Elias Filet

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Elias Filet
Personal information
Full name Elias Zaian Filet
Date of birth (2002-03-06) 6 March 2002 (age 23)
Place of birth France
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
Aarau
Number 11
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021–2022 Sochaux 1 (0)
2021–2022Sochaux B (loan) 24 (13)
2022–2023 Progrès 23 (20)
2023–2024 Istra 1961 30 (4)
2025– Aarau 14 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 July 2025

Elias Filet (born 6 March 2002) is a French footballer who plays as a striker for Swiss club Aarau.

Life and career

Filet was born on 6 March 2002 in France. He is a native of Paris, France. He is the son of a photographer mother and French musician Stefan Filey. [1] He has been a supporter of English Premier League side Manchester United. He played handball as a child. [2] He started playing football at under-13 level. He mainly operates as a striker. He is left-footed. He joined the youth academy of French side Sochaux at the age of eighteen.

He started his senior career with the club. He made one league appearance and scored zero goals for them. He played for their reserve team, where he was regarded as one of their most important players. [3] In 2022, he signed for Luxembourgish side Progrès. He was described as "established himself as one of the essential cogs" while playing for the club. [2] He made twenty-three league appearances and scored twenty goals for them. In 2023, he signed for Croatian side Istra 1961.

References

  1. "Elias Filet, élevé par des artistes, révélé par le Progrès". lequotidien.lu.
  2. 1 2 "Elias Filet, un Lionceau qui pique comme l'abeille". lessentiel.lu.
  3. "Elias Filet, l'arme fatale de Sochaux". estrepublicain.fr.