Christos Shelis

Christos Shelis (Greek: Χρίστος Σιέλης; born 2 February 2000) is a Cypriot professional footballer who plays as a defender for APOEL.

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 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Playing position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 APOEL
Number 55
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– APOEL 3 (0)
National team
Cyprus U17
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:29, 17 May 2020

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 and ex Shrewsbury 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]

International career

Shelis has represented Cyprus at under-17 level.[12]

Career statistics
As of match played 8 January 2019
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Shrewsbury Town 2017–18[13] League One 0000002[lower-alpha 1]020
2018–19[14] League One 0000001[lower-alpha 1]010
Total 0000003030
Halesowen Town (loan) 2018–19 Southern Football League Premier Division Central 2010002[lower-alpha 2]151
Career total 2010005181
  1. Appearances in the EFL Trophy
  2. One appearance in the FA Trophy; one appearance and one goal in the Birmingham Senior Cup

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. "Christos Shelis player profile". Shrewsweb. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
  13. "Games played by Christos Shelis in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  14. "Games played by Christos Shelis in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
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