| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 20 December 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Empoli, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Union Brescia (on loan from Pisa) | ||
| Number | 37 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2018 | Pisa | ||
| 2017–2018 | → Ponsacco (loan) | ||
| 2018–2019 | Sassuolo | ||
| 2019–2020 | Pisa | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2018 | Ponsacco | 19 | (6) |
| 2019– | Pisa | 1 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Pontedera (loan) | 3 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | → Fiorenzuola (loan) | 19 | (2) |
| 2022–2023 | → Fiorenzuola (loan) | 29 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | → Legnago (loan) | 34 | (7) |
| 2024–2025 | → Athens Kallithea (loan) | 23 | (4) |
| 2025– | → Union Brescia (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21 October 2025 | |||
Elia Giani (born 20 December 2000) is an Italian footballer who plays as a forward for Serie C Group A club Union Brescia on loan from Pisa.
He was raised in the youth teams of Pisa and began receiving call-ups to the senior squad late in the 2016–17 Serie B season, but did not see time on the field. He spent most of the 2017–18 season on loan to Serie D club Ponsacco. [1]
In August 2018, he moved to the Under-19 squad of Sassuolo.
On 31 July 2019, he returned to Pisa. [2]
He made his Serie B debut for Pisa on 8 December 2019 in a game against Virtus Entella. He substituted Marius Marin in the 81st minute. [3]
On 16 January 2021, he was loaned to Serie C club Pontedera. [4]
On 27 July 2021, he was loaned again to Fiorenzuola in the Serie C. [5] On 20 August 2022, Giani returned to Fiorenzuola on a new loan. [6] On 23 July 2023, he moved on a new loan to Legnago. [7]
On 9 August 2024, Giani joined Greek side Athens Kallithea FC on a season-long loan. [8]
On 1 September 2025, Giani was loaned by Serie C club Union Brescia, with an option to buy. [9]