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.

Christos Zafeiris
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-02-23) 23 February 2003 (age 21)[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)
2021Grorud (loan) 14 (1)
2023– Slavia Prague 55 (8)
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)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 November 2024

Biography

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Born 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

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As of match played on 25 November 2024[7]
Club statistics
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 13 4 0 0 8[b] 1 21 5
Total 55 8 4 0 19 2 0 0 78 10
Career totals 131 13 10 2 19 2 0 0 160 17
  1. ^ Appearances in the UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ Appearances in the UEFA Champions League

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Christos Zafeiris at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ "Velkommen, Christos". FK Haugesund (in Norwegian). 20 August 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  3. ^ Christos Zafeiris at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
  4. ^ "Norwegian talent Christos Zafeiris joins Slavia". SK Slavia Prague. 29 January 2023. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
  5. ^ Brandsnes, Håkon; Baardsen, Joachim; Haugen, Eivind (27 August 2024). "Christos Zafeiris vraker Norge | fortsetter for Hellas". Verdens Gang (in Norwegian).
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ Christos Zafeiris at Soccerway
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