Elliot started his career at Gateshead as a youngster in 2018, and made 56 appearances for them, helping them win promotion to the National League in 2022. He played under Steve Watson for a spell.

He had a loan at Spennymoor in season 2022-23 in which he played eight games, and then he had another loan period at Blyth before he left Gateshead in January 2024. He then joined Blyth on a permanent basis for the rest of the season before he left Croft Park at the end of the campaign