Salvatore Elia

Salvatore Elia (born 30 June 1999) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie B club Benevento, on loan from Atalanta.

Club Career

Atalanta

Born in Prato, Elia grew up playing in the youth teams of Atalanta.

Loan to Juve Stabia

On 31 July 2018. Elia was signed by Serie C club Juve Stabia on a season-long loan deal. 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. On 20 November he played his first entire match for the team, a 4–0 home win over Viterbese Castrense. Two weeks later, on 2 December, Elia scored his first professional goal in the 85th minute of a 2–0 home win over Bisceglie. On 14 April 2019, he scored his second goal in the 71st minute of a 3–2 away win over Sicula Leonzio. 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. 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.

On 11 July 2019, his loan was extended for another season. 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. On 25 August he made his Serie B debut for Juve Stabia as a substitute replacing Giacomo Calo in the 82nd minute of a 2–1 away defeat against Empoli. 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. Two weeks later he played his first entire match for the club in Serie B, a 0–0 away draw against Perugia. 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. Elia ended his second season at Juve Stabia with 21 appearances, 1 goal