Álex Sala Herrero (born 9 April 2001) is a Spanish

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who plays as a

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for

Córdoba CF Córdoba Club de Fútbol (), is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football club based in Córdoba, Andalusia, Córdoba, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded in 1954 after the dissolution of RCD Córdoba. Currently it plays ...

Club career

Born in

Viladecans Viladecans () is a town near Barcelona, Spain. It is located between Sant Boi de Llobregat and Sant Climent de Llobregat, and is on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea between El Prat de Llobregat and Gavà. It has a hospital, which serves the su ...

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, Sala began his career at UD Viladecans before joining

FC Barcelona Futbol Club Barcelona (), commonly known as FC Barcelona and colloquially as Barça (), is a professional Football club (association football), football club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, that competes in La Liga, the top flight of ...

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in 2011, aged ten. He left the club in 2014, and subsequently represented

UE Cornellà Unió Esportiva Cornellà, Sociedad Anónima Deportiva, S. A. D. is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football team based in Cornellà de Llobregat, in the autonomous community of Catalonia. Founded in 1951 it plays in , holding home gam ...

CF Gavà Club de Futbol Gavà is a Spanish football team based in Gavà, in the autonomous community of Catalonia. Founded in 1922, it plays in , holding home games at ''Estadi La Bòbila'', with a capacity of 2,550 seats. History The club was founded ...

's youth setup EF Gavà and

CE L'Hospitalet Centre d'Esports l'Hospitalet is a Spanish football team based in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, in the autonomous community of Catalonia. Founded in 1957 it currently plays in , holding home games at Estadi Municipal de Futbol de L'Hospitalet, wit ...

. Sala made his senior debut with ''Hospi'' on 2 September 2018, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 1–0

Tercera División Tercera División () was the fourth tier of the Spanish football league system. Until 1977, it was the third tier of the Spanish football league system. Founded in 1929, it was below the ''Primera División'' (also known as La Liga), the ''Segund ...

home win over

UE Llagostera C.F. Badalona Futur Sociedad Anónima Deportiva, S.A.D. is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football team based in Badalona, Province of Barcelona, Barcelona, in the Autonomous Community of Catalonia. Founded in 1947, it currently plays ...

. The following 16 January, after a further five first team appearances, he returned to ''Barça'' and was assigned to the ''Juvenil A'' squad. After finishing his formation, Sala was not registered with Barcelona's B-team for the 2020–21 campaign, and spent six months without playing before terminating his contract with the club on 5 January 2021. He subsequently moved to

Girona FC Girona Futbol Club, Sociedad Anónima Deportiva, S.A.D. ( ) is a Spanish professional Football team, football club based in Girona, Catalonia, Spain. Founded on 23 July 1930, the team plays in La Liga, to which they gained promotion in the 2022 ...

, being initially assigned to the reserves in the fourth division. Sala made his first team debut with the ''Blanquivermells'' on 14 November 2021, replacing Ibrahima Kebe late into a 2–0

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home success over

FC Cartagena Fútbol Club Cartagena, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Cartagena, in the Region of Murcia, Spain. Founded in 1995 it currently plays in Segunda División, holding home games at '' Estadio Cartagonova'', with a capacity of 15,105 sp ...

. The following 11 July, he renewed his contract until 2025, being promoted to the first team. On 29 August 2022, Sala and teammate

Pau Víctor Pau Víctor Delgado (born 26 November 2001) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a forward or winger for La Liga club Barcelona. Club career Girona Born in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona, Catalonia, Víctor began his career w ...

were loaned out to

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side

CE Sabadell FC Centre d'Esports Sabadell Futbol Club, S.A.D. () is a historical List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football team based in Sabadell ( Catalonia) Founded in 1903, its first men's team plays in the . Its first CE Sabadell (women), women's tea ...

for one year. On 11 July 2023, he moved to fellow third division side

also in a temporary deal. On 2 July 2024, after helping Córdoba in their promotion to the second division, Sala signed a permanent two-year contract with the club.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sala, Alex 2001 births Living people People from Baix Llobregat Footballers from the Province of Barcelona Spanish men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Segunda División players Primera Federación players Tercera División players Tercera Federación players CE L'Hospitalet players FC Barcelona Atlètic players Girona FC B players Girona FC players CE Sabadell FC footballers Córdoba CF players 21st-century Spanish sportsmen