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	2 February 2000[2]
Place of birth	Paphos, Cyprus[3]
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
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	6	(0)
National team
2016–2017	Cyprus U17	10	(0)
2018–2019	Cyprus U19	12	(0)
2019–	Cyprus U21	5	(1)
2020–	Cyprus	1	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:05, 7 October 2020 (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]

International career

Shelis has represented Cyprus at under-17, under-19 and under-21 level.[12] He made his senior debut in a friendly against the Czech Republic on 7 October 2020.[13]

Personal life

Shelis has two older brothers, Giorgos and Valentinos, who are also footballers.[14]

Career statistics

As of match played 4 October 2020

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Shrewsbury Town	2017–18[15]	League One	0	0	0	0	0	0	2[lower-alpha 1]	0	2	0
	2018–19[16]	League One	0	0	0	0	0	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	1	0
Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	3	0
Halesowen Town (loan)	2018–19	SFL Premier Division Central	2	0	1	0	0	0	2[lower-alpha 2]	1	5	1
APOEL	2019–20[17]	Cypriot First Division	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
	2020–21[18]	Cypriot First Division	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
Total		6	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	8	0
Career total			8	0	3	0	0	0	5	1	16	1

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[19]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Cyprus	2020	1	0
Total		1	0

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. Cyprus vs. Czech Republic
14. Christos Shelis at FootballDatabase.eu
15. "Games played by Christos Shelis in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
16. "Games played by Christos Shelis in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 October 2017.

External links

• Christos Shelis at Soccerbase