Domestic-league season · Empoli.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Serie B | 33 | 2 | 9 | 2255 | 7.15 |
 Coppa Italia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 7.3 |
Following his move to Empoli, Elia's current-season form is down 33% on last season (Season 30→20), while his Rating eased 62→52. His peak season for form remains 2024/25 (Season 30).
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Empoli · 15th | 33 | 2 | 9 | 7.15 | 52 | 20 |
| 2024/25 | Spezia · 3rd | 32 | 2 | 3 | 7.02 | 62 | 30 |
| 2023/24 | Spezia · 15th | 29 | 1 | 1 | 6.91 | 58 | 27 |
| 2022/23 | Palermo · 9th | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6.81 | 57 | 11 |
| 2021/22 | Benevento · 7th | 28 | 1 | 1 | 6.83 | 60 | 21 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
S. Elia is a 27-year-old full-back at Empoli, rated 51.5 overall by Field Insider's model. 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.
On the season, Elia graded 20 for current form (age-blind), on 5 clean sheets and 2.634 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 30 → 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. At 27 Elia is in his prime years, and a market index of 56.7 reflects that trajectory.
Elia is operating at his career peak — the 2024/25 level is the level.
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.
Rated 51.5 overall — a solid contributor and squad regular. 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.
The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~57), then tapers with age. At 27, Elia sits on 56.7, at or near its peak. The blue line is Elia's projected Rating — 51.5 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.
No transfer news found for this player.
