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Christos Tzolis
Tzolis with Greece in 2026
Personal information
Full name Christos Tzolis[1]
Date of birth (2002-01-30) 30 January 2002 (age 24)
Place of birth Thessaloniki, Greece
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position Left winger
Team information
Current team
 Arsenal
Number 17
Youth career
2006–2010 Doxa Pentalofou
2010–2016 PAOK
2016–2017 SG Rosenhöhe Offenbach
2017–2018 SV Alemannia Königstädten
2018–2020 PAOK
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2021 PAOK 42 (7)
2021–2024 Norwich City 27 (1)
2022–2023 → Twente (loan) 10 (1)
2023–2024 → Fortuna Düsseldorf (loan) 30 (22)
2024–2026 Club Brugge 74 (33)
2026– Arsenal 5 (0)
International career‡
2018–2019 Greece U17 12 (6)
2019–2020 Greece U19 3 (0)
2022–2023 Greece U21 7 (6)
2020– Greece 34 (9)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:07, 19 September 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 7 June 2026

Christos Tzolis (Greek: Χρήστος Τζόλης [ˈxristos ˈd͡zolis]; born 30 January 2002) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Premier League club Arsenal and the Greece national team.

Tzolis began his professional career playing for PAOK, before joining Premier League side Norwich City in 2021. After two seasons in England and a loan spell at Twente, Tzolis joined 2. Bundesliga side Fortuna Düsseldorf on loan, where he finished the season as the league's joint-top scorer with 22 goals.

In July 2024, Tzolis joined Belgian side Club Brugge for a reported €6 million. He helped the club win the Belgian Pro League title in the 2025–26 season, scoring 22 goals and providing 29 assists in all competitions, and being named the league's Player of the Season. In 2026, Tzolis joined Arsenal for a reported £34 million.

Club career

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PAOK

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Tzolis with PAOK in 2020

On 25 August 2020, Tzolis scored a brace for 2020–21 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round against Beşiktaş. Tzolis also added an assist for Dimitrios Pelkas.[3] 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.[4] 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.[5]

Norwich City

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On 12 August 2021, Tzolis left PAOK to join Premier League club Norwich City on a five-year deal for an undisclosed fee.[6] 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.[7] Following his impressive performance, manager Daniel Farke praised him as one of Europe's top prospects for his age, highlighting his pace, goal-scoring ability, and potential.[8]

Loan to Twente

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On 22 July 2022, Tzolis joined Twente in the Netherlands on a season-long loan.[9] He returned from his loan spell on 31 January 2023, after a mutual agreement was reached to cut short his loan spell.[10] During his time at Twente, the left winger scored three goals in 15 appearances.[10]

Return to Norwich City

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Tzolis 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.[11]

Loan to Fortuna Düsseldorf

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On 6 August 2023, Tzolis moved to 2. Bundesliga club Fortuna Düsseldorf on a one-year loan, with an option to buy.[12] During the 2023–24 season, he finished as one of the league's top scorers with 22 goals, alongside Robert Glatzel and Haris Tabaković.[13] On 30 May 2024, Fortuna Düsseldorf exercised their buy option.[14]

Club Brugge

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On 1 July 2024, Tzolis signed a four-year contract with the Belgian side Club Brugge, for a reported transfer fee of €6 million.[15] He won his first title at the club by achieving the 2024–25 Belgian Cup.[16]

In the 2025–26 season, Tzolis helped Club Brugge win the league title, scoring 23 goals and providing 29 assists in all competitions, while being named Belgian Pro League Player of the Season.[17]

Arsenal

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On 23 July 2026, Arsenal confirmed the signing of Tzolis on a long-term contract, for a reported transfer fee of £34 million.[18][19] A month later, on 16 August, he provided two assists on his debut in a 3–0 win over Manchester City in the FA Community Shield, becoming the first player to achieve this feat in the competition since David Beckham in 1996.[20]

International career

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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 Dimitrios 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.[21]

Personal life

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His parents, who are from Dhrovjan, Vlorë County belong to the Greek minority in Albania.[22]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 15 September 2026[23]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
PAOK 2019–20 Super League Greece 9110—00—101
2020–21 Super League Greece 33645—9[c]5—4616
2021–22 Super League Greece ———1[d]0—10
Total 42755—105—5717
Norwich City 2021–22 Premier League 1401022——172
2022–23 Championship 131————131
Total 2711022——303
Twente (loan) 2022–23 Eredivisie 10110—4[d]2—153
Fortuna Düsseldorf (loan) 2023–24 2. Bundesliga 302252———3524
Club Brugge 2024–25 Belgian Pro League 381653—12[e]11[f]15621
2025–26 Belgian Pro League 361721—13[e]31[f]15222
Total 743374—2542210843
Arsenal 2026–27 Premier League 4000101[e]01[g]070
Career total 1876419113240113225290
  1. ↑ Includes Greek Cup, FA Cup, KNVB Cup, DFB-Pokal, Belgian Cup
  2. ↑ Includes EFL Cup
  3. ↑ Four appearances and two goals in UEFA Champions League, five appearances and three goals in UEFA Europa League
  4. 1 2 Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League
  5. 1 2 3 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  6. 1 2 Appearance in Belgian Super Cup
  7. ↑ Appearance in FA Community Shield

International

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As of match played 7 June 2026[24]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Greece 202041
202190
202200
202300
202473
2025105
202640
Total349
Scores and results list Greece's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Tzolis goal[24]
List of international goals scored by Christos Tzolis
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
111 November 2020Georgios Kamaras Stadium, Athens, Greece 2 Cyprus1–02–1Friendly [25]
211 June 2024Untersberg-Arena, Grödig, Austria 15 Malta2–02–0 [26]
310 September 2024Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Ireland 16 Republic of Ireland2024–25 UEFA Nations League B [27]
417 November 2024Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland 20 Finland [28]
523 March 2025Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland 22 Scotland3–03–02024–25 UEFA Nations League play-offs [29]
611 June 2025Pankritio, Heraklion, Greece 24 Bulgaria4–0Friendly [30]
75 September 2025Karaiskakis Stadium, Pireaus, Greece 25 Belarus5–05–12026 FIFA World Cup qualification [31]
812 October 2025Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark 28 Denmark1–31–3
915 November 2025Karaiskakis Stadium, Pireaus, Greece 29 Scotland3–03–2

Honours

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PAOK

Club Brugge

Arsenal

Individual

References

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  1. ↑ "2021/22 Premier League squads confirmed". Premier League. 10 September 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  2. ↑ "Christos Tzolis". Norwich City F.C. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  3. ↑ "ΑΡΗΣ– ΟΦΗ 3–1: Με ανατροπή στις καθυστερήσεις". www.sport24.gr. 20 June 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  4. ↑ "ΠΑΟΚ: Τζόλης μέχρι το 2024, συμβόλαιο χωρίς buy out". www.sport24.gr. 17 September 2020. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  5. ↑ "ΠΑΟΚ - Αϊντχόφεν 4-1: Μαγεία με Γκαρσία" (in Greek). www.sport24.gr. 5 November 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  6. ↑ "City land Greek winger Tzolis". Norwich City F.C. 12 August 2021.
  7. ↑ "Norwich hit Bournemouth for six in cup". BBC Sport. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  8. ↑ Bailey, Michael (25 August 2021). "Tzolis: Two goals, two assists, focal point of Norwich's attack – no wonder even Farke calls him a 'hot prospect'". The New York Times.
  9. ↑ "FC Twente huurt Christos Tzolis" (in Dutch). Twente. 22 July 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  10. 1 2 "Tzolis returns from FC Twente loan". Canaries. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  11. ↑ Sofascore. "Norwich City vs Birmingham City live score, H2H and lineups | Sofascore". www.sofascore.com. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
  12. ↑ "Fortuna leiht Christos Tzolis aus | www.f95.de". www.f95.de (in German). Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  13. ↑ "Christos Tzolis unlikely to stay at Fortuna Düsseldorf". Get Football News Germany. 28 May 2024.
  14. ↑ "Überraschung in Düsseldorf: Fortuna zieht Kaufoption bei Tzolis". kicker (in German). Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  15. ↑ "Χρήστος Τζόλης: Αυτό είναι το deal της μεταγραφής του στην Μπριζ". sport24.gr (in Greek). 1 July 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  16. ↑ "Romeo Vermant at the double as Club Brugge edge Anderlecht to win Belgian Cup". Flashscore.com. 4 May 2025.
  17. ↑ "Football: Club Brugge's Christos Tzolis elected Pro League's Player of the Season". The Brussels Times. 26 May 2026.
  18. ↑ "Christos Tzolis signs for Arsenal". Arsenal F.C. Retrieved 23 July 2026.
  19. ↑ Verri, Matt (23 July 2026). "Christos Tzolis: Arsenal confirm £34m transfer for third summer signing". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved 23 July 2026.
  20. ↑ Rogers, Jonathon (16 August 2026). "Report: Arsenal 3-0 Manchester City". Arsenal F.C.
  21. ↑ "Cyprus' long winless streak continues with defeat to Greece". Cyprus Mail. 11 November 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  22. ↑ Η άγνωστη ιστορία του Χρήστου Τζόλη football-acadimies.gr
  23. ↑ Christos Tzolis at Soccerway
  24. 1 2 "Christos Tzolis". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  25. ↑ "Greece-Cyprus". UEFA. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  26. ↑ "Malta-Greece". UEFA. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  27. ↑ "Ireland-Greece". UEFA. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
  28. ↑ "Ireland-Greece". UEFA. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
  29. ↑ "Scotland-Greece". UEFA. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
  30. ↑ "Greece-Bulgaria". UEFA. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
  31. ↑ "Greece-Bulgaria". UEFA. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
  32. ↑ "Paok win Greek cup final over Olympiakos". Greek City Times. 23 May 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  33. ↑ Rogers, Jonathon (16 August 2026). "Report: Arsenal 3–0 Manchester City". Arsenal F.C.
  34. ↑ "Verrassing op de Gouden Schoen: Ardon Jashari (AC Milan) troeft ex-ploegmaats van Club Brugge af met 1 stemronde". Sporza (in Dutch). 11 January 2026. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
  35. ↑ "Ontdek hier alle winnaars van de Pro League Awards" (in Dutch). Jupiler Pro League. 25 May 2026. Retrieved 25 May 2026.
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