Jacopo Sala

Jacopo Sala (Italian pronunciation: [ˈjakopo ˈsala]; born 5 December 1991) is an Italian footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Serie A club Spezia.

Jacopo Sala
Sala at practice with HSV in 2012
Personal information
Date of birth (1991-12-05) 5 December 1991
Place of birth Alzano Lombardo, Bergamo, Italy
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Spezia
Number 7
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– Spezia 4 (0)
National team‡
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)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 09:54, 26 October 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 28 July 2015

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.[2] 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.[3] 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.[4][5][6]

SPAL

On 2 September 2019, Sala signed to SPAL.[7]

Spezia

On 5 September 2020, Sala signed to Spezia a 2-years contract. He was the first deal for Spezia in Serie A.[8]

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 2 August 2020[9]
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 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 20010——210
2017–18 13030——160
2018–19 21030——240
Total 590700000660
SPAL 2019–20 Serie A 16000——160
Career total 150510000001605

References
  1. "U.C. Sampdoria Player Profile: Jacopo Sala". Unione Calcio Sampdoria. 30 January 2016. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
  2. "Hamburg capture Jacopo Sala from Chelsea". BBC Sport. 3 June 2011. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
  3. "Hellas Verona Snap Up Midfielder Jacopo Sala from Hamburg". insidefutbol.com. 24 July 2013. Retrieved 27 July 2013.
  4. "Jacopo Sala joins Sampdoria on loan". Italian football daily. 30 January 2016. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
  5. "Jacopo Sala player profile". ESPN. 30 January 2016. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
  6. "Jacopo Sala joins Sampdoria on loan". Italian football daily. 30 January 2016. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
  7. "UFFICIALE: SPAL, preso Sala dalla Sampdoria a titolo definitivo". Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  8. "UFFICIALE: Spezia, è Jacopo Sala il primo acquisto in Serie A della storia".
  9. "Jacopo Sala".
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