# Christos Sielis

Christos Sielis (Greek: Χρίστος Σιέλης; born 2 February 2000) is a Cypriot professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Greek Super League club Panetolikos and the Cyprus national team.

## Early career

Sielis was born in Paphos, Cyprus. He joined the Arsenal academy in Greece as a youngster, before moving to London and subsequently joining the youth set-up at Grimsby Town. He was signed to the Shrewsbury Town youth academy towards the end of the 2016–17 season on the recommendation of former Grimsby manager Paul Hurst.

## Club career
### Shrewsbury Town

Sielis travelled with the Shrewsbury Town first-team squad to a training camp in Portugal, and featured regularly during the 2017–18 pre-season. Whilst still a second year scholar, he signed a two-year professional contract with the club on 3 October 2017, and made his professional debut on the same day against West Bromwich Albion U21s in an EFL Trophy group-stage match. In the same competition on 7 November at home to local rivals Walsall, he made a last-minute error that allowed the opponents to score the only goal of the game. He was supported by captain Mat Sadler in the aftermath.

### Halesowen Town

On 21 September 2018, Sielis was loaned for a month to Halesowen Town in the Southern Football League Premier Division Central. He played five total games during his time in Worcestershire, and scored his first career goal from a long-distance run in a 3–0 win over Wolverhampton Wanderers in the Birmingham Senior Cup.

### APOEL

Sielis was released by Shrewsbury in May 2019. On 5 June, he signed for APOEL back in his native Cyprus, on a three-year contract.

### Levski Sofia

After rescinding his contract with APOEL, Sielis signed a two-year deal with Bulgarian powerhouse Levski Sofia.

### Volos

Following a managerial change at Levski Sofia, Sielis rescinded his contract with the Bulgarian club in January 2022. He then joined the Greek side Volos

## International career

Sielis has represented Cyprus at under-17, under-19 and under-21 level. He made his senior debut in a friendly against the Czech Republic on 7 October 2020.

## Personal life

Sielis has two older brothers, Giorgos and Valentinos, who are also footballers.

## Career statistics

    As of match played 8 July 2023
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National Cup | National Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Shrewsbury Town | 2017–18 | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Shrewsbury Town | 2018–19 | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Shrewsbury Town | Total | Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Halesowen Town (loan) | 2018–19 | SFL Premier Division Central | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| APOEL | 2019–20 | Cypriot First Division | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 0 |
| APOEL | 2020–21 | Cypriot First Division | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| APOEL | Total | Total | 29 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
| Levski Sofia | 2021–22 | Bulgarian First League | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 0 |
| Volos | 2021–22 | Superleague Greece | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 0 |
| Volos | 2022–23 | Superleague Greece | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 30 | 0 |
| Volos | Total | Total | 35 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 76 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 93 | 1 |
* 1 2 Appearances in the EFL Trophy
* ↑ One appearance in the FA Trophy; one appearance and one goal in the Birmingham Senior Cup

### International

    As of match played 7 October 2020
Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Cyprus | 2020 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 1 | 0 |