| Christos Sielis | |
| Fullname: | Christos Sielis[1] |
| Birth Date: | 2 February 2000[2] |
| Birth Place: | Paphos, Cyprus[3] |
| Position: | Centre-back |
| Currentclub: | Panetolikos |
| Clubnumber: | 16 |
| Youthclubs1: | Arsenal |
| Youthyears2: | −2017 |
| Youthclubs2: | Grimsby Town |
| Youthyears3: | 2017−2019 |
| Youthclubs3: | Shrewsbury Town |
| Years1: | 2017–2019 |
| Clubs1: | Shrewsbury Town |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2018 |
| Clubs2: | → Halesowen Town (loan) |
| Caps2: | 2 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2019–2021 |
| Clubs3: | APOEL |
| Caps3: | 29 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2021 |
| Clubs4: | Levski Sofia |
| Caps4: | 11 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2022–2024 |
| Clubs5: | Volos |
| Caps5: | 58 |
| Goals5: | 2 |
| Years6: | 2024– |
| Clubs6: | Panetolikos |
| Caps6: | 11 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2016–2017 |
| Nationalteam1: | Cyprus U17 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 10 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2018–2019 |
| Nationalteam2: | Cyprus U19 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 12 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2019–2022 |
| Nationalteam3: | Cyprus U21 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 13 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 1 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2020– |
| Nationalteam4: | Cyprus |
| Nationalcaps4: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 30 November 2024 |
Christos Sielis (el|Χρίστος Σιέλης; born 2 February 2000) is a Cypriot professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Greek Super League club Panetolikos and the Cyprus national team.
Sielis 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]
Sielis travelled with the Shrewsbury Town first-team squad to a training camp in Portugal, and featured regularly during the 2017–18 pre-season. 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]
On 21 September 2018, Sielis 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]
Sielis 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]
After rescinding his contract with APOEL, Sielis signed a two-year deal with Bulgarian powerhouse Levski Sofia.[12]
Following a managerial change at Levski Sofia, Sielis rescinded his contract with the Bulgarian club in January 2022. He then joined the Greek side Volos
Sielis 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]
Sielis has two older brothers, Giorgos and Valentinos, who are also footballers.
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Shrewsbury Town | 2017–18 | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[15] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2018–19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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[16] | 1 | 5 | 1 | |
| APOEL | 2019–20[17] | Cypriot First Division | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21[18] | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 29 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 35 | 0 | ||||
| Levski Sofia | 2021–22 | Bulgarian First League | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | |||
| Volos | 2021–22 | Superleague Greece | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||||
| 2022–23 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 35 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 37 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 76 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 93 | 1 | |||