Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 30 June 1999 | ||
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 | |||
–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 | 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.
Born in Prato, Elia grew up playing in the youth teams of Atalanta.
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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]
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]
On 20 July 2021, Elia joined Serie B club Benevento on a season-long loan. [20]
On 28 July 2022, Elia agreed upon a one-year loan to Serie B club Palermo. [21]
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 | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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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 |
Juve Stabia
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