Christopher Operi, Left-Back at İstanbul Başakşehir

Left-Back · Defender

#21 Christopher Operi

İstanbul Başakşehir Süper Lig · Turkey

Date of birth / Age: 29 Apr 1997 (29)
Height · Weight: 1.83 m · 78 kg
Foot: Left
Main position: Left-Back
Citizenship: Côte d'Ivoire, France
Joined club: 13 Jan 2025
Contract until: 2027
International: Côte d'Ivoire · 12 caps

Date of birth / Age: 29 Apr 1997 (29)
Height · Weight: 1.83 m · 78 kg
Foot: Left
Main position: Left-Back
Citizenship: Côte d'Ivoire, France
Joined club: 13 Jan 2025
Contract until: 2027
International: Côte d'Ivoire · 12 caps

Season 2025/26

Appearances: 28
Starting eleven: 28
Goals: 2
Assists: 3
Yellow cards: 4
Second yellows: 0
Red cards: 0
Minutes: 2,355

Starting eleven100%

28 of 28 appearances

Minutes played2,355

84 per appearance

Goal involvement5

2 goals · 3 assists

Positions played

200 matches · since 2017/18

CMCBLWLB

Position	Apps	G	A
Left-Back	194	9	13
Left Winger	4	1	0
Centre-Back	1	0	0
Central Midfield	1	0	0

How he compares

TSH benchmarks · full-backs with 900+ minutes

World rank: #124; full-back in the world by TSH Score
In his age group: #48; among full-backs aged 26–29
In his league: 94%; of Süper Lig full-backs rank below him

Career stats

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Club

Season	Competition	Club	Apps	Starts	G	A	Yellow cards	Second yellow	Red cards	Min
2026/27	Süper Lig	İstanbul Başakşehir	4	4	1	0	1	0	0	352
2025/26	Süper Lig	İstanbul Başakşehir	22	22	0	3	3	0	0	1,825
2025/26	UEFA Europa Conference League - Qualification	İstanbul Başakşehir	6	6	2	–	1	–	0	530
2025	CAF Africa Cup of Nations	Côte d'Ivoire	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	90
2026	FIFA World Cup	Côte d'Ivoire	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	90
2024/25	Ligue 1	Le Havre	13	13	0	1	1	0	0	1,170
2024/25	Süper Lig	İstanbul Başakşehir	11	10	1	1	2	0	0	915
2024/25	Coupe de France	Le Havre	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	90
2023/24	Ligue 1	Le Havre	28	28	3	4	6	0	0	2,447
2023/24	Coupe de France	Le Havre	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	90
2025	Africa Cup of Nations Qualification	Côte d'Ivoire	5	5	0	–	0	–	0	450
2026	CAF World Cup Qualifiers	Côte d'Ivoire	3	1	0	–	0	–	0	97
2022/23	Ligue 2	Le Havre	35	35	2	2	10	0	0	3,150
2021/22	Pro League	Gent	10	6	0	0	1	0	0	578
2021/22	UEFA Europa Conference League	Gent	6	6	0	–	1	–	0	505
2020/21	Ligue 2	Châteauroux	25	24	1	2	7	0	0	2,192
2020/21	Coupe de France	Châteauroux	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	90
2019/20	Ligue 2	Châteauroux	23	23	2	1	3	0	0	2,060
2018/19	Ligue 2	Châteauroux	22	22	0	0	1	0	2	1,790
2018/19	Coupe de la Ligue	Châteauroux	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	90
2018/19	Coupe de France	Châteauroux	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	90
2017/18	National 3	Châteauroux II	3	3	0	–	0	–	0	270
2017/18	Ligue 2	Châteauroux	2	2	0	0	1	0	0	149
2017/18	Coupe de France	Châteauroux	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	120
2016/17	National 3	Caen II	11	10	0	–	3	–	0	893
2016/17	Coupe de la Ligue	Caen	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	90
2015/16	National 3	Caen II	11	6	4	–	2	–	0	650
2014/15	National 3	Caen II	15	15	0	–	1	–	0	1,192

No rows match these filters.
Career total · all competitions			264	250	16	14^*	44	0^*	2	22,055

By competition

Competition	Apps	G	A
Ligue 2	107	5	5
Ligue 1	41	3	5
National 3	40	4	–
Süper Lig	37	2	4
Côte d'Ivoire	10	0	–
Pro League	10	0	0
UEFA Europa Conference League	6	0	–
UEFA Europa Conference League - Qualification	6	2	–
Coupe de France	5	0	–
Coupe de la Ligue	2	0	–

* Assists and second yellows are counted where the data has them, mostly league games from 2014/15; cups and internationals show “–”. Friendlies are excluded. Data as of 26 Oct 2026.

Clubs and transfers

Jan 2025 Jan 2025 · Transfer Le Havre İstanbul Başakşehir Transfer Fee in TSH subscription
Jul 2022 Jul 2022 · Transfer Gent Le Havre Transfer Fee in TSH subscription
Jul 2021 Jul 2021 · Transfer Châteauroux Gent Transfer Fee in TSH subscription
Jul 2017 Jul 2017 · Transfer Caen Châteauroux Transfer Fee in TSH subscription
Jul 2015 Jul 2015 · Transfer Stade Malherbe Caen Under 19 Caen Transfer Fee in TSH subscription

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