Elia Giani | |
Birth Date: | 20 December 2000 |
Birth Place: | Empoli, Italy |
Height: | 1.85 m |
Position: | Forward |
Currentclub: | Athens Kallithea (on loan from Pisa) |
Clubnumber: | 18 |
Youthyears1: | –2018 |
Youthclubs1: | Pisa |
Youthyears2: | 2017–2018 |
Youthclubs2: | → Ponsacco (loan) |
Youthyears3: | 2018–2019 |
Youthclubs3: | Sassuolo |
Youthyears4: | 2019–2020 |
Youthclubs4: | Pisa |
Years1: | 2017–2018 |
Clubs1: | Ponsacco |
Caps1: | 19 |
Goals1: | 6 |
Years2: | 2019– |
Clubs2: | Pisa |
Caps2: | 1 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Years3: | 2021 |
Clubs3: | → Pontedera (loan) |
Caps3: | 3 |
Goals3: | 1 |
Years4: | 2021–2022 |
Clubs4: | → Fiorenzuola (loan) |
Caps4: | 19 |
Goals4: | 2 |
Years5: | 2022–2023 |
Clubs5: | → Fiorenzuola (loan) |
Caps5: | 29 |
Goals5: | 0 |
Years6: | 2023–2024 |
Clubs6: | → Legnago (loan) |
Caps6: | 34 |
Goals6: | 7 |
Years7: | 2024– |
Clubs7: | → Athens Kallithea (loan) |
Caps7: | 11 |
Goals7: | 2 |
Pcupdate: | 1 December 2024 |
Elia Giani (born 20 December 2000) is an Italian footballer who plays as a forward for Super League Greece club Athens Kallithea 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.
In August 2018, he moved to the Under-19 squad of Sassuolo.
On 31 July 2019, he returned to Pisa.[1]
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.[2]
On 16 January 2021, he was loaned to Serie C club Pontedera.[3]
On 27 July 2021, he was loaned again to Fiorenzuola in the Serie C.[4] On 20 August 2022, Giani returned to Fiorenzuola on a new loan.[5] On 23 July 2023, he moved on a new loan to Legnago.[6]
On 9 August 2024, Giani joined Greek side Athens Kallithea FC on a season-long loan.[7]