Christopher Operi
Defender - Left-Back
at Basaksehir FK
at Basaksehir FK
496 days · joined 2025-01-13
👕200+ Apps
Market value
€3.80m
Left-Back Defender
Career snapshot
8
clubs played for
14/15
debut season
0.06
goals / match
LB Châteauroux
top club · 79 apps
Position rank · 25/26
#15
goals rank
#13
assists rank
15
season goals
16
season assists
Among 139 Defender - Left-Backs · ≥200 mins
Career highs
€4.00m
peak value · 2024
€1.30m
top transfer fee · 24/25
4
best season · 15/16
8 / 0
int'l caps / goals
Born the same day
Shares 1997-04-29 · 6 players total
234Appearances
15Goals
16Assists
39Yellow cards
2Red cards
77Full matches (90′)
| Full name | Christopher Operi |
|---|---|
| Name in home country | Christopher Téa Operi |
| Date of birth | 1997-04-29 (29 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire |
| Citizenship | Cote d'Ivoire France |
| Position | Defender - Left-Back (main: Defender) |
| Foot | left |
| Height | 183.00 m |
| Current club | Basaksehir FK |
| Joined | 2025-01-13 |
| Contract expires | 2027-06-30 |
| Agent | Libera Sports |
Jul 2025
25/26 — Basaksehir FK
7 matches · 2 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions
Mar 2025
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jan 2025
Injury: unknown
7 games missed
Jan 2025
Transfer: Le Havre AC → Basaksehir
24/25 · Transfer · €1.30m
Aug 2024
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2024
24/25 — Le Havre AC, Basaksehir FK
25 matches · 1 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Oct 2023
Injury: unknown
5 games missed
Jul 2023
23/24 — Le Havre AC
29 matches · 3 G · 6 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2022
22/23 — Le Havre AC
35 matches · 2 G · 2 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2022
Transfer: KAA Gent → Le Havre AC
22/23 · Transfer
Mar 2022
Injury: unknown
8 games missed
Jul 2021
21/22 — KAA Gent
17 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2021
Transfer: LB Châteauroux → KAA Gent
21/22 · Transfer
Jul 2020
20/21 — LB Châteauroux
27 matches · 1 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2019
19/20 — LB Châteauroux, LB Châteauroux B
25 matches · 2 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2018
18/19 — LB Châteauroux
25 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2017
Transfer: SM Caen B → LB Châteauroux
17/18 · Transfer
Jul 2017
17/18 — LB Châteauroux
3 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Nov 2016
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Jul 2016
16/17 — SM Caen, SM Caen B
13 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2015
Transfer: SM Caen U19 → SM Caen B
15/16 · Transfer
Jul 2015
15/16 — SM Caen B, SM Caen U19
13 matches · 4 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2014
14/15 — SM Caen B
15 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €4.00m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Percentile rank vs 24 other Defender - Left-Backs with ≥500 minutes in 25/26. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).
Goals2 total · 0.68/90
Assists2 total · 0.68/90
G+A4 total · 1.36/90
Yellow cards0 total · 0.00/90
Minutes played by club
Basaksehir FK
16.9%
Le Havre AC
34.3%
KAA Gent
0.0%
LB Châteauroux
46.5%
LB Châteauroux B
0.0%
SM Caen
0.0%
SM Caen B
2.3%
SM Caen U19
0.0%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basaksehir FK | 2 | 24/25 | 25/26 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 1,177 |
| Le Havre AC | 3 | 22/23 | 24/25 | 78 | 5 | 10 | 2,391 |
| KAA Gent | 1 | 21/22 | 21/22 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| LB Châteauroux | 4 | 17/18 | 20/21 | 79 | 3 | 3 | 3,238 |
| LB Châteauroux B | 1 | 19/20 | 19/20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SM Caen | 1 | 16/17 | 16/17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SM Caen B | 3 | 14/15 | 16/17 | 38 | 4 | 0 | 163 |
| SM Caen U19 | 1 | 15/16 | 15/16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/26 | Süper Lig | Basaksehir FK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25/26 | UECL Qualifiers | Basaksehir FK | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 265 |
| 24/25 | Coupe de France | Le Havre AC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24/25 | Ligue 1 | Le Havre AC | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24/25 | Süper Lig | Basaksehir FK | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 912 |
| 23/24 | Coupe de France | Le Havre AC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | Ligue 1 | Le Havre AC | 28 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 816 |
| 22/23 | Ligue 2 | Le Havre AC | 35 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 1,575 |
| 21/22 | Conference L. | KAA Gent | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | Croky Cup | KAA Gent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | JPL | KAA Gent | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | JPL Playoff II | KAA Gent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | UECL Quali | KAA Gent | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | Coupe de France | LB Châteauroux | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | Ligue 2 | LB Châteauroux | 26 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 2,208 |
| 19/20 | Coupe de France | LB Châteauroux | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | Ligue 2 | LB Châteauroux | 23 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1,030 |
| 19/20 | N3 - Centre | LB Châteauroux B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | Coupe de France | LB Châteauroux | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | Coupe de la Ligue | LB Châteauroux | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | Ligue 2 | LB Châteauroux | 22 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 17/18 | Coupe de France | LB Châteauroux | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | Coupe de la Ligue | LB Châteauroux | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | Ligue 2 | LB Châteauroux | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | Coupe de la Ligue | SM Caen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | Ligue 1 | SM Caen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | National 3 - Grp. B | SM Caen B | 12 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | CFA 2 - Grp. H | SM Caen B | 11 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 163 |
| 15/16 | Coupe Gambardella | SM Caen U19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | National 3 - Grp. C | SM Caen B | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15/16 | 2015-07-30 | SM Caen U19 | SM Caen B | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 17/18 | 2017-07-24 | SM Caen B | LB Châteauroux | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 21/22 | 2021-07-01 | LB Châteauroux | KAA Gent | Transfer | 600000 | — |
| 22/23 | 2022-07-01 | KAA Gent | Le Havre AC | Transfer | 500000 | — |
| 24/25 | 2025-01-13 | Le Havre AC | Basaksehir | Transfer | 4000000 | €1.30m |
| Season | Injury | From | To | Days missed | Games missed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16/17 | Knee injury | 2016-11-01 | 2016-11-19 | 19 | 3 |
| 21/22 | unknown injury | 2022-03-18 | 2022-05-06 | 50 | 8 |
| 23/24 | Hamstring injury | 2023-10-21 | 2023-11-20 | 31 | 5 |
| 24/25 | Dead leg | 2024-08-17 | 2024-08-31 | 15 | 1 |
| 24/25 | Inner ligament stretch of the knee | 2025-01-13 | 2025-03-01 | 48 | 7 |
| 24/25 | Fitness | 2025-03-01 | 2025-03-04 | 4 | 1 |
Current€3.80m
Peak€4.00m
Low€150k
Δ since start+€3.65m
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.80m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €4.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €4.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €4.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €600k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €900k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €500k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €600k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €800k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €800k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €400k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €400k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €150k |
| Team | Shirt | Matches | Goals | Debut | Age at debut | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team #3591 | — | 8 | 0 | — | — | current national player |
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Remi Mulumba | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Loïc Nego | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oussama Targhalline | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Victor Lekhal | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Emmanuel Sabbi | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nama Fofana | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Abdoulaye Touré | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sékou Condé | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nabil Alioui | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Léo Leroy | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Yannick M'Bone | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Antoine Joujou | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oualid El Hajjam | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Philippe Keny | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ilyas Chouaref | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Arouna Sangante | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Gautier Lloris | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Josué Casimir | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Yassine Kechta | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Opa Sangante | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15/16 | CFA 2 - Grp. H | SM Caen B | 4 | 11 |
| 23/24 | Ligue 1 | Le Havre AC | 3 | 28 |
| 22/23 | Ligue 2 | Le Havre AC | 2 | 35 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23/24 | Ligue 1 | Le Havre AC | 5 | 28 |
| 22/23 | Ligue 2 | Le Havre AC | 2 | 35 |
| 20/21 | Ligue 2 | LB Châteauroux | 2 | 26 |
Teams faced most often by Christopher Operi's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).
| Opponent | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toulouse FC | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -6 | 38% |
| Olympique de Marseille | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 21 | -16 | 0% |
| AJ Auxerre | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 57% |
| Lille OSC | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | -8 | 14% |
| AS Monaco FC | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -4 | 0% |
| Olympique Lyonnais | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -5 | 17% |
| Stade Rennais FC 1901 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | -6 | 0% |
| Paris Saint-Germain FC | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 15 | -10 | 0% |
| FC Nantes | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 33% |
| OGC Nice | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 33% |
| Stade Brestois 29 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 8 | -6 | 17% |
| RC Strasbourg Alsace | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 10 | -1 | 50% |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 14/15 | Senior debut season | |
| 15/16 | First senior goal |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/26 | 7 | 265 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.34 |
| 24/25 | 25 | 912 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.3 |
| 23/24 | 29 | 816 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.66 |
| 22/23 | 35 | 1,575 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.57 |
| 21/22 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | 27 | 2,208 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.29 |
| 19/20 | 25 | 1,030 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.35 |
| 18/19 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 17/18 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | 13 | 163 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 |
| 14/15 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
Ligue 2
108 apps
5 G
5 A
CFA 2 - Grp. H
11 apps
4 G
0 A
Ligue 1
41 apps
3 G
7 A
UECL Qualifiers
9 apps
2 G
2 A
Süper Lig
12 apps
1 G
0 A
Coupe de France
7 apps
0 G
1 A
JPL
9 apps
0 G
1 A
National 3 - Grp. C
16 apps
0 G
0 A
National 3 - Grp. B
12 apps
0 G
0 A
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Frequently asked about Christopher Operi
Who is Christopher Operi?
Christopher Operi is a Cote d'Ivoire professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Basaksehir FK.
How old is Christopher Operi?
Christopher Operi is 29 years old. He was born on April 29, 1997 in Abidjan.
What position does Christopher Operi play?
Christopher Operi plays as a left-back (Defender - Left-Back).
What club does Christopher Operi play for?
Christopher Operi currently plays for Basaksehir FK.
How many career goals has Christopher Operi scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Christopher Operi has scored 15 goals in 234 appearances.
What is Christopher Operi's market value?
Christopher Operi's most recent reported market value is €3.80m.