Marco Sala (footballer, born 1999)

Marco Sala

Personal information
Date of birth	(1999-06-04) 4 June 1999 (age 24)
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	24	(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 13 April 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 B club Como.

Club career

Inter Milan

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

Loan to Arezzo

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

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

Loan to Virtus Entella

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

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

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

Loan to Palermo

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

Como

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

International career

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

Career statistics

Club

As of 13 April 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 [lower-alpha 1]	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	24	0	0	0	—		—		24	0
Career total			177	3	8	0	0	0	5	0	190	3

1. All appearance(s) in Serie C play-off.

Honours

Club

Inter Primavera

• Campionato Nazionale Primavera: 2016–17, 2017–18
• Supercoppa Primavera: 2018
• Torneo di Viareggio: 2018

References

1. Marco Sala at Soccerway
2. "UFFICIALE: Arezzo, arriva Marco Sala dall'Inter - TUTTOmercatoWEB.com" . Retrieved 2018-11-15.
3. "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 16 September 2018.
4. "Robur Siena vs. Arezzo - 7 October 2018 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2018-11-15.
5. "Arezzo vs. Albissola - 21 October 2018 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2018-11-15.
6. "Piacenza vs. Arezzo - 25 November 2018 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2018-12-11.
7. "Italy - M. Sala - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2019-06-12.
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 2019-08-15.
12. "Virtus Entella vs. Livorno - 24 August 2019 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2019-08-27.
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 2021-04-26.
15. "SPAL vs. Cosenza - 3 October 2020 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2021-04-26.
16. "Empoli vs. SPAL - 20 October 2020 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2021-04-26.
17. "Reggina vs. SPAL - 1 November 2020 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2021-04-26.
18. "UFFICIALE: Crotone, arriva il terzino Marco Sala in prestito dal Sassuolo - TUTTOmercatoWEB.com". www.tuttomercatoweb.com (in Italian). Retrieved 2021-08-21.
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.