Jump to content

Marco Sala (footballer, born 1999)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Marco Sala
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-06-04) 4 June 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Rho, Italy
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
Como
Number 3
Youth career
Inter Milan
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 Inter Milan 0 (0)
2018–2019Arezzo (loan) 34 (2)
2019–2023 Sassuolo 0 (0)
2019–2020Virtus Entella (loan) 33 (0)
2020–2021SPAL (loan) 32 (0)
2021–2022Crotone (loan) 28 (0)
2022–2023Palermo (loan) 26 (1)
2023– Como 34 (0)
International career
2016 Italy U18 1 (0)
2017 Italy U19 2 (0)
2018–2019 Italy U20 5 (0)
2019–2021 Italy U21 12 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 31 May 2021

Marco Sala (born 4 June 1999) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a left back for Serie A club Como.

Club career

[edit]

Inter Milan

[edit]

Born in Rho, Sala was a youth exponent of Inter.

Loan to Arezzo

[edit]

On 2 August 2018, Sala was loaned to Serie C club Arezzo on a 2-year loan deal.[2] On 16 September he made his made his professional debut in Serie C for Arezzo in a 1–0 away win over Lucchese.[3] On 7 October he was sent-off with a double yellow card in the 77th minute of a 0–0 away draw against Robur Siena.[4] Three weeks later, on 21 October, he scored his first professional goal in the 92nd minute of a 2–0 home win over Albissola.[5] On 25 November he scored his second goal in the 73rd minute of a 2–0 away win over Piacenza.[6] Sala helped the club to reach the play-off, however the club was eliminated by Pisa losing 4–2 on aggregate in the quarter-finals and he ended his first season to Arezzo with 39 appearances, 2 goals and 8 assists.[7]

Sassuolo

[edit]

On 30 June 2019, Sala joined Sassuolo.[8][9]

Loan to Virtus Entella

[edit]

On 6 August 2019, Sala joined to newly Serie B promoted club Virtus Entella on loan until 30 June 2020.[10] Five days later, on 11 August, he made his debut for the club in a 2–1 home defeat against Südtirol in the second round of Coppa Italia, he played the entire match.[11] Two more weeks later, on 24 August, he made his Serie B debut for Virtus Entella in a 1–0 home win over Livorno and he played again the entire match.[12] He became a regular starter early in the season. Sala ended his season-long loan to Virtus Entella with 34 appearances, including 32 of them as a starter, he was replaced only 2 times during the season, and he also made 6 assist during the loan.[7]

Loan to SPAL

[edit]

On 26 September 2020 he joined SPAL on a season-long loan deal.[13] Four days later, on 30 September, Sala made his debut for the club in a match won 4–2 at penalties after a 0–0 home draw against Bari in the second round of Coppa Italia, he played the entire match.[14] On 3 October he made his league debut for the club as a substitute replacing Marco D'Alessandro in the 78th minute of a 1–1 home draw against Cosenza.[15] On 20 October, Sala played his first match as a starter for the club in Serie B in a 2–1 away defeat against Empoli, he was replaced by Bartosz Salamon after 71 minutes.[16] Twelve days later, on 1 November, he played his first entire match for the club, a 1–0 away win over Reggina.[17] Sala ended his season-long loan to SPAL with 37 appearances, including 23 of them as a starter and 4 assists.[7]

Loan to Crotone

[edit]

On 17 August 2021, Sala was loaned to Serie B side Crotone on a season-long loan deal.[18]

Loan to Palermo

[edit]

On 28 July 2022, Sala was loaned to Palermo in Serie B, with an option to buy.[19]

Como

[edit]

On 24 July 2023, Sala signed a three-year contract with Como.[20]

International career

[edit]

He made his debut with the Italy U21 on 6 September 2019, in a friendly match won 4–0 against Moldova.

Career statistics

[edit]

Club

[edit]
As of match played 7 November 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Arezzo (loan) 2018–19 Serie C 34 2 0 0 5[a] 0 39 2
Virtus Entella (loan) 2019–20 Serie B 33 0 1 0 34 0
SPAL (loan) 2020–21 Serie B 32 0 5 0 37 0
Crotone (loan) 2021–22 Serie B 28 0 1 0 29 0
Palermo (loan) 2022–23 Serie B 26 1 1 0 27 1
Como 2023–24 Serie B 29 0 0 0 29 0
2024–25 Serie A 5 0 1 0 6 0
Total 34 0 1 0 35 0
Career total 187 3 9 0 0 0 5 0 201 3
  1. ^ All appearance(s) in Serie C play-off.

Honours

[edit]

Club

[edit]

Inter Primavera

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Marco Sala at Soccerway
  2. ^ "UFFICIALE: Arezzo, arriva Marco Sala dall'Inter - TUTTOmercatoWEB.com". Retrieved 15 November 2018.
  3. ^ "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 16 September 2018.
  4. ^ "Robur Siena vs. Arezzo - 7 October 2018 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
  5. ^ "Arezzo vs. Albissola - 21 October 2018 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
  6. ^ "Piacenza vs. Arezzo - 25 November 2018 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  7. ^ a b c "Italy - M. Sala - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  8. ^ "Marco Sala joins Sassuolo" (Press release). F.C. Internazionale Milano. 30 June 2019. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
  9. ^ "Presentati alla stampa Marco Sala e Jeremy Toljan" (Press release) (in Italian). U.S. Sassuolo Calcio. 12 July 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  10. ^ "UFFICIALE: Entella, preso in prestito Sala dal Sassuolo". Retrieved 6 August 2019.
  11. ^ "Virtus Entella vs. Südtirol - 11 August 2019 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  12. ^ "Virtus Entella vs. Livorno - 24 August 2019 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  13. ^ "Marco Sala alla SPAL in prestito dal Sassuolo" (Press release) (in Italian). S.P.A.L. 26 September 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  14. ^ "SPAL vs. Bari - 30 September 2020 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  15. ^ "SPAL vs. Cosenza - 3 October 2020 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  16. ^ "Empoli vs. SPAL - 20 October 2020 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  17. ^ "Reggina vs. SPAL - 1 November 2020 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  18. ^ "UFFICIALE: Crotone, arriva il terzino Marco Sala in prestito dal Sassuolo - TUTTOmercatoWEB.com". www.tuttomercatoweb.com (in Italian). Retrieved 21 August 2021.
  19. ^ "SALA E STOPPA SONO ROSANERO" (in Italian). Palermo. 28 July 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  20. ^ "MARCO SALA AT COMO UNTIL JUNE 2026". Como 1907. 24 July 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2023.