Christos Zafeiris

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Christos Zafeiris

| fullname =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|2003|2|23}}{{WorldFootball.net|christos-zafeiris}}

| birth_place = Athens, Greece

| height = 1.73 m

| currentclub = Slavia Prague

| clubnumber = 10

| position = Central midfielder

| youthyears1 = –2011

| youthclubs1 = Panathinaikos

| youthyears2 = 2013–2014

| youthclubs2 = Fornebu

| youthyears3 = 2014

| youthclubs3 = Lillestrøm

| youthyears4 = 2015–2016

| youthclubs4 = Fjellhamar

| youthyears5 = 2017–2019

| youthclubs5 = Vålerenga

| years1 = 2020–2021 | clubs1 = Grorud | caps1 = 33 | goals1 = 1

| years2 = 2021–2023 | clubs2 = Haugesund | caps2 = 29 | goals2 = 4

| years3 = 2021 | clubs3 = → Grorud (loan) | caps3 = 14 | goals3 = 1

| years4 = 2023– | clubs4 = Slavia Prague | caps4 = 72 | goals4 = 9

| nationalyears1 = 2018

| nationalteam1 = Norway U15

| nationalcaps1 = 7

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 2019

| nationalteam2 = Norway U16

| nationalcaps2 = 8

| nationalgoals2 = 2

| nationalyears3 = 2020

| nationalteam3 = Norway U17

| nationalcaps3 = 4

| nationalgoals3 = 0

| nationalyears4 = 2021

| nationalteam4 = Norway U18

| nationalcaps4 = 6

| nationalgoals4 = 0

| nationalyears5 = 2021–2022

| nationalteam5 = Norway U19

| nationalcaps5 = 6

| nationalgoals5 = 1

| nationalyears6 = 2022–2024

| nationalteam6 = Norway U21

| nationalcaps6 = 16

| nationalgoals6 = 0

| nationalyears7 = 2024–

| nationalteam7 = Greece

| nationalcaps7 = 9

| nationalgoals7 = 0

| club-update = 27 May 2025

| nationalteam-update = 10 June 2025

}}

Christos Zafeiris ({{langx|el|Χρήστος Ζαφείρης}}, born 23 February 2003) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Slavia Prague and the Greece national team.

Biography

Born in Athens, Greece, Zafeiris moved to Norway at the age of nine and started his senior career with Grorud in 2020.{{Citation needed|date=November 2024}} In August 2021, he signed a four-and-a-half-year contract with Haugesund. He was simultaneously loaned back to Grorud for the rest of the 2021 season.{{Cite web|title=Velkommen, Christos|url=https://www.fkh.no/nyheter/velkommen-christos|website=FK Haugesund|date=20 August 2021|access-date=18 April 2022|language=no}} On 3 April 2022, he made his Eliteserien debut in a 3–1 loss against Sandefjord.{{NFF|3269818}} On 29 January 2023, Zafeiris signed for Czech First League leaders Slavia Prague on a four-and-a-half-year contract.{{cite web|url=https://en.slavia.cz/clanek.asp?id=Norwegian-talent-Christos-Zafeiris-joins-Slavia-1066|title=Norwegian talent Christos Zafeiris joins Slavia|website=SK Slavia Prague|date=29 January 2023|access-date=29 January 2023}}

Zafeiris played for Norway at youth level up ranging from Norway U16 until U21. On 27 August 2024, he switched to play for the Greece national team.{{Cite web|url=https://www.vg.no/sport/i/W0m7Qk/christos-zafeiris-vraker-norge-fortsetter-for-hellas|title=Christos Zafeiris vraker Norge {{!}} fortsetter for Hellas|first1=Håkon|last1=Brandsnes|first2=Joachim|last2=Baardsen|first3=Eivind|last3=Haugen|newspaper=Verdens Gang|date=27 August 2024|language=no}} The same year on 7 September, Zafeiris debuted in a 3–0 UEFA Nations League victory against Finland.{{Cite news|first=Vassilis|last=Balatsos|script-title=el:Ελλάδα–Φινλανδία: Ο Ζαφείρης έκανε το ντεμπούτο του με την Εθνική|trans-title=Zafeiris made his debut with the National Team|url=https://www.gazzetta.gr/football/uefa-nations-league/2368729/ellada-finlandia-o-zafeiris-ekane-ntempoyto-toy-me-tin-ethniki|website=Gazzetta.gr|date=7 September 2024|access-date=12 November 2024|language=el}}

Career statistics

rowspan="2"\|Club !rowspan="2"\|Season !colspan="3"\|League !colspan="2"\|National cup{{efn\|Includes Norwegian Football Cup, Czech Cup}} !colspan="2"\|Europe !colspan="2"\|Total
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" \|+ Club statistics
Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
rowspan="3"\|Grorud \|2020 \|Norwegian First Division \|20	0	0	0	colspan="2"\|—	20	0
2021 \|Norwegian First Division \|27	2	3	1	colspan="2"\|—	30	3
colspan="2"\|Total !47	2	3	1	colspan="2"\|—	50	3
Haugesund \|2022 \|Eliteserien \|29	4	3	1	colspan="2"\|—	32	5
rowspan="4"\|Slavia Prague \|2022–23 \|Czech First League \|15	1	3	0	colspan="2"\|—	18	1
2023–24 \|Czech First League \|27	3	1	0	11{{efn\|Appearances in the UEFA Europa League}}	1	39	4
2024–25 \|Czech First League \|30	5	1	0	12{{efn\|Appearances in the UEFA Champions League}}	1	43	6
colspan="2"\|Total !72	9	5	0	23	2	100	11
colspan="3"\|Career total !148	14	11	2	23	2	182	18