Emanuele Sala

Emanuele Sala
Personal information
Full name Emanuele Sala[1]
Date of birth (2007-11-27) 27 November 2007
Place of birth Sesto San Giovanni, Italy
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Milan Futuro[2]
Youth career
AC Milan
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2025– Milan Futuro (res.) 27 (4)
2025– AC Milan 0 (0)
International career‡
2022 Italy U16 1 (0)
2024 Italy U17 13 (2)
2024– Italy U19 20 (1)
2025– Italy U20 6 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Italy
UEFA European Under-17 Championship
Winner2024 Cyprus
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:55, 10 May 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:45, 28 March 2026 (UTC)

Emanuele Sala (born 27 November 2007) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder and captain of Serie D club Milan Futuro,[3][4] the reserve team of Serie A club AC Milan.[2][5] He is an Italian youth international.[6][7][8]

Club career

AC Milan

He is a youth product of AC Milan, signing his first professional contract with the club in late 2023, until 2026.[9][10]

Sala received his first call-up and made his professional debut with the newly created reserve team Milan Futuro by the inaugural head coach Daniele Bonera, during the 2024–25 season on 5 January 2025, for the 0–0 away draw Serie C match against Carpi, as a starter.[11] The following season, Milan Futuro was relegated to the Serie D, he scored his first professional goal on 4 January 2026, during a 3–0 away win Serie D match against Leon.[12]

Sala was called up by first team head coach Massimiliano Allegri for the pre-season friendly match against English Premier League club Leeds United at the Aviva Stadium, in Dublin, Ireland, on 9 August 2025, starting during a 1–1 draw.[13]

He received his first official call-up with AC Milan on 19 October 2025, during a 2–1 home win Serie A match against Fiorentina; however, he was an unused substitute.[14] Five days later on 24 October, Sala was called up again for the 2–2 home draw Serie A match against newly promoted Pisa, but did not feature.[15] He signed his first professional contract on November.[5] The following month Sala was called up again for the 2–0 loss Supercoppa Italiana match against Napoli on 18 December.[16] He got called-up with AC Milan for 4 matches across all three competitions during the 2025–26 season, including the league, Coppa Italia, as well as the super cup, he failed to make his debut with the first team, yet managed to scored 5 goals and 3 assists across 30 matches with Milan Futuro across all competitions.[17][18][19]

International career

Sala is an Italy youth international, having represented the under-16, under-17, under-19, and under-20s.[6][7][8][20]

With the U17 side he won the 2024 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.[21]

Career statistics

As of match played 10 May 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Milan Futuro 2024–25 Serie C 10———10
2025–26 Serie D 2642[a]1—1[b]0295
Total 27421—10305
AC Milan 2025–26 Serie A 00——0000
Total 00——0000
Career total 274210010305
Notes
  1. ↑ Appearances in Coppa Italia Serie D
  2. ↑ Appearance in Serie D play-offs

Honours

Italy U17

References

  1. ↑ "Emanuele Sala" (in Italian). Lega Serie A. Retrieved 27 April 2026.
  2. 1 2 "Emanuele Sala: Stats and Biography". AC Milan. Retrieved 27 April 2026.
  3. ↑ Stesina, Marco (6 January 2025). "A 17 anni e 38 giorni debutta da titolare nel Milan coi più grandi, è un talento con già uno Scudetto vinto in carriera". Sprint e Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 27 April 2026.
  4. ↑ Silvestri, Stefano (19 October 2025). "Chi è Emanuele Sala, unico centrocampista del Milan in panchina contro la Fiorentina: carriera e caratteristiche". Goal.com Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 27 April 2026.
  5. 1 2 "COMUNICATO UFFICIALE: EMANUELE SALA" (in Italian). AC Milan. 28 November 2025.
  6. 1 2 "U19s to kick off their season with friendly double-header against Albania" (in Italian). Italian Football Federation.
  7. 1 2 "Poland await in Catania on Tuesday: a place in the elite round of the Euros is on the line. Up front, Iddrissou leads the way". Italian Football Federation.
  8. 1 2 "Quattro gol in 20 minuti, uno su calcio d'angolo, 8 in totale: l'Italia corre verso gli Europei!" (in Italian). sprintsport.it. 12 November 2025.
  9. ↑ AC Milan Youth Sector [@acmilanyouth] (20 December 2023). "✍️ Emanuele Sala, centrocampista del #MilanPrimavera, ha firmato il primo contratto da professionista. Emanuele, nato nel 2007, rimarrà in rossonero fino al 30 giugno 2026. #MilanYouth #SempreMilan" (Tweet) – via X (formerly Twitter).
  10. ↑ "Official: Emmanuele Sala signs his first professional contract with Milan – photo". sempremilan.com. 20 December 2023.
  11. ↑ "MILAN FUTURO, PARI SENZA RETI A CARPI: I rossoneri crescono alla distanza e colpiscono anche una traversa, ma alla fine è 0-0". AC Milan (in Italian). 5 January 2025.
  12. ↑ "MILAN FUTURO, UP AND RUNNING: 3-0 WIN OVER LEON. The Rossoneri get their first win of 2026 in Brianza: Sala, Cappelletti and Asanji on the scoresheet". AC Milan. 4 January 2026.
  13. ↑ "LEEDS UNITED V AC MILAN: THE OFFICIAL LINE-UPS". AC Milan. 9 August 2025. Retrieved 9 August 2025.
  14. ↑ "COMEBACK WIN AT SAN SIRO". AC Milan. 19 October 2025.
  15. ↑ "THE ROSSONERI LEAVE IT LATE TO DRAW". AC Milan. 24 October 2025.
  16. ↑ "AC MILAN BEATEN IN SUPERCOPPA SEMI-FINAL". AC Milan. 18 December 2025.
  17. ↑ "MILAN FUTURO RUN RIOT IN CALDIERO AND WIN 3-0 : A commanding first half for the Rossoneri as Magrassi, Traoré, and Sala secure the win". AC Milan. 22 February 2026.
  18. ↑ "MILAN FUTURO END WITH A WIN: PLAY-OFFS NEXT. The Rossoneri beat Vogherese on the final day of the regular season". AC Milan. 3 May 2026.
  19. ↑ "MILAN FUTURO'S CAMPAIGN ENDS, CHIEVO IN THE FINAL: After 120 intense minutes, the Clivensi won 2-1". AC Milan. 10 May 2026.
  20. ↑ "Il cammino verso l'Europeo inizia dalla Sicilia: i 20 convocati di Bollini per la prima fase di qualificazione" (in Italian). Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio. 19 March 2026. Retrieved 19 March 2026.
  21. ↑ "I 20 convocati di Favo per la fase finale. Il 21 maggio l'esordio con la Polonia". FIGC (in Italian). 16 May 2024.
  22. ↑ "UEFA Under-17 EURO final report: Italy 3-0 Portugal". UEFA. 5 June 2024. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
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