James Efmorfidis

James Efmorfidis (Greek: Τζέιμς Ευμορφίδης; born 18 January 1996) is a Greek former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.

James Efmorfidis
Personal information
Full name James Efmorfidis
Date of birth (1996-01-18) 18 January 1996
Place of birth Athens, Greece
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Nileas Neochoriou
Youth career
2001–2003 Enosi Erythreas
2003–2006 Ajax
2006–2007 Real Madrid
2007–2008 AEK Athens
2008–2011 Barcelona
2011–2015 Ajax
2015–2016 AZ
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 Jong AZ 26 (3)
2017 AEL 2 (0)
2017–2018 Jong Almere City 17 (4)
2018–2020 Almere City 50 (13)
2020–2021 RKC Waalwijk 7 (0)
2021– Nileas Neochoriou
Total 102 (21)
International career‡
2013 Greece U17 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 July 2021
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 February 2013

Career

Efmorfidis played in the youth academies of Enosi Erythreas, Ajax, Real Madrid, AEK Athens, Barcelona and again Ajax.[1][2] In 2015, he joined AZ, where he mainly played in the reserve team, Jong AZ. He was once on the bench with AZ's first team, in the 3–0 away loss to PSV. With Jong AZ, he became champion of the Tweede Divisie in the 2016–17 season, but Efmorfidis left halfway through the season for the Greek club Larissa. There, he made two appearances in the Super League Greece, but he soon returned to The Netherlands. He briefly joined practice at Hoofdklasse club SDO Bussum, and when SDO head coach Ivar van Dinteren combined the position with coaching at Jong Almere City, the reserve team of Almere City, Efmorfidis followed him.[2] In the 2017–18 season, he played for Jong Almere City in the Derde Divisie Saturday. In January 2018, Efmorfidis signed a permanent contract with Almere City FC until 2020. When the contract expired, he moved to Eredivisie club RKC Waalwijk.[1][3] On 3 August 2021, he announced his retirement from professional football.[4]

Career statistics
As of match played 23 January 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Other[lower-alpha 1] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Jong AZ 2015–16 Beloften Eredivisie 192—192
2016–17 Tweede Divisie 71—71
Total 263—263
AEL 2016–17 Superleague 2000—20
Total 2000—20
Jong Almere City 2017–18 Derde Divisie 164—164
2018–19 Tweede Divisie 10—10
Total 174—174
Almere City 2018–19 Eerste Divisie 359102 0389
2019–20 1541100165
Total 501321205414
RKC Waalwijk 2020–21 Eredivisie 7 0 0 0 — 7 0
Total 7 0 0 0 — 7 0
Career total 10221212010622
  1. Includes Eredivisie promotion play-offs

References
  1. "De voetbalreis van James Efmorfidis: van Barcelona via Bussum naar Waalwijk". NOS (in Dutch). 4 August 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  2. "Voetbaltalent FC Barcelona en Real Madrid via SDO naar Jupiler League". Bussums Nieuws (in Dutch). 4 January 2018. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  3. "Efmorfidis meldt zich in Eredivisie: 'Voorzichtig: ze waren niet de beste ploeg'". www.voetbalprimeur.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  4. "Na RKC stopt Efmorfidis (25) er mee, voetbalnomade gaat zich nu bezighouden met het milieu". Brabants Dagblad (in Dutch). 3 August 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
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