Christos Shelis

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.

Christos Shelis
Personal information
Full name Christos Shelis[1]
Date of birth (2000-02-02) 2 February 2000[2]
Place of birth Paphos, Cyprus[3]
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team 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 36 (1)
International career
2016–2017 Cyprus U17 10 (0)
2018–2019 Cyprus U19 12 (0)
2019–2022 Cyprus U21 13 (1)
2020– Cyprus 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:00, 18 August 2023 (UTC)

Early career

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]

Club career

Shrewsbury Town

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]

Halesowen Town

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]

APOEL

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]

Levski Sofia

After rescinding his contract with APOEL, Shelis signed a two-year deal with Bulgarian powerhouse Levski Sofia.[12]

Volos

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

International career

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]

Personal life

Shelis has two older brothers, Giorgos and Valentinos, who are also footballers.[15]

Career statistics
As of match played 8 July 2023
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Shrewsbury Town 2017–18[16] League One 0000002[lower-alpha 1]020
2018–19[17] 0000001[lower-alpha 1]010
Total 0000003030
Halesowen Town (loan) 2018–19 SFL Premier Division Central 2010002[lower-alpha 2]151
APOEL 2019–20[18] Cypriot First Division 3020——50
2020–21[19] 26010—30300
Total 29030—30350
Levski Sofia 2021–22 Bulgarian First League 11020——130
Volos 2021–22 Superleague Greece 70———70
2022–23 28020——300
Total 3502000—370
Career total 760800081931
  1. Appearances in the EFL Trophy
  2. One appearance in the FA Trophy; one appearance and one goal in the Birmingham Senior Cup

International
As of match played 7 October 2020[20]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Cyprus 202010
Total10

References
  1. "EFL Released and Retained list 2016/17" (PDF). English Football League. 13 June 2017. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
  2. "Christos Shelis player Football Stats". Soccerbase. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
  3. "Χρήστος Σιέλης [Christos Shelis]". APOEL FC official site (in Greek). Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  4. "Christos Shelis signs two-year Shrewsbury Town contract". Shropshire Star. 3 October 2017. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
  5. "Shelis signs pro-deal". Shrewsweb. 3 October 2017. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
  6. "Town 3 West Brom U21s 0". Shrewsweb. 3 October 2017. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
  7. Cox, Lewis (10 November 2017). "Mat Sadler's support for Shrewsbury Town prospect Christos Shelis". Shropshire Star. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
  8. "Shelis Joins Halesowen On Loan". Shrewsbury Town F.C. 21 September 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  9. Cox, Lewis (4 October 2018). "Shrewsbury Town starlet Christos Shelis nets stunner for Halesowen Town – WATCH". Shropshire Star. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  10. Hillback, Ryan (8 May 2019). "Shrewsbury Town confirm Mat Sadler and Doug Loft departure". Shropshire Live. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  11. "Συμφωνία τριετίας με τον Σιέλη" [Three-year deal with Shelis] (in Greek). APOEL FC. 4 June 2019. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
  12. "Левски подписа с Христос Шелис" [Levski sign Christos Shelis]. levski.bg (in Bulgarian). 20 July 2021.
  13. "Christos Shelis player profile". Shrewsweb. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
  14. Cyprus vs. Czech Republic
  15. Christos Shelis at FootballDatabase.eu
  16. "Games played by Christos Shelis in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  17. "Games played by Christos Shelis in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  18. "Κυπριακή Ομοσπονδία Ποδοσφαίρου - Επίσημη Ιστοσελίδα".
  19. "Cyprus Football Association - Official Website".
  20. "Cyprus - C. Shelis - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway".
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