Christopher Opéri

Ivorian footballer

Christopher Opéri
Opéri with Châteauroux in 2018
Personal information
Full name Christopher Téa Opéri[1]
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
 Le Havre
Number 27
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– Le Havre 50 (3)
International career‡
2024– Ivory Coast 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 January 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 June 2024

Christopher Téa Opéri (born 29 April 1997) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a defender for French Ligue 1 club Le Havre 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.[2] He made his first professional appearance with Châteauroux in a 2–1 Ligue 2 loss to Gazélec Ajaccio on 22 September 2017.[3]

On 2 June 2021, he signed a two-year contract with Gent in Belgium.[4] On 21 June 2022, Opéri's contract with Gent was terminated by mutual consent.[5]

On 29 June 2022, Opéri returned to France and signed a two-year contract with Le Havre.[6]

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.[7]

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.[8]

Career statistics

As of match played 23 August 2023[9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] 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 — — 79 3
Châteauroux B 2019–20 National 3 1 0 — — — — 1 0
Gent 2021–22 Belgian Pro League 9 0 1 0 — 6[c] 0 1[d] 0 17 0
Le Havre 2022–23 Ligue 2 35 2 0 0 — — — 35 2
Career total 118 5 6 0 2 0 6 0 1 0 133 5
  1. ^ Includes Coupe de France, Belgian Cup
  2. ^ Includes Coupe de la Ligue
  3. ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Conference League
  4. ^ Appearance(s) in play-off

References

  1. ^ "Christopher Téa Opéri". Jupiler Pro League. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Officiel : Christopher Operi s'engage à Châteauroux - MaLigue2". 24 July 2017. Archived from the original on 3 June 2021. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  3. ^ "LFP.fr - Ligue de Football Professionnel - Domino's Ligue 2 - Saison 2017/2018 - 9ème journée - Gazélec FC Ajaccio / Châteauroux". www.lfp.fr.
  4. ^ "Bienvenue Christopher!" (in Dutch). Gent. 2 June 2021. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  5. ^ "OSMAN BUKARI EN CHRISTOPHER OPERI VERLATEN DE CLUB" (in Dutch). Gent. 21 June 2022. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  6. ^ "Christopher Opéri s'engage avec le Havre Athletic Club" (in French). Le Havre. 29 June 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  7. ^ "Ivory Coast v Gabon game report". ESPN. 7 June 2024.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ 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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Le Havre AC – current squad