Christos Zafeiris (Greek: Χρήστος Ζαφείρης, born 23 February 2003) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Slavia Prague. A former youth international footballer for Norway, he opted to play for the Greece national team at senior level.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 23 February 2003[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Athens, Greece[1] | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder[1] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Slavia Prague | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2011 | Panathinaikos | ||
| 2013–2014 | Fornebu | ||
| 2014 | Lillestrøm | ||
| 2015–2016 | Fjellhamar | ||
| 2017–2019 | Vålerenga | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2021 | Grorud | 33 | (1) |
| 2021–2023 | Haugesund | 29 | (4) |
| 2021 | → Grorud (loan) | 14 | (1) |
| 2023– | Slavia Prague | 54 | (7) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | Norway U15 | 7 | (0) |
| 2019 | Norway U16 | 8 | (2) |
| 2020 | Norway U17 | 4 | (0) |
| 2021 | Norway U18 | 6 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Norway U19 | 6 | (1) |
| 2022–2024 | Norway U21 | 16 | (0) |
| 2024– | Greece | 5 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 November 2024 | |||
Biography
editBorn in Athens, Greece, Zafeiris moved to Norway at the age of nine and started his senior career with Grorud in 2020.[citation needed] In August 2021, he signed a four-and-a-half-year contract with Haugesund. He was simultaneously loaned back to Grorud for the rest of the 2021 season.[2] On 3 April 2022, he made his Eliteserien debut in a 3–1 loss against Sandefjord.[3] On 29 January 2023, Zafeiris signed for Czech First League leaders Slavia Prague on a four-and-a-half-year contract.[4]
Zafeiris played for Norway at youth level up ranging from Norway U16 until U21. On 27 August 2024, he switched to play for the Greece national team.[5] The same year on 7 September, Zafeiris debuted in a 3–0 UEFA Nations League victory against Finland.[6]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played on 10 November 2024[7]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Grorud | 2020 | Norwegian First Division | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 0 | ||
| 2021 | Norwegian First Division | 27 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 30 | 3 | |||
| Total | 47 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 3 | ||
| Haugesund | 2022 | Eliteserien | 29 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 32 | 5 | ||
| Slavia Prague | 2022–23 | Czech First League | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 1 | ||
| 2023–24 | Czech First League | 27 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11[a] | 1 | — | 39 | 4 | ||
| 2024–25 | Czech First League | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8[b] | 1 | — | 20 | 4 | ||
| Total | 54 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 9 | ||
| Career totals | 130 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 159 | 16 | ||
- ^ Appearances in the UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearances in the UEFA Champions League
References
edit- ^ a b c d Christos Zafeiris at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "Velkommen, Christos". FK Haugesund (in Norwegian). 20 August 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
- ^ Christos Zafeiris at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
- ^ "Norwegian talent Christos Zafeiris joins Slavia". SK Slavia Prague. 29 January 2023. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
- ^ Brandsnes, Håkon; Baardsen, Joachim; Haugen, Eivind (27 August 2024). "Christos Zafeiris vraker Norge | fortsetter for Hellas". Verdens Gang (in Norwegian).
- ^ Balatsos, Vassilis (7 September 2024). Ελλάδα–Φινλανδία: Ο Ζαφείρης έκανε το ντεμπούτο του με την Εθνική [Zafeiris made his debut with the National Team]. Gazzetta.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 12 November 2024.
- ^ Christos Zafeiris at Soccerway
External links
edit- Christos Zafeiris at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
- Christos Zafeiris at Soccerway
- Christos Zafeiris at Fortunaliga.cz