Salvatore Elia

Salvatore Elia
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-06-30) 30 June 1999 (age 25)
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)
2018–2020Juve Stabia (loan) 50 (3)
2020–2021Perugia (loan) 36 (8)
2021–2022Benevento (loan) 25 (1)
2022–2023Palermo (loan) 10 (3)
2023– Spezia 32 (1)
International career
2016 Italy U17 1 (0)
2016 Italy U18 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 June 2024

Salvatore Elia (born 30 June 1999) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie B club Spezia.

Club career

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Atalanta

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Born in Prato, Elia grew up playing in the youth teams of Atalanta.

Loan to Juve Stabia

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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

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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

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On 20 July 2021, Elia joined Serie B club Benevento on a season-long loan.[20]

Loan to Palermo

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On 28 July 2022, Elia agreed upon a one-year loan to Serie B club Palermo.[21]

Spezia

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On 1 September 2023, Elia signed a three-year contract with Spezia.[22]

Personal life

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He is the son of former professional footballer Firmino Elia.[23]

Career statistics

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Club

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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[a] 1 32 3
2019–20 Serie B 20 1 1 0 21 1
Perugia (loan) 2020–21 Serie C 36 8 2 0 2[a] 1 40 9
Career total 86 11 3 0 4 1 93 13
  1. ^ a b All appearances in Supercoppa di Serie C

Honours

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Club

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Juve Stabia

Perugia

References

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  1. ^ Salvatore Elia at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)
  2. ^ "UFFICIALE: Juve Stabia, dall'Atalanta arriva in prestito Elia - TUTTOmercatoWEB.com". Retrieved 21 September 2018.
  3. ^ "Siracusa vs. Juve Stabia - 16 September 2018 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
  4. ^ "Juve Stabia vs. Viterbese Castrense - 20 November 2018 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  5. ^ "Juve Stabia vs. Bisceglie - 2 December 2018 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  6. ^ "Sicula Leonzio vs. Juve Stabia - 14 April 2019 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  7. ^ "Juve Stabia vs. Virtus Entella - 18 May 2019 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  8. ^ a b c "Italy - S. Elia - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  9. ^ "UFFICIALE: Juve Stabia, Elia resta. E arriva Mallamo - TUTTOmercatoWEB.com". www.tuttomercatoweb.com (in Italian). Retrieved 12 July 2019.
  10. ^ "Juve Stabia vs. Imolese - 11 August 2019 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  11. ^ "Empoli vs. Juve Stabia - 25 August 2019 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  12. ^ "Juve Stabia vs. Pisa - 1 September 2019 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  13. ^ "Perugia vs. Juve Stabia - 14 September 2019 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
  14. ^ "Pescara vs. Juve Stabia - 20 June 2020 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  15. ^ "ELIA È BIANCOROSSO!" (Press release) (in Italian). Perugia. 25 September 2020.
  16. ^ "Perugia vs. Fano - 27 September 2020 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  17. ^ "Perugia vs. Fermana - 18 October 2020 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  18. ^ "Perugia vs. Imolese - 6 December 2020 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  19. ^ "Perugia vs. Legnago Salus - 17 February 2021 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  20. ^ "Benevento, c'è l'accordo con l'Atalanta: Elia passa in giallorosso". tuttomercatoweb.com (in Italian). 20 July 2021.
  21. ^ "ELIA È ROSANERO". Palermo F.C. (in Italian). 28 July 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  22. ^ "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.
  23. ^ "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.
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