Elias Filet

{{Infobox football biography

|name = Elias Filet

|image =

|fullname = Elias Zaian Filet

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|2002|3|6|df=y}}

|birth_place = France

|height = 1.86 m

|position = Striker

|currentclub = Istra 1961

|clubnumber = 75

|years1 = 2021–2022

|clubs1 = Sochaux

|caps1 = 1

|goals1 = 0

|years2 = 2021–2022

|clubs2 = → Sochaux B (loan)

|caps2 = 24

|goals2 = 13

|years3 = 2022–2023

|clubs3 = Progrès

|caps3 = 23

|goals3 = 20

|years4 = 2023–

|clubs4 = Istra 1961

|caps4 = 30

|goals4 = 4

| club-update = 1 January 2025

}}

Elias Filet (born 6 March 2002) is a French footballer who plays as a striker for Croatian club Istra 1961.

Life and career

Filet was born on 6 March 2002 in France. He is a native of Paris, France. He is the son of a photographer mother and French musician Stefan Filey.{{Cite web|url=https://lequotidien.lu/a-la-une/le-portrait-elias-filet-eleve-par-des-artistes-revele-par-le-progres/|title=Elias Filet, élevé par des artistes, révélé par le Progrès|publisher=lequotidien.lu}} He has been a supporter of English Premier League side Manchester United. He played handball as a child.{{Cite web|url=https://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/story/elias-filet-un-lionceau-qui-pique-comme-l-abeille-291473196466|title=Elias Filet, un Lionceau qui pique comme l'abeille|publisher=lessentiel.lu}} He started playing football at under-13 level. He mainly operates as a striker. He is left-footed. He joined the youth academy of French side Sochaux at the age of eighteen.

He started his senior career with the club. He made one league appearance and scored zero goals for them. He played for their reserve team, where he was regarded as one of their most important players.{{Cite web|url=https://www.estrepublicain.fr/sport/2022/02/05/national-3-elias-filet-l-arme-fatale-de-sochaux-(2)-pour-faire-tomber-le-racing-besancon|title=Elias Filet, l’arme fatale de Sochaux|publisher=estrepublicain.fr}} In 2022, he signed for Luxembourgish side Progrès. He was described as "established himself as one of the essential cogs" while playing for the club. He made twenty-three league appearances and scored twenty goals for them. In 2023, he signed for Croatian side Istra 1961.