Marco Sala (born 4 June 1999) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a left back for Serie A club Como.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 4 June 1999 | ||
| 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) |
| 2018–2019 | → Arezzo (loan) | 34 | (2) |
| 2019–2023 | Sassuolo | 0 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | → Virtus Entella (loan) | 33 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → SPAL (loan) | 32 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → Crotone (loan) | 28 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → Palermo (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) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 31 May 2021 | |||
Club career
editInter Milan
editBorn in Rho, Sala was a youth exponent of Inter.
Loan to Arezzo
editOn 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
editOn 30 June 2019, Sala joined Sassuolo.[8][9]
Loan to Virtus Entella
editOn 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
editOn 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
editOn 17 August 2021, Sala was loaned to Serie B side Crotone on a season-long loan deal.[18]
Loan to Palermo
editOn 28 July 2022, Sala was loaned to Palermo in Serie B, with an option to buy.[19]
Como
editOn 24 July 2023, Sala signed a three-year contract with Como.[20]
International career
editHe made his debut with the Italy U21 on 6 September 2019, in a friendly match won 4–0 against Moldova.
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 7 November 2024
| 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 | ||
Honours
editClub
editInter Primavera
- Campionato Nazionale Primavera: 2016–17, 2017–18
- Supercoppa Primavera: 2018
- Torneo di Viareggio: 2018
References
edit- ^ Marco Sala at Soccerway
- ^ "UFFICIALE: Arezzo, arriva Marco Sala dall'Inter - TUTTOmercatoWEB.com". Retrieved 15 November 2018.
- ^ "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 16 September 2018.
- ^ "Robur Siena vs. Arezzo - 7 October 2018 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
- ^ "Arezzo vs. Albissola - 21 October 2018 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
- ^ "Piacenza vs. Arezzo - 25 November 2018 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
- ^ a b c "Italy - M. Sala - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
- ^ "Marco Sala joins Sassuolo" (Press release). F.C. Internazionale Milano. 30 June 2019. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
- ^ "Presentati alla stampa Marco Sala e Jeremy Toljan" (Press release) (in Italian). U.S. Sassuolo Calcio. 12 July 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
- ^ "UFFICIALE: Entella, preso in prestito Sala dal Sassuolo". Retrieved 6 August 2019.
- ^ "Virtus Entella vs. Südtirol - 11 August 2019 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
- ^ "Virtus Entella vs. Livorno - 24 August 2019 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
- ^ "Marco Sala alla SPAL in prestito dal Sassuolo" (Press release) (in Italian). S.P.A.L. 26 September 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
- ^ "SPAL vs. Bari - 30 September 2020 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
- ^ "SPAL vs. Cosenza - 3 October 2020 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
- ^ "Empoli vs. SPAL - 20 October 2020 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
- ^ "Reggina vs. SPAL - 1 November 2020 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
- ^ "UFFICIALE: Crotone, arriva il terzino Marco Sala in prestito dal Sassuolo - TUTTOmercatoWEB.com". www.tuttomercatoweb.com (in Italian). Retrieved 21 August 2021.
- ^ "SALA E STOPPA SONO ROSANERO" (in Italian). Palermo. 28 July 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
- ^ "MARCO SALA AT COMO UNTIL JUNE 2026". Como 1907. 24 July 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2023.