Christopher Opéri

Christopher Téa Opéri (born 29 April 1997) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Süper Lig club İstanbul Başakşehir and the Ivory Coast national team.

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 28)
Place of birth	Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Left-back
Team information
Current team	İstanbul Başakşehir
Number	21
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)
2022–2025	Le Havre	76	(5)
2025–	İstanbul Başakşehir	11	(1)
International career‡
2024–	Ivory Coast	7	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16 June 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 19 November 2024

Club 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]

On 7 January 2025, Süper Lig club İstanbul Başakşehir signed Opéri for 3.5 years.^[7]

International career

Opéri made his debut for the Ivory Coast national team on 7 June 2024 in a World Cup qualifier against Gabon at the Amadou Gon Coulibaly Stadium. He substituted Ghislain Konan in the 86th minute of a 1–0 Ivory Coast victory.^[8]

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.^[9]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 21 December 2024^[10]

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	0	0	0	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
	2023–24	Ligue 1	28	3	1	0	—		—		—		29	3
	2024–25	Ligue 1	13	0	1	0	—		—		—		14	0
	Total		76	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	78	5
Career total			159	8	8	0	2	0	6	0	1	0	176	8

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

Interntaional

As of match played 19 November 2024^[10]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Ivory Coast	2024	7	0
Total		7	0