Piero Elias

Piero Elias (born September 8, 2002) is an American soccer player who plays for New York City FC II in the MLS Next Pro.

Piero Elias
Personal information
Full name Piero Elias
Date of birth (2002-09-08) September 8, 2002
Place of birth New York City, New York, United States
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 New York City FC II
Number 42
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– New York City FC II 22 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of September 20, 2022

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[1] before transferring to 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 development academy, in the USL Academy League.[2][3][4]

Senior

On March 24, 2022, Elias was announced as an inaugural season signing for MLS Next Pro club New York City FC II, signing his first full professional contract.[5] His competitive debut came in the first game of the season in a loss on penalties to New England Revolution II on March 27.[6] His first start came in the following game, another shootout loss to Orlando City B on April 3.[7]

International career

In 2019 Elias was called up to the Peru under-17 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[lower-alpha 1] Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
New York City FC II 2022 MLS Next Pro 60——60
Career total 60000060
  1. Includes the US Open Cup

References
  1. "Queensboro FC Announces Academy Updates". firsttouchonline.com. 2021. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
  2. "New York City Football Club Announces Players Signed to NYCFC II Contracts for the Newly Formed MLS NEXT Pro". New York City FC. March 24, 2022. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
  3. "Piero Elias". matchendirect.fr. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
  4. "Piero Elias". USL. 2021. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
  5. "New York City Football Club Announces Players Signed to NYCFC II Contracts for the Newly Formed MLS NEXT Pro". New York City FC. March 24, 2022. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
  6. "NYCFC II 2(3):2(4) New England Revolution II". nycfc.com. March 27, 2022. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
  7. "Orlando City B 2(5):2(4) NYCFC II". nycfc.com. April 3, 2022. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
  8. "Special Congrats to u19 DA player Piero Elias on getting called into training camp with the u17 Peru National Team‼️". Met Oval. August 13, 2019. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
  9. "Middle Village Teenager Recruited by Queensboro FC Academy, First Player From Queens". astoriapost.com. March 5, 2021. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
  10. "P. Elias". Soccerway. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
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