Christos Tzolis
Tzolis with PAOK in 2020
Personal information
Full name Christos Tzolis[1]
Date of birth (2002-01-30) 30 January 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Thessaloniki, Greece
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Fortuna Düsseldorf
(on loan from Norwich City)
Number 7
Youth career
2006–2010 Doxa Pentalofos
2010–2016 PAOK
2016–2017 SG Rosenhöhe Offenbach
2017–2018 SV Alemannia Königstädten
2018–2020 PAOK
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2021 PAOK 42 (7)
2021– Norwich City 27 (1)
2022–2023 → Twente (loan) 10 (1)
2023– → Fortuna Düsseldorf (loan) 23 (15)
International career‡
2018–2019 Greece U17 12 (7)
2019–2020 Greece U19 3 (0)
2022– Greece U21 7 (6)
2020– Greece 13 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 March 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 November 2023

Christos Tzolis (Greek: Χρήστος Τζόλης; born 30 January 2002) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a winger for German 2. Bundesliga club Fortuna Düsseldorf on loan from Norwich City, and the Greece national team.

Club career

PAOK

On 25 August 2020, Tzolis scored a brace for 2020–21 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round against Beşiktaş J.K. Tzolis also added an assist for Dimitris Pelkas.[3] On 11 September 2020, he scored the only goal against AEL in the 2020–21 season opener, named MVP of the game. On 17 September 2020, Tzolis renew his contract with the club until 2024 without a buy out clause.[4] On 5 November 2020, he scored in a 4–1 home win 2020–21 UEFA Europa League group stage game against PSV Eindhoven helping PAOK to increase the possibility of qualifying for the next phase of the UEFA Europa League.[5]

Norwich City

On 12 August 2021, Tzolis left PAOK to join Premier League club Norwich City on a five-year deal for an undisclosed fee.[6] He made an impressive debut for the Canaries on 24 August, as he scored a brace and assisted a further two goals, to help his team seal an emphatic 6–0 win over Bournemouth and progress to the third round of the EFL Cup.[7] He was voted man of the match for his performance.[8]

On 22 July 2022, he joined Twente in the Netherlands on a season-long loan.[9] He returned from his loan spell on 31 January 2023, after a mutual agreement was reached to cut short his loan spell.[10] During his time at Twente, the left winger scored three goals in 15 appearances.[10]

He scored his first goal for Norwich since his return from loan, and his first goal for Norwich in the league, in a 3–1 win against Birmingham City on 21 February 2023.[11]

On 6 August 2023, Tzolis moved to 2. Bundesliga club Fortuna Düsseldorf on a one-year loan, with an option to buy.[12]

International career

Tzolis has represented Greece at the under-17 level and under-19 level. At the under-17 level, he appeared in 9 matches and scored 6 goals. On 7 October 2020, Tzolis made his debut for the senior national team in a 2–1 loss to Austria after being substituted on in the 82nd minute for Dimitris Limnios. At the time of his debut, Tzolis became the 7th youngest player in the history of the Greece national team. On 11 November 2020, Tzolis scored his first international goal in a 2–1 victory against Cyprus.[13]

Personal life

His parents who are from Dhrovjan, Albania belong to the Greek minority in the country.[14]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 9 March 2024[15]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
PAOK 2019–20 Super League Greece 9 1 1 0 — 0 0 10 1
2020–21 33 6 4 5 — 9[c] 5 46 16
2021–22 — — — 1[d] 0 1 0
Total 42 7 5 5 — 10 5 57 17
Norwich City 2021–22 Premier League 14 0 1 0 2 2 — 17 2
2022–23 Championship 13 1 — — — 13 1
Total 27 1 1 0 2 2 — 30 3
FC Twente (loan) 2022–23 Eredivisie 10 1 1 0 0 0 4[d] 2 15 3
Fortuna Düsseldorf (loan) 2023–24 2. Bundesliga 22 14 4 2 — — 26 16
Career total 101 23 11 7 2 2 14 7 128 39
  1. ^ Includes Greek Cup, FA Cup, KNVB Cup, DFB-Pokal
  2. ^ Includes EFL Cup
  3. ^ Four appearances and two goals in UEFA Champions League, five appearances and three goals in UEFA Europa League
  4. ^ a b Appearance in UEFA Europa Conference League

International

As of match played 8 September 2021[16]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Greece 2020 4 1
2021 5 0
Total 9 1
Scores and results list Greece's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Tzolis goal[16]
List of international goals scored by Christos Tzolis
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 11 November 2020 Georgios Kamaras Stadium, Athens, Greece  Cyprus 1–0 2–1 Friendly

Honours

Club

PAOK

Individual

References

  1. ^ "2021/22 Premier League squads confirmed". Premier League. 10 September 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Christos Tzolis". Norwich City F.C. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  3. ^ "ΑΡΗΣ– ΟΦΗ 3–1: Με ανατροπή στις καθυστερήσεις". www.sport24.gr. 20 June 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  4. ^ "ΠΑΟΚ: Τζόλης μέχρι το 2024, συμβόλαιο χωρίς buy out". www.sport24.gr. 17 September 2020. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  5. ^ "ΠΑΟΚ - Αϊντχόφεν 4-1: Μαγεία με Γκαρσία" (in Greek). www.sport24.gr. 5 November 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  6. ^ "City land Greek winger Tzolis". Norwich City F.C. 12 August 2021.
  7. ^ "Norwich hit Bournemouth for six in cup". BBC Sport. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  8. ^ Norwich City FC [@NorwichCityFC] (24 August 2021). "2️⃣ goals 2️⃣ assists 1️⃣ MOTM Some debut from CT! 👏 https://t.co/yKXAjPjLFL" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 25 August 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021 – via Twitter.
  9. ^ "FC Twente huurt Christos Tzolis" (in Dutch). Twente. 22 July 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  10. ^ a b "Tzolis returns from FC Twente loan". Canaries. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  11. ^ Sofascore. "Norwich City vs Birmingham City live score, H2H and lineups | Sofascore". www.sofascore.com. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
  12. ^ "Fortuna leiht Christos Tzolis aus | www.f95.de". www.f95.de (in German). Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  13. ^ "Cyprus' long winless streak continues with defeat to Greece". Cyprus Mail. 11 November 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  14. ^ Η άγνωστη ιστορία του Χρήστου Τζόλη football-acadimies.gr
  15. ^ Christos Tzolis at Soccerway
  16. ^ a b "Christos Tzolis". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  17. ^ "Paok win Greek cup final over Olympiakos". Greek City Times. 23 May 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.

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