# Christos Tzolis

Christos Tzolis (Greek: Χρήστος Τζόλης; born 30 January 2002) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a winger for Belgian Pro League club Club Brugge and the Greece national team.

## Club career
### PAOK

On 25 August 2020, Tzolis scored a brace for 2020–21 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round against Beşiktaş J.K. Tzolis also added an assist for Dimitris Pelkas. 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. 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.

### Norwich City

On 12 August 2021, Tzolis left PAOK to join Premier League club Norwich City on a five-year deal for an undisclosed fee. 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. He was voted man of the match for his performance.
On 22 July 2022, he joined Twente in the Netherlands on a season-long loan. He returned from his loan spell on 31 January 2023, after a mutual agreement was reached to cut short his loan spell. During his time at Twente, the left winger scored three goals in 15 appearances.
He 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.
On 6 August 2023, Tzolis moved to 2. Bundesliga club Fortuna Düsseldorf on a one-year loan, with an option to buy. On 30 May 2024 Fortuna Düsseldorf exercised their buy option.

### Club Brugge

On 1 July 2024, the Flemish side paid €6 million to Fortuna Düsseldorf - who had used the Greek striker's €3.5 million buy-out to buy him from Norwich City after his loan spell. The 2. Bundesliga top scorer will sign a four-year contract at Club Brugge, which guarantees his wages to be doubled and no release clause is foreseen as Fortuna Düsseldorf are not keeping a resale percentage.

## International career

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 Dimitris 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.

## Personal life

His parents who are from Dhrovjan, Albania belong to the Greek minority in the country.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of match played 16 March 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National cup | National cup | League cup | League cup | Europe | Europe | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| PAOK | 2019–20 | Super League Greece | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 1 |
| PAOK | 2020–21 | Super League Greece | 33 | 6 | 4 | 5 | — | — | 9 | 5 | — | — | 46 | 16 |
| PAOK | 2021–22 | Super League Greece | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| PAOK | Total | Total | 42 | 7 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 10 | 5 | — | — | 57 | 17 |
| Norwich City | 2021–22 | Premier League | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 2 |
| Norwich City | 2022–23 | Championship | 13 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 1 |
| Norwich City | Total | Total | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 30 | 3 |
| FC Twente (loan) | 2022–23 | Eredivisie | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | 15 | 3 |
| Fortuna Düsseldorf (loan) | 2023–24 | 2. Bundesliga | 30 | 22 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 35 | 24 |
| Club Brugge | 2024–25 | Belgian Pro League | 28 | 8 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 43 | 11 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 137 | 39 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 183 | 59 |
* ↑ Includes Greek Cup, FA Cup, KNVB Cup, DFB-Pokal
* ↑ Includes EFL Cup
* ↑ Four appearances and two goals in UEFA Champions League, five appearances and three goals in UEFA Europa League
* 1 2 Appearance in UEFA Europa Conference League
* ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
* ↑ Appearance in Belgian Super Cup

### International

    As of match played 17 November 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Greece | 2020 | 4 | 1 |
| Greece | 2021 | 9 | 0 |
| Greece | 2024 | 7 | 3 |
| Total | Total | 20 | 4 |
    Scores and results list Greece's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Tzolis goal
List of international goals scored by Christos Tzolis :
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1 | 11 November 2020 | Georgios Kamaras Stadium, Athens, Greece | 2 | Cyprus | 1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 2 | 11 June 2024 | Untersberg-Arena, Grödig, Austria | 15 | Malta | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 3 | 10 September 2024 | Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Ireland | 16 | Republic of Ireland | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2024-25 UEFA Nations League B |
| 4 | 17 November 2024 | Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland | 20 | Finland | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2024-25 UEFA Nations League B |

## Honours
### Club

PAOK
* Greek Cup: 2020–21

### Individual

* PAOK Player of the Season: 2020–21
* Super League Greece Young Player of the Season: 2020–21
* Greek Cup Top scorer: 2020–21
* 2. Bundesliga Top scorer: 2023–24