Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Empoli.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Serie B | 33 | 2 | 9 | 2255 | 7.15 |
 Coppa Italia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 7.3 |
Scout report
S. Elia is a 27-year-old full-back at Empoli, rated 51.5 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 192nd of 397 on scout potential in the Serie B. In his prime years, he has been a regular starter this season (65.9% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.63 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Elia.
Judged on this season alone, Elia graded 20 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 45th of 75 of the 75 full-backs in the Serie B, on 5 clean sheets and 2.634 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 31 → 20). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2024/25.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 52, 37th of 75 of the 75 full-backs in the Serie B. At 27 Elia is in his prime years, and a market index of 20.4 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Empoli finished 15th of 20 · a lower-table side
2.63 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 5 clean sheets across 33 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (15th of 20) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 2 goals and 9 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 65.9% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
- Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.44 goal involvements per 90, useful for a full-back.
- Creativity. 0.36 assists per 90 — a genuine creative outlet.
Watch points
- Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.
Outlook
With a Rating of 51.5, Elia carries the 37th-highest potential of the full-backs in the Serie B of 75, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Empoli finished 15th of 20) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.63 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around. Doing it for a lesser side, he profiles as a value buy for a club higher up the table.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Transfer news
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