3 June 2011}} 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|date=January 2016}}
=Hellas Verona=
On 24 July 2013, he joined Hellas Verona.{{cite web|title=Hellas Verona Snap Up Midfielder Jacopo Sala from Hamburg|url=http://www.insidefutbol.com/2013/07/24/hellas-verona-snap-up-midfielder-jacopo-sala-from-hamburg/93049/|publisher=insidefutbol.com|access-date=27 July 2013|date=24 July 2013}} Sala made his debut on 1 September 2013, against Roma; the match ended in a 3–0 defeat for Verona.{{citation needed|date=July 2013}}
=Sampdoria=
On 30 January 2016, Sala joined Sampdoria on loan with an obligation to buy.{{cite web | url =http://www.italianfootballdaily.com/official-jacopo-sala-joins-sampdoria-on-loan/ | title= Jacopo Sala joins Sampdoria on loan | publisher= Italian football daily | access-date = 31 January 2016 | date = 30 January 2016}}{{cite web | url =http://www.espnfc.com/player/144734/jacopo-sala | title= Jacopo Sala player profile | publisher= ESPN | access-date = 31 January 2016 | date = 30 January 2016}}{{cite web|url=http://www.italianfootballdaily.com/official-jacopo-sala-joins-sampdoria-on-loan/ | title= Jacopo Sala joins Sampdoria on loan | publisher= Italian football daily | access-date = 31 January 2016 | date = 30 January 2016}}
=SPAL=
=Spezia=
On 5 September 2020, Sala signed to Spezia a 2-years contract. He was the first deal for Spezia in Serie A.{{cite web|url=https://m.tuttomercatoweb.com/serie-a/ufficiale-spezia-e-jacopo-sala-il-primo-acquisto-in-serie-a-della-storia-1428900|title=UFFICIALE: Spezia, è Jacopo Sala il primo acquisto in Serie A della storia}} On 1 September 2023, his contract with Spezia was terminated by mutual consent.{{cite web|publisher=Spezia|url=https://www.speziacalcio.com/it/news/rescissione-contrattuale-per-jacopo-sala-aimar-sher-e-aurelien-nguiamba.25174.html|title=RESCISSIONE CONTRATTUALE PER JACOPO SALA, AIMAR SHER E AURELIEN NGUIAMBA|trans-title=CONTRACT TERMINATION FOR JACOPO SALA, AIMAR SHER AND AURELIEN NGUIAMBA|date=1 September 2023|access-date=1 September 2023|language=it}}
=Rimini=
On 22 January 2024, Sala joined Rimini in Serie C on a contract until June 2025.{{cite web|publisher=Rimini|url=https://www.riminifc.it/2024/01/jacopo-sala-nuovo-centrocampista-biancorosso/|title=JACOPO SALA NUOVO CENTROCAMPISTA BIANCOROSSO|work=Rimini FC - Rimini Football Club |trans-title=JACOPO SALA NEW RED AND WHITE MIDFIELDER|date=22 January 2024|access-date=22 January 2024|language=it}}
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|date=August 2012}}
Career statistics
{{updated|match played 22 May 2022}}{{Soccerway|jacopo-sala/134032}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="3"|Hamburger SV
|rowspan="2"|Bundesliga |13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 13 | 1 | |||
| 2012–13
|8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 8 | 0 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | |
| rowspan="3"|Hamburger SV II
|rowspan="2"|Regionalliga |2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2012–13
|3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 3 | 1 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | |
| rowspan="4"|Hellas Verona
|rowspan="3"|Serie A |15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 17 | 1 | |||
| 2014–15
|16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 16 | 2 | |||
| 2015–16
|18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 19 | 0 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!49 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 3 | |
| Sampdoria (loan)
|Serie A |5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 5 | 0 | |||
| rowspan="4"|Sampdoria
|rowspan="3"|Serie A |20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 21 | 0 | |||
| 2017–18
|13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 16 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19
|21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 24 | 0 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!54 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 0 | |
| SPAL
|Serie A |16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 16 | 0 | |||
| rowspan="3"|Spezia
|rowspan="2"|Serie A |6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 7 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22
|18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 19 | 1 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1 | |
| colspan="3"|Career total
!174 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 186 | 6 |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{fussballdaten|salajacopo|Jacopo Sala}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sala, Jacopo}}
Category:Footballers from Bergamo
Category:Sportspeople from Alzano Lombardo
Category:Italian men's footballers
Category:Italian expatriate men's footballers
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Hamburger SV II players
Category:Hellas Verona FC players
Category:Spezia Calcio players
Category:Rimini FC 1912 players
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in England
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Germany
Category:Italy men's youth international footballers