Saliakas began his football career attending the
Ergotelis Youth Academy, the
youth system of his local
Super League Greece club
Ergotelis. Already capped with the
Greece U17 national team, he was spotted by
Olympiacos' scouts, who arranged his transfer to the Super League champions in the winter of 2013.
Olympiacos Saliakas played little for Olympiacos and moved to
Limassol-based side
Karmiotissa on loan, who had been newly promoted to the
Cypriot First Division. Having made 31 appearances, he returned to Greece joining
Chania of the
Football League Greece on a two-year loan. He scored seven goals in 50 games.
Lamia On 12 July 2019, facing competition at Olympiacos for his playing position from
Omar Elabdellaoui,
Bruno Gaspar and
Vasilis Torosidis, Saliakas moved to
Lamia on a free transfer. He made 29 consecutive appearances in all competitions.
PAS Giannina On 31 July 2020, he signed a contract with
PAS Giannina in
Ioannina. He played against
Panathinaikos where he got into the semi-final of the
Greek Cup in the season
2020–21. With PAS Giannina he achieved 6th place in the
2021–22 Super League Greece.
St. Pauli In June 2022 Saliakas moved to
St. Pauli. ==International career==