Jacopo Sala

Jacopo Sala
	Sala at practice with HSV in 2012
Personal information
Date of birth	5 December 1991 (age 32)
Place of birth	Alzano Lombardo, Bergamo, Italy
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Rimini
Number	28
Youth career
0000–1999	Virtus Oratorio Gazzaniga
1999–2001	AlbinoLeffe
2001–2007	Atalanta
2007–2011	Chelsea
Senior career*
Years	Team
2011–2013	Hamburger SV II
2011–2013	Hamburger SV
2013–2016	Hellas Verona
2016	→ Sampdoria (loan)
2016–2019	Sampdoria
2019–2020	SPAL
2020–2023	Spezia
2024–	Rimini
International career‡
2006	Italy U-16
2007–2008	Italy U-17
2009–2011	Italy U-19
2012–2014	Italy U-21
	*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 for Serie C Group B club Rimini.

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
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Hamburger SV	2011–12	Bundesliga	13	1	0	0	—		—		13	1
	2012–13	Bundesliga	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	Regionalliga	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