Emanuele Sala

Emanuele Sala (born 27 November 2007) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder and captain of club Milan Futuro, the reserve team of club AC Milan. He is an Italian youth international.

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.

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. 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.

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.

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. 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. He signed his first professional contract on November. 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.

International career Sala is an Italy youth international, having represented the under-16, under-17, under-19, and under-20s.

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

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