Álex Sala Herrero (born 9 April 2001) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Córdoba CF.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Álex Sala Herrero | ||
| Date of birth | 9 April 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Viladecans, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Córdoba | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2011 | Viladecans | ||
| 2011–2014 | Barcelona | ||
| 2014–2015 | Cornellà | ||
| 2015–2016 | Gavà | ||
| 2016–2018 | Hospitalet | ||
| 2019–2020 | Barcelona | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2019 | Hospitalet | 6 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Barcelona B | 0 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Girona B | 25 | (0) |
| 2021–2024 | Girona | 2 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → Sabadell (loan) | 24 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | → Córdoba (loan) | 29 | (2) |
| 2024– | Córdoba | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 May 2024 | |||
Club career
editBorn in Viladecans, Barcelona, Catalonia, Sala began his career at UD Viladecans before joining FC Barcelona's La Masia in 2011, aged ten. He left the club in 2014, and subsequently represented UE Cornellà, CF Gavà's youth setup EF Gavà and CE L'Hospitalet.[1]
Sala made his senior debut with Hospi on 2 September 2018, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 1–0 Tercera División home win over UE Llagostera. The following 16 January, after a further five first team appearances, he returned to Barça and was assigned to the Juvenil A squad.[2]
After finishing his formation, Sala was not registered with Barcelona's B-team for the 2020–21 campaign, and spent six months without playing before terminating his contract with the club on 5 January 2021.[3] He subsequently moved to Girona FC, being initially assigned to the reserves in the fourth division.
Sala made his first team debut with the Blanquivermells on 14 November 2021, replacing Ibrahima Kebe late into a 2–0 Segunda División home success over FC Cartagena.[4] The following 11 July, he renewed his contract until 2025, being promoted to the first team.[5]
On 29 August 2022, Sala and teammate Pau Víctor were loaned out to Primera Federación side CE Sabadell FC for one year.[6] On 11 July 2023, he moved to fellow third division side Córdoba CF also in a temporary deal.[7]
On 2 July 2024, after helping Córdoba in their promotion to the second division, Sala signed a permanent two-year contract with the club.[8]
References
edit- ^ "Historial y Características Técnicas del jugador" [History and technical features of the player] (in Spanish). Álex Sala. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
- ^ "El Barça ficha a Álex Sala para el Juvenil A" [Barça sign Álex Sala for the Juvenil A] (in Spanish). Sport. 15 January 2019. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
- ^ "El Barça B pierde calidad en la sala de máquinas" [Barça B lose quality in the midfield] (in Spanish). Golsmedia. 5 January 2021. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
- ^ "El duelo de los '7' se lo llevó Stuani" [The duel of the number '7' is won by Stuani] (in Spanish). Marca. 14 November 2021. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
- ^ "El Girona asegura su futuro: Álex Sala renueva hasta 2025" [Girona ensure their future: Álex Sala renews until 2025] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 19 July 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
- ^ "Pau Víctor i Àlex Sala, cedits al Sabadell" [Pau Víctor and Àlex Sala, loaned to Sabadell] (in Catalan). Girona FC. 29 August 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
- ^ "Àlex Sala, cedit al Córdoba CF" [Àlex Sala, loaned to Córdoba CF] (in Catalan). Girona FC. 11 July 2023. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
- ^ "Alex Sala, jugador del Córdoba CF hasta 2026" [Alex Sala, player of Córdoba CF until 2026] (in Spanish). Córdoba CF. 2 July 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2024.