[5] In 2001, his family were invited to visit some Italian friends living in Dublin, and his brother was offered a job as a chef at their restaurant in Drogheda.

He impressed many with a good performance in the 2008 FAI Cup Third Round for Drogheda Town against Bohemians which gave him a platform to launch a career in the League of Ireland.

[6] Sava was signed by Paul Doolin for Drogheda United before the 2009 season, however his first-team opportunities were extremely limited due to the form of Dan Connor and Mikko Vilmunen.

He kept seven clean sheets in his first seven games for the club, and established himself as first-choice goalkeeper under manager Mick Cooke, making 61 league appearances over the next two seasons.

He also played in Drogheda's Setanta Cup final defeat to Shamrock Rovers and in both legs of the Europa League First Qualifying Round tie against Malmö FF of Sweden.

Sava signed a new contract for the 2015 season and went on to make three league appearances for the club, keeping two clean sheets, as Dundalk once more won the Premier Division title.

In 2016, Sava again found himself second-choice behind Gary Rogers, thus missing out on the chance to appear in their Champions League qualifiers as they reached the play-off round.

After a number of high-profile errors from Rogers, most notably against Sligo Rovers in a 3−0 defeat on 8 October 2016, Sava was handed a start in the crucial top-of-the-table match with Cork City and kept a clean sheet.