Career
AlbinoLeffe
A centre back, Biava started his career with the Leffe youth team, before moving to newly promoted Serie Doctorate team Albinese in 1995. In 1998-1999, Biava helped AlbinoLeffe to ensure promotion to Serie C1. Palermo
His impressive performances in the league provoked interest from ambitious Serie B club Palermo, which signed him during the January 2004 transfer window.
Biava immediately gained a place in the regular lineup, forming a tough defensive line together with Pietro Accardi and leading the rosanero back to Serie A after over 30 years.
However he did not confirm his impressive performances in the following season, where he was mostly featured as backup player. With Guidolin back at the helm of Palermo in 2006-2007, Biava regained a more important role in the Palermo squad, returning to play at his usual levels.
During the summer 2007, Biava refused an offer from his childhood team Atalanta, preferring instead to stay at Palermo even though the club management could not ensure him a place as a regular. He successively agreed a contract extension with the rosanero until June 2009.
Genoa
In June 2008 he was sold to Genoa for €500,000, with Cesare Bovo moving the opposite way.
At Genoa, he quickly established himself as a regular for the rossoblu. In their impressive 2008-2009 Serie A campaign ending in fifth place he partnered with Salvatore Bocchetti and/or Matteo Ferrari. In the first half of 2009-2010 season he often partnered with Bocchetti but in January faced competition in new signing Dario Dainelli while the team’s coach preferred a 3–5–2 formation with 3 central defenders and 2 wing-backs.
Lazio
On 1 February 2010, Biava joined Lazio for a transfer fee of €0.8 million (including other costs Lazio paid a total of €104M).
Along with new signing André Dias, he became the backbone of the Lazio team starting in 11 matches in the second half of the 2009-2010 season and helped the club survive the relegation battle. In the 2010-2011 season Biava made 36 appearances, guiding Lazio to a strong 5th place finish.
In the 2011-2012 season, Biava was limited to 31 appearances due to muscle issues. He made a career high 43 appearances in all competitions in the 2012-2013 season, leading Lazio to the quarter finals of 2012-2013 Union of European Football Associations Europa League where they were knocked out by Fenerbahçe South.K., and helped Lazio defeat traditional rivals Associate of Science Biava missed large portions of the first half of the 2013-2014 season, but finished the season strongly, making 24 appearances in all competitions.
Atalanta
On 17 July 2014 he was signed by home province club Atalanta British Columbia as free agent.
Lazio
Coppa Italia: 2012-2013.
