Christopher Opéri | |
Full Name: | Christopher Téa Opéri[1] |
Birth Date: | 1997 4, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Abidjan, Ivory Coast |
Height: | 1.82 m |
Position: | Left-back |
Currentclub: | Le Havre |
Clubnumber: | 27 |
Youthyears1: | 2012–2017 |
Youthclubs1: | Caen |
Years1: | 2014–2017 |
Caps1: | 38 |
Goals1: | 4 |
Years2: | 2017–2021 |
Caps2: | 10 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Years3: | 2017–2021 |
Caps3: | 73 |
Goals3: | 3 |
Years4: | 2021–2022 |
Clubs4: | Gent |
Caps4: | 10 |
Goals4: | 0 |
Years5: | 2022– |
Caps5: | 63 |
Goals5: | 5 |
Nationalyears1: | 2024– |
Nationalteam1: | Ivory Coast |
Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Club-Update: | 08:57, 29 June 2024 (UTC) |
Nationalteam-Update: | 7 June 2024 |
Christopher Téa Opéri (born 29 April 1997) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for French club Le Havre and the Ivory Coast national team.
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]
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]
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]
Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||||
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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 | |||||
Total | 63 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 5 | |||
Career total | 146 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 162 | 8 |