Christos Tzolis (; born 30 January 2002) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a winger for Belgian Pro League club Club Brugge 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
AFC 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 FC Twente in the Netherlands on a season-long loan.
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.
Club Brugge
On 1 July 2024, the Flemish side paid €6 million to Fortuna Düsseldorf - who had used the Greek striker's €3.5 million buy-out to buy him from Norwich City after his loan spell. The 2. Bundesliga top scorer will sign a four-year contract at Club Brugge, which guarantees his wages to be doubled and no release clause is foreseen as Fortuna Düsseldorf are not keeping a resale percentage.
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 Albania.
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Career statistics
Club
| + Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |
|
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| PAOK FC | 2019–20 | Super League Greece | 1 |
| 2020–21 | Super League Greece | 16 |
| 2021–22 | Super League Greece | 0 |
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| Norwich City | 2021–22 | Premier League | 2 |
| 2022–23 | EFL Championship | 1 |
|
| FC Twente (loan) | 2022–23 | Eredivisie | 3 |
| Fortuna Düsseldorf (loan) | 2023–24 | 2. Bundesliga | 24 |
| Club Brugge | 2024–25 | Belgian Pro League | 20 |
| 2025–26 | Belgian Pro League | 5 |
|
|
International
| + Appearances and goals by national team and year |
|
| Greece | 1 |
| 0 |
| 3 |
| 4 |
|
- Scores and results list Greece's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Tzolis goal
| + List of international goals scored by Christos Tzolis |
|
| Georgios Kamaras Stadium, Athens, Greece | Exhibition game | |
| Untersberg-Arena, Grödig, Austria | 2–0 | |
| Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Ireland | 2024–25 UEFA Nations League B | |
| Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland | | |
| Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland | 2024–25 UEFA Nations League play-offs | |
| Pankritio, Heraklion, Greece | Exhibition game | |
| Karaiskakis Stadium, Pireaus, Greece | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark | 1–3 |
Honours
Club
PAOK
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Greek Football Cup: 2020–21
Club Brugge
Individual
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PAOK Player of the Season: 2020–21
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Super League Greece Young Player of the Season: 2020–21
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: 2020–21
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2. Bundesliga top scorer: 2023–24
External links
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Profile at the Norwich City F.C. website
