| Salvatore Elia | |
| Birth Date: | 1999 6, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Prato, Italy |
| Height: | 1.83 m |
| Position: | Forward |
| Currentclub: | Spezia |
| Clubnumber: | 7 |
| Youthyears1: | –2018 |
| Youthclubs1: | Atalanta |
| Years1: | 2018–2023 |
| Clubs1: | Atalanta |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2018–2020 |
| Clubs2: | → Juve Stabia (loan) |
| Caps2: | 50 |
| Goals2: | 3 |
| Years3: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs3: | → Perugia (loan) |
| Caps3: | 36 |
| Goals3: | 8 |
| Years4: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs4: | → Benevento (loan) |
| Caps4: | 25 |
| Goals4: | 1 |
| Years5: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs5: | → Palermo (loan) |
| Caps5: | 10 |
| Goals5: | 3 |
| Years6: | 2023– |
| Clubs6: | Spezia |
| Caps6: | 32 |
| Goals6: | 1 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2016 |
| Nationalteam1: | Italy U17 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2016 |
| Nationalteam2: | Italy U18 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Pcupdate: | 10 June 2024 |
Salvatore Elia (born 30 June 1999) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a forward for club Spezia.
Born in Prato, Elia grew up playing in the youth teams of Atalanta.
On 31 July 2018. Elia was signed by Serie C club Juve Stabia on a season-long loan deal.[1] 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.[2] On 20 November he played his first entire match for the team, a 4–0 home win over Viterbese Castrense.[3] Two weeks later, on 2 December, Elia scored his first professional goal in the 85th minute of a 2–0 home win over Bisceglie.[4] On 14 April 2019, he scored his second goal in the 71st minute of a 3–2 away win over Sicula Leonzio.[5] 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.[6] 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.[7]
On 11 July 2019, his loan was extended for another season.[8] 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.[9] 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.[10] 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.[11] Two weeks later he played his first entire match for the club in Serie B, a 0–0 away draw against Perugia.[12] 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.[13] Elia ended his second season at Juve Stabia with 21 appearances, 1 goal and 1 assist, however the club was relegated to Serie C.
On 25 September 2020, he joined Serie C club Perugia on a season-long loan deal.[14] 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.[15] On 18 October he played his first entire match for the club, a 2–0 home win over Fermana.[16] On 6 December he scored his first goal for the club in the 29th minute of a 2–0 home win over Imolese.[17] On 17 February 2021, Elia scored twice in a 4–0 home win over Legnago Salus.[18] 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.
On 20 July 2021, Elia joined Serie B club Benevento on a season-long loan.[19]
On 28 July 2022, Elia agreed upon a one-year loan to Serie B club Palermo.[20]
On 1 September 2023, Elia signed a three-year contract with Spezia.[21]
He is the son of former professional footballer Firmino Elia.[22]
| 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[23] | 1 | 32 | 3 | |||
| 2019–20 | Serie B | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 1 | |||||
| Perugia (loan) | 2020–21 | Serie C | 36 | 8 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 1 | 40 | 9 | |||
| Career total | 86 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 4 | 1 | 93 | 13 | ||||
Juve Stabia
Perugia