| Jacopo Sala | |
| Birth Date: | 5 December 1991[1] |
| Birth Place: | Alzano Lombardo, Bergamo, Italy |
| Height: | 1.81 m[2] |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Rimini |
| Clubnumber: | 28 |
| Youthyears1: | –1999 |
| Youthclubs1: | Virtus Oratorio Gazzaniga |
| Youthyears2: | 1999–2001 |
| Youthclubs2: | AlbinoLeffe |
| Youthyears3: | 2001–2007 |
| Youthclubs3: | Atalanta |
| Youthyears4: | 2007–2011 |
| Youthclubs4: | Chelsea |
| Years1: | 2011–2013 |
| Clubs1: | Hamburger SV II |
| Caps1: | 5 |
| Goals1: | 1 |
| Years2: | 2011–2013 |
| Clubs2: | Hamburger SV |
| Caps2: | 21 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Years3: | 2013–2016 |
| Clubs3: | Hellas Verona |
| Caps3: | 49 |
| Goals3: | 3 |
| Years4: | 2016 |
| Clubs4: | → Sampdoria (loan) |
| Caps4: | 5 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2016–2019 |
| Clubs5: | Sampdoria |
| Caps5: | 54 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs6: | SPAL |
| Caps6: | 16 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2020–2023 |
| Clubs7: | Spezia |
| Caps7: | 30 |
| Goals7: | 1 |
| Years8: | 2024– |
| Clubs8: | Rimini |
| Caps8: | 15 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2006 |
| Nationalteam1: | Italy U-16 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 9 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2007–2008 |
| Nationalteam2: | Italy U-17 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 8 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 1 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2009–2011 |
| Nationalteam3: | Italy U-19 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 13 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2012–2014 |
| Nationalteam4: | Italy U-21 |
| Nationalcaps4: | 6 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 1 |
| Pcupdate: | 4 May 2024 |
| Ntupdate: | 28 July 2015 |
Jacopo Sala (pronounced as /it/; born 5 December 1991) is an Italian footballer who plays as a central midfielder for club Rimini.
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.
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.
On 30 January 2016, Sala joined Sampdoria on loan with an obligation to buy.[5] [6] [7]
On 2 September 2019, Sala signed to SPAL.[8]
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]
On 22 January 2024, Sala joined Rimini in Serie C on a contract until June 2025.[11]
On 15 August 2012, Sala made his debut with the Italy U-21 team in a friendly match against the Netherlands.
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Hamburger SV | 2011–12 | Bundesliga | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 1 | |||
| 2012–13 | 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 | 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 | |||