Salvatore_Elia
Salvatore Elia
Italian footballer
Salvatore Elia (born 30 June 1999) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie B club Spezia.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1999-06-30) 30 June 1999 (age 24) | ||
| Place of birth | Prato, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Spezia | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 0000–2018 | Atalanta | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2023 | Atalanta | 0 | (0) |
| 2018–2020 | → Juve Stabia (loan) | 50 | (3) |
| 2020–2021 | → Perugia (loan) | 36 | (8) |
| 2021–2022 | → Benevento (loan) | 25 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | → Palermo (loan) | 10 | (3) |
| 2023– | Spezia | 17 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2016 | Italy U17 | 1 | (0) |
| 2016 | Italy U18 | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 January 2024 | |||
Atalanta
Born in Prato, Elia grew up playing in the youth teams of Atalanta.
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Loan to Juve Stabia
On 31 July 2018. Elia was signed by Serie C club Juve Stabia on a season-long loan deal.[2] On 16 September he made his professional debut, in Serie C, as a substitute replacing Luigi Canotto in the 72nd minute of a 3–0 away win over Siracusa.[3] On 20 November he played his first entire match for the team, a 4–0 home win over Viterbese Castrense.[4] Two weeks later, on 2 December, Elia scored his first professional goal in the 85th minute of a 2–0 home win over Bisceglie.[5] On 14 April 2019, he scored his second goal in the 71st minute of a 3–2 away win over Sicula Leonzio.[6] Elia then scored his third goal in the 78th minute in a 2–2 home draw against Virtus Entella in the Supercoppa di Serie C on 18 May.[7] He helped Juve Stabia win promotion to Serie B, with the club finishing as champions, and ended his loan spell with 32 appearances, 3 goals and 6 assists.[8]
On 11 July 2019, his loan was extended for another season.[9] One month later, on 11 August, Elia played his first match of the season, a 3–2 defeat on penalties after a 1–1 home draw against Imolese in the second round of the Coppa Italia.[10] On 25 August he made his Serie B debut for Juve Stabia as a substitute replacing Giacomo Calò in the 82nd minute of a 2–1 away defeat against Empoli.[11] One week later, on 1 September Elia played his first match as a starter, a 2–0 home defeat against Pisa, he was replaced after 68 minutes by Massimiliano Carlini.[12] Two weeks later he played his first entire match for the club in Serie B, a 0–0 away draw against Perugia.[13] On 20 June 2019, he scored his first goal in Serie B, as a substitute, in the 87th minute of a 3–1 away defeat against Pescara.[14] Elia ended his second season at Juve Stabia with 21 appearances, 1 goal and 1 assist, however the club was relegated to Serie C.[8]
Loan to Perugia
On 25 September 2020, he joined Serie C club Perugia on a season-long loan deal.[15] Two days later, on 27 September, he made his debut for the club as a substitute replacing Vlad Dragomir in the 77th minute of a 2–2 home draw against Alma Juventus Fano.[16] On 18 October he played his first entire match for the club, a 2–0 home win over Fermana.[17] On 6 December he scored his first goal for the club in the 29th minute of a 2–0 home win over Imolese.[18] On 17 February 2021, Elia scored twice in a 4–0 home win over Legnago Salus.[19] Elia ended his season-long loan to Perugia with 40 appearances, 30 of them as a starter, 9 goals and 4 assists, he also helped the club to win the championship and to gain the promotion in Serie B after only one season in Serie C.[8]
Loan to Benevento
On 20 July 2021, Elia joined Serie B club Benevento on a season-long loan.[20]
Loan to Palermo
On 28 July 2022, Elia agreed upon a one-year loan to Serie B club Palermo.[21]
Spezia
On 1 September 2023, Elia signed a three-year contract with Spezia.[22]
He is the son of former professional footballer Firmino Elia.[23]
Club
- As of 18 July 2021
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Juve Stabia (loan) | 2018–19 | Serie C | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 32 | 3 | |
| 2019–20 | Serie B | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 1 | |||
| Perugia (loan) | 2020–21 | Serie C | 36 | 8 | 2 | 0 | — | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 40 | 9 | |
| Career total | 86 | 11 | 3 | 0 | — | 4 | 1 | 93 | 13 | |||
- All appearances in Supercoppa di Serie C
Club
Juve Stabia
Perugia
- Salvatore Elia at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)
- "UFFICIALE: Juve Stabia, dall'Atalanta arriva in prestito Elia - TUTTOmercatoWEB.com". Retrieved 2018-09-21.
- "Siracusa vs. Juve Stabia - 16 September 2018 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2018-09-21.
- "Juve Stabia vs. Viterbese Castrense - 20 November 2018 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2018-12-11.
- "Juve Stabia vs. Bisceglie - 2 December 2018 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2018-12-11.
- "Sicula Leonzio vs. Juve Stabia - 14 April 2019 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2019-05-27.
- "Juve Stabia vs. Virtus Entella - 18 May 2019 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2019-05-27.
- "Italy - S. Elia - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2019-05-27.
- "UFFICIALE: Juve Stabia, Elia resta. E arriva Mallamo - TUTTOmercatoWEB.com". www.tuttomercatoweb.com (in Italian). Retrieved 2019-07-12.
- "Juve Stabia vs. Imolese - 11 August 2019 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2019-08-21.
- "Empoli vs. Juve Stabia - 25 August 2019 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2019-09-02.
- "Juve Stabia vs. Pisa - 1 September 2019 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2019-09-02.
- "Perugia vs. Juve Stabia - 14 September 2019 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2019-09-15.
- "Pescara vs. Juve Stabia - 20 June 2020 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2020-08-05.
- "ELIA È BIANCOROSSO!" (Press release) (in Italian). Perugia. 25 September 2020.
- "Perugia vs. Fano - 27 September 2020 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2020-10-06.
- "Perugia vs. Fermana - 18 October 2020 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2020-10-20.
- "Perugia vs. Imolese - 6 December 2020 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
- "Perugia vs. Legnago Salus - 17 February 2021 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2021-03-18.
- "Benevento, c'è l'accordo con l'Atalanta: Elia passa in giallorosso". tuttomercatoweb.com (in Italian). 20 July 2021.
- "ELIA È ROSANERO". Palermo F.C. (in Italian). 28 July 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
- "UFFICIALE - SALVATORE ELIA È UN NUOVO CALCIATORE DELLO SPEZIA" [OFFICIAL - SALVATORE ELIA IS A NEW PLAYER FROM SPEZIA] (in Italian). Spezia. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
- "Palermo, dall'Atalanta arriverà in prestito Salvatore Elia: è il figlio dell'ex rosa Firmino" (in Italian). Giornale di Sicilia. 16 July 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
- Salvatore Elia at Soccerway