Christos Tzolis
 Tzolis with PAOK in 2020 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Christos Tzolis | ||
| Date of birth | 30 January 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Thessaloniki, Greece | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| 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) | 16 | (9) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018–2019 | Greece U17 | 12 | (7) |
| 2019–2020 | Greece U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2022– | Greece U21 | 7 | (6) |
| 2020– | Greece | 13 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 January 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. 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. 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.
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. 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. He was voted man of the match for his performance.
On 22 July 2022, he joined Twente in the Netherlands on a season-long loan. He returned from his loan spell on 31 January 2023, after a mutual agreement was reached to cut short his loan spell. During his time at Twente, the left winger scored three goals in 15 appearances.
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.
On 6 August 2023, Tzolis moved to 2. Bundesliga club Fortuna Düsseldorf on a one-year loan, with an option to buy.
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.
Personal life
His parents who are from Dhrovjan, Albania belong to the Greek minority in the country.
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 25 November 2023
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | 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 | 5 | 46 | 16 | |||
| 2021–22 | — | — | — | 1 | 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 | 2 | 15 | 3 |
| Fortuna Düsseldorf (loan) | 2023–24 | 2. Bundesliga | 15 | 8 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 18 | 10 | ||
| Career total | 94 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 120 | 33 | ||
- Includes Greek Cup, FA Cup, KNVB Cup, DFB-Pokal
- Includes EFL Cup
- Four appearances and two goals in UEFA Champions League, five appearances and three goals in UEFA Europa League
- Appearance in UEFA Europa Conference League
International
- As of match played 8 September 2021
| 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
| 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