Christos Shelis (Greek: Χρίστος Σιέλης, born 2 February 2000) is a Cypriot professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Greek Super League club Volos and the Cyprus national team.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Christos Shelis[1] | ||
Date of birth | (2000-02-02) 2 February 2000 (age 22)[2] | ||
Place of birth | Paphos, Cyprus[3] | ||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Volos | ||
Number | 16 | ||
Youth career | |||
Arsenal | |||
−2017 | Grimsby Town | ||
2017−2019 | Shrewsbury Town | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017–2019 | Shrewsbury Town | 0 | (0) |
2018 | → Halesowen Town (loan) | 2 | (0) |
2019–2021 | APOEL | 29 | (0) |
2021 | Levski Sofia | 11 | (0) |
2022– | Volos | 19 | (0) |
National team | |||
2016–2017 | Cyprus U17 | 10 | (0) |
2018–2019 | Cyprus U19 | 12 | (0) |
2019– | Cyprus U21 | 7 | (1) |
2020– | Cyprus | 5 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:00, 10 November 2022 (UTC) |
Shelis 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.[4] 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.[4]
Shelis travelled with the Shrewsbury Town first-team squad to a training camp in Portugal, and featured regularly during the 2017–18 pre-season.[4] Whilst still a second year scholar, he signed a two-year professional contract with the club on 3 October 2017,[5] and made his professional debut on the same day against West Bromwich Albion U21s in an EFL Trophy group-stage match.[6] 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.[7]
On 21 September 2018, Shelis was loaned for a month to Halesowen Town in the Southern Football League Premier Division Central.[8] 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.[9]
Shelis was released by Shrewsbury in May 2019.[10] On 5 June, he signed for APOEL back in his native Cyprus, on a three-year contract.[11]
After rescinding his contract with APOEL, Shelis signed a two-year deal with Bulgarian powerhouse Levski Sofia.[12]
Following a managerial change at Levski Sofia, Shelis rescinded his contract with the Bulgarian club in January 2022. He then joined the Greek side Volos
Shelis has represented Cyprus at under-17, under-19 and under-21 level.[13] He made his senior debut in a friendly against the Czech Republic on 7 October 2020.[14]
Shelis has two older brothers, Giorgos and Valentinos, who are also footballers.[15]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Shrewsbury Town | 2017–18[16] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 2 | 0 |
2018–19[17] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
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[lower-alpha 2] | 1 | 5 | 1 |
APOEL | 2019–20[18] | Cypriot First Division | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
2020–21[19] | Cypriot First Division | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
Total | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
Career total | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 1 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Cyprus | 2020 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 1 | 0 |
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