Elia Giani (born 20 December 2000) is an Italian

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who plays as a

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for

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Legnago Legnago () is a town and ''comune'' in the Province of Verona, Veneto, northern Italy, with population (2012) of 25,439. It is located on the Adige river, about from Verona. Its fertile land produces crops of rice, other cereals, sugar, and toba ...

on loan from

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Club career

He was raised in the youth teams of

and began receiving call-ups to the senior squad late in the

2016–17 Serie B The 2016–17 Serie B (known as the Serie B ConTe.it for sponsorship reasons) was the 85th season since its establishment in 1929. A total of 22 teams were contesting the league: 15 returning from the 2015–16 season, 4 promoted from Lega Pro, ...

season, but did not see time on the field. He spent most of the 2017–18 season on loan to

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Ponsacco Ponsacco is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pisa in the Italian region Tuscany, located about southwest of Florence and about southeast of Pisa. La Popolazione è composta da Diletta Pratelli Geography The municipality of Pons ...

. In August 2018, he moved to the Under-19 squad of Sassuolo. On 31 July 2019, he returned to Pisa. He made his

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debut for Pisa on 8 December 2019 in a game against

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. He substituted Marius Marin in the 81st minute. On 16 January 2021, he was loaned to

club

Pontedera Pontedera (; la, Pons Herae) is an italian comune with a population of 29.270 inhabitants, located in the province of Pisa, Tuscany, Central Italy, central Italy. The town is located 20 km (12 miles) from Pisa and 50 km (31 miles) from Florenc ...

. On 27 July 2021, he was loaned again to Fiorenzuola in the Serie C. On 20 August 2022, Giani returned to Fiorenzuola on a new loan. On 23 July 2023, he moved on a new loan to

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* 2000 births Living people People from Empoli Italian men's footballers Men's association football forwards Serie B players Serie C players Serie D players Pisa SC players FC Ponsacco 1920 SSD players US Città di Pontedera players US Fiorenzuola 1922 SS players FC Legnago Salus players Footballers from the Metropolitan City of Florence 21st-century Italian people {{Italy-footy-forward-2000s-stub