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Christos Tzolis

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2002 (22 years old)

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70 kg

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Fortuna Düsseldorf

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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
Early career
Tzolis started his first football steps in the academy of his village team, Doxa Pentalofos. He played there from 2006 until 2010, before joining PAOK. In 2015, the then 13-year-old impressed at the Lennart-Johansson-Cup, a tournament for 13 to 14-year-olds. The right-footed winger scored 11 goals in five games and guided his team to the final. Despite losing the final he won the golden boot and was voted the best player of the tournament. In 2018, he returned to PAOK and scored 29 goals in 25 games for the PAOK U17 side, including two goals against Panathinaikos in the championship semi-final.

PAOK
On 20 June 2020, in only his second senior appearance, the 18-year-old displaying excellent technique to net a crucial equaliser. It’s worth noting that Tzolis managed to score 19 goals in just 23 Super League U19 matches this season. Tzolis became the youngest player to score a Super League goal during the 2019–20 season.

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.

International career
Tzolis has represented Greece at the under 17 level and under 19 level. At the u17 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 Greek national football team. On 11 November 2020, Tzolis scored his first international goal in a 2–1 victory against Cyprus.

Personal life
His parents, who hail from Dropull, Albania, belong to the Greek minority of Northern Epirus.


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1 appearances in the current 2023-2024 Season
1 goals scored in the current 2023-2024 Season


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