_42.jpg) Opéri with Châteauroux in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Christopher Téa Opéri | ||
| Date of birth | (1997-04-29) 29 April 1997 (age 27) | ||
| Place of birth | Abidjan, Ivory Coast | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
| Current team | İstanbul Başakşehir | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2012–2017 | Caen | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2017 | Caen II | 38 | (4) |
| 2017–2021 | Châteauroux II | 10 | (0) |
| 2017–2021 | Châteauroux | 73 | (3) |
| 2021–2022 | Gent | 10 | (0) |
| 2022–2025 | Le Havre | 76 | (5) |
| 2025– | İstanbul Başakşehir | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2024– | Ivory Coast | 7 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:20, 10 January 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 2024 | |||
Christopher Téa Opéri (born 29 April 1997) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Süper Lig club İstanbul Başakşehir and the Ivory Coast national team.
Club career
After years in the youth academy of Caen, Opéri was transferred to Châteauroux on 24 July 2017. He made his first professional appearance with Châteauroux in a 2–1 Ligue 2 loss to Gazélec Ajaccio on 22 September 2017.
On 2 June 2021, he signed a two-year contract with Gent in Belgium. On 21 June 2022, Opéri's contract with Gent was terminated by mutual consent.
On 29 June 2022, Opéri returned to France and signed a two-year contract with Le Havre.
On 7 January 2025, Süper Lig club İstanbul Başakşehir signed Opéri for 3.5 years.
International career
Opéri made his debut for the Ivory Coast national team on 7 June 2024 in a World Cup qualifier against Gabon at the Amadou Gon Coulibaly Stadium. He substituted Ghislain Konan in the 86th minute of a 1–0 Ivory Coast victory.
Personal life
Opéri was born in the Ivory Coast to an Ivorian father and French mother, and moved to France at a young age. His uncle Cyril Domoraud is a former professional footballer.
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 21 December 2024
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Caen | 2016–17 | Ligue 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Châteauroux | 2017–18 | Ligue 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 0 | ||||
| 2019–20 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 2 | ||||
| 2020–21 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 27 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 73 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 3 | ||
| Châteauroux B | 2019–20 | National 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Gent | 2021–22 | Belgian Pro League | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 0 | |
| Le Havre | 2022–23 | Ligue 2 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 35 | 2 | |||
| 2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 29 | 3 | ||||
| 2024–25 | Ligue 1 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 76 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 5 | ||
| Career total | 159 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 176 | 8 | ||
- Includes Coupe de France, Belgian Cup
- Includes Coupe de la Ligue
- Appearance(s) in UEFA Conference League
- Appearance(s) in play-off
Interntaional
- As of match played 19 November 2024
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivory Coast | 2024 | 7 | 0 |
| Total | 7 | 0 | |
References
- "Christopher Téa Opéri". Jupiler Pro League. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
- "Officiel : Christopher Operi s'engage à Châteauroux – MaLigue2". 24 July 2017. Archived from the original on 3 June 2021. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
- "LFP.fr – Ligue de Football Professionnel – Domino's Ligue 2 – Saison 2017/2018 – 9ème journée – Gazélec FC Ajaccio / Châteauroux". lfp.fr.
- "Bienvenue Christopher!" (in Dutch). Gent. 2 June 2021. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
- "OSMAN BUKARI EN CHRISTOPHER OPERI VERLATEN DE CLUB" (in Dutch). Gent. 21 June 2022. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
- "Christopher Opéri s'engage avec le Havre Athletic Club" (in French). Le Havre. 29 June 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
- "HOŞ GELDİN CHRISTOPHER OPERI" (in Turkish). İstanbul Başakşehir F.K. 7 January 2025.
- "Ivory Coast v Gabon game report". ESPN. 7 June 2024.
- PAYNE, Alex K. (16 August 2023). "Christopher Operi (défenseur du Havre AC) : " Etre à la hauteur en sélection ivoirienne ? Je n'ai pas de doutes "". www.linfodrome.com.
- ^ Christopher Opéri at Soccerway
External links
- Christopher Opéri at Soccerway
- Christopher Opéri – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
- Christopher Opéri at L'Équipe Football (in French)
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- Living people
- 1997 births
- Naturalized citizens of France
- Ivorian people of French descent
- French sportspeople of Ivorian descent
- Ivorian men's footballers
- Footballers from Abidjan
- French men's footballers
- Men's association football fullbacks
- Ivory Coast men's international footballers
- Ligue 1 players
- Ligue 2 players
- Championnat National 3 players
- Belgian Pro League players
- LB Châteauroux players
- K.A.A. Gent players
- Le Havre AC players
- Ivorian expatriate men's footballers
- French expatriate men's footballers
- French expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
- Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
- French expatriate sportspeople in Turkey
- Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey
- 21st-century French sportsmen