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Emiliano Sala

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Emiliano Sala
Sala playing for Nantes in 2017
Born
Emiliano Raúl Sala Taffarel

(1990-10-31)31 October 1990
Cululu, Santa Fe, Argentina
Died21 January 2020(2020-01-21) (aged 29)
NationalityArgentine
Italian
OccupationFootballer
Height1.87 m (6 ft 1+12 in)

Association football career
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
Cardiff City
Youth career
1994–2005 Club San Martín de Progreso
2005–2009 Proyecto Crecer
2010–2012 Bordeaux
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009 Crato 1 (2)
2012–2015 Bordeaux 11 (1)
2012–2013Orléans (loan) 37 (19)
2013–2014Niort (loan) 37 (18)
2015Caen (loan) 13 (5)
2015–2019 Nantes 120 (42)
2019 Cardiff City 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Emiliano Raúl Sala Taffarel (31 October 1990 – 21 January 2019) was an Argentine professional footballer. He played as a forward. He signed for Premier League side Cardiff City on 19 January 2019 as the club record fee. He played for French side Nantes before signing for Cardiff.

Sala's Piper PA-46 Malibu aircraft disappeared off Alderney on 21 January 2019. He was flying from Nantes to Cardiff aboard a Piper Malibu light aircraft. A three-day search covered 1,700 square miles (4,400 km2) across the English Channel. Two subsequent private searches were launched, resulting in the discovery of the wreckage on 3 February; Sala's body was recovered four days later but the pilot's has not found yet.[1]

References

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  1. Doel, Jon; Booth, Dominic (11 February 2019). "Live updates as inquest into Emiliano Sala's death adjourned". walesonline. Retrieved 11 February 2019.