Christopher Opéri

Christopher Téa Opéri (born 29 April 1997) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a defender for French Ligue 1 club Le Havre.

Christopher Opéri

Opéri with Châteauroux in 2018
Personal information
Full name	Christopher Téa Opéri^[1]
Date of birth	(1997-04-29) 29 April 1997 (age 26)
Place of birth	Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Left-back
Team information
Current team	Le Havre
Number	27
Youth career
2012–2017	Caen
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2017	Caen II	38	(4)
2017–2021	Châteauroux II	10	(0)
2017–2021	Châteauroux	73	(3)
2021–2022	Gent	10	(0)
2022–	Le Havre	35	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 June 2023

Career

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]

Personal life

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.^[7]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 23 August 2023^[8]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup^[a]		League Cup^[b]		Europe		Other		Total
		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	—		—		79	3
Châteauroux B	2019–20	National 3	1	0	—		—		—		—		1	0
Gent	2021–22	Belgian Pro League	9	0	1	0	—		6^[c]	0	1^[d]	0	17	0
Le Havre	2022–23	Ligue 2	35	2	0	0	—		—		—		35	2
Career total			118	5	6	0	2	0	6	0	1	0	133	5

1. Includes Coupe de France, Belgian Cup
2. Includes Coupe de la Ligue
3. Appearance(s) in UEFA Conference League
4. Appearance(s) in play-off

References

1. "Christopher Téa Opéri". Jupiler Pro League. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
2. . 24 July 2017. Archived from the original on 3 June 2021. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
3. "LFP.fr - Ligue de Football Professionnel - Domino's Ligue 2 - Saison 2017/2018 - 9ème journée - Gazélec FC Ajaccio / Châteauroux". www.lfp.fr.
4. "Bienvenue Christopher!" (in Dutch). Gent. 2 June 2021. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
5. "OSMAN BUKARI EN CHRISTOPHER OPERI VERLATEN DE CLUB" (in Dutch). Gent. 21 June 2022. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
6. "Christopher Opéri s'engage avec le Havre Athletic Club" (in French). Le Havre. 29 June 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
7. PAYNE, Alex K. (16 August 2023). "Christopher Operi (défenseur du Havre AC) : « Etre à la hauteur en sélection ivoirienne ? Je n'ai pas de doutes »". www.linfodrome.com.
8. Christopher Opéri at Soccerway

External links

• Christopher Opéri at Soccerway
• – French league stats at LFP – also available (archived)
• Christopher Opéri at L'Équipe Football (in French)