# Piero Elias

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American soccer player (born 2002)

Piero Elias Personal information Full name Piero Elias Date of birth (2002-09-08) September 8, 2002 (age 23) Place of birth New York City, New York, USA Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) Position Midfielder Team information Current team Sporting JAX Youth career 0000–2015 Metropolitan Oval 2016–2017 New York City FC 2018–2019 Blau-Weiss Gottschee 2019–2020 Metropolitan Oval 2021–2022 Queensboro FC Senior career* Years Team Apps (Gls) 2022–2025 New York City FC II 22 (2) 2026– Sporting JAX 0 (0) * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of September 20, 2022

**Piero Elias** (born September 8, 2002) is an American [soccer](/source/Association_football) player who plays for [Sporting JAX](/source/Sporting_Club_Jacksonville) in [USL Championship](/source/USL_Championship).

## Playing career

### Youth

Piero Elias' teenage career saw him transfer between youth academies on several occasions. In 2015, he played at the development academy at [Metropolitan Oval](/source/Metropolitan_Oval)[1] before transferring to [New York City FC](/source/New_York_City_FC) where he played in their under-14 program.[2] In 2018–19 he played with Blau-Weiss Gottschee's under-16s,[3] and then returned to Met Oval to be part of their under-18 side in 2019.[3] In 2021 he switched to the [Queensboro FC](/source/Queensboro_FC) development academy, in the [USL](/source/United_Soccer_League) Academy League.[2][3][4]

### Senior

### New York City FC II

On March 24, 2022, Elias was announced as an inaugural season signing for [MLS Next Pro](/source/MLS_Next_Pro) club [New York City FC II](/source/New_York_City_FC_II), signing his first full professional contract.[2] His competitive debut came in the first game of the season in a loss on penalties to [New England Revolution II](/source/New_England_Revolution_II) on March 27.[5] His first start came in the following game, another shootout loss to [Orlando City B](/source/Orlando_City_B) on April 3.[6]

### Sporting JAX

On January 17, 2026, via the club's YouTube channel, [Sporting Club Jacksonville](/source/Sporting_Club_Jacksonville), better known as Sporting JAX, announced the addition of Elias to the team's inaugural [USL Championship](/source/USL_Championship) roster.[7]

## International career

In 2019 Elias was called up to the [Peru under-17](/source/Peru_national_under-17_football_team) team to take part in a training camp.[8] The following year he was called up to a training camp with their under-20 team.[9] He has yet to make an appearance for Peru at any level, however.

## Career statistics

- *As of match played May 6, 2022*.[10]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition Club Season League Cup[a] Continental Total Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals New York City FC II 2022 MLS Next Pro 6 0 — — 6 0 Career total 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** Includes the [US Open Cup](/source/US_Open_Cup)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Queensboro FC Announces Academy Updates"](https://www.firsttouchonline.com/queensboro-fc-announces-academy-updates/). *firsttouchonline.com*. 2021. Retrieved May 6, 2022.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-nycfc2_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-nycfc2_2-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-nycfc2_2-2) ["New York City Football Club Announces Players Signed to NYCFC II Contracts for the Newly Formed MLS NEXT Pro"](https://www.nycfc.com/nycfcii/news/new-york-city-football-club-announces-players-signed-to-nycfc-ii-contracts-for-t). *New York City FC*. March 24, 2022. Retrieved May 6, 2022.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-matchendirect_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-matchendirect_3-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-matchendirect_3-2) ["Piero Elias"](https://www.matchendirect.fr/joueur/piero-elias.html). *matchendirect.fr*. Retrieved May 6, 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Piero Elias"](https://www.usl-academy.com/roster_players/45874777). *[USL](/source/United_Soccer_League)*. 2021. Retrieved May 6, 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["NYCFC II 2(3):2(4) New England Revolution II"](https://www.nycfc.com/nycfcii/competitions/mls-next-pro/2022/matches/nycvsne-03-27-2022/lineups). *nycfc.com*. March 27, 2022. Retrieved May 6, 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Orlando City B 2(5):2(4) NYCFC II"](https://www.nycfc.com/nycfcii/competitions/mls-next-pro/2022/matches/orlvsnyc-04-03-2022/lineups). *nycfc.com*. April 3, 2022. Retrieved May 6, 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Just about to get busy Season 3/Episode 2"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ld3k6Luai-w). *YouTube.com*. Sporting JAX. Retrieved 17 January 2026.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Special Congrats to u19 DA player Piero Elias on getting called into training camp with the u17 Peru National Team‼️"](https://www.instagram.com/p/B1FQh0IgSWo/?hl=en). *[Met Oval](/source/Metropolitan_Oval#Development_Academy)*. August 13, 2019. Retrieved May 6, 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["Middle Village Teenager Recruited by Queensboro FC Academy, First Player From Queens"](https://astoriapost.com/middle-village-teenager-recruited-by-queensboro-fc-academy-first-player-from-queens). *astoriapost.com*. March 5, 2021. Retrieved May 6, 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Soccerway_10-0)** ["P. Elias"](https://int.soccerway.com/players/piero-elias/581918/). Soccerway. Retrieved May 6, 2022.

v t e Sporting Club Jacksonville – current squad 1 McGuire 2 Neville 3 Rose 4 Dudley 5 Elias 6 Rossiter 7 Evans 8 Kuzain 9 Luckhurst 10 Sadlier 11 Al-Qaq 12 Rito 14 Reid 15 Edwards 16 Jääskeläinen 17 Soto 18 Ackwei 19 Pedder 22 Gomez 23 Proctor 24 Roberts 26 Granitur 28 Underwood 31 Olivares 32 Soumaoro 42 Casas 44 Somersall 77 Armstrong 99 Traore Head coach: Fox Assistant coach: McGinty Goalkeeper coach: Maley

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