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Full nameChristopher Téa Operi
PositionFull-back
NationalityCôte d'Ivoire
Age29
Date of birth29 Apr 1997
BirthplaceAbidjan
Height183 cm
Shirt number#21
ClubBaşakşehir
Full-backalso played MID
22
Appearances
0
Goals
4
Assists
1824
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Başakşehir.

Injury-affected season

Missed 4 of Başakşehir's ~34 games this season through 4 injury absences (injury, inactive, international duty). He still appeared 22 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Süper Lig220418246.97
UEFA Europa Conference League3224407.3
Africa Cup of Nations - Qualificationat Ivory Coast4003607.25
Africa Cup of Nationsat Ivory Coast102907.7
Türkiye Kupası2000
Friendliesat Ivory Coast1000

Scout report

Project playerFull-back

C. Operi is a 29-year-old full-back at Başakşehir, enjoying a standout season — 0 goals and 4 assists in 22 appearances, a Season grade of 35, top 18% of Süper Lig full-backs. On long-term scout potential he's rated 33.9, ranking 171st of 326 in the Süper Lig. An experienced operator, he has been a regular starter (67.6% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.76 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Operi.

Judged on this season alone, Operi graded 35 — a strong campaign that ranks top 18% of the 62 full-backs in the Süper Lig, on 8 clean sheets and 2.763 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 10 → 35). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2022/23.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 34, 34th of 62 of the 62 full-backs in the Süper Lig. At 29 Operi is in his prime years, and a market index of 7.2 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Operi missed 4 games through injury (injury, inactive, international duty) out of roughly 34 this season. The 22 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.

From the career report
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Below his 2022/23 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2022/23Holding levelBreakout: 2022/23StreakyStepped up 2021/224 clubs
Current potential34th of 62 full-backs · Süper LigCurrent seasonTop 18% full-backs · Süper Lig11th-best full-back in the Süper Lig171st in the Süper Lig · potential34th-highest potential full-back in the Süper Lig
33.9
Ratingi
34th of 62 full-backs
35.3
Seasoni
developing / rotation level
67.6%
Minutes
a regular starter
2.76
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Başakşehir finished 5th of 18 · an upper-table side

2.76
Def. / 90
26
Tackles
22
Interceptions
8
Clean sheets

2.76 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 8 clean sheets across 22 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (5th of 18) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 4 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 67.6% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.2 goal involvements per 90, useful for a full-back.

Watch points

  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 33.9, Operi carries the 34th-highest potential of the full-backs in the Süper Lig of 62. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.76 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.1× now → 0.8× projected in three years).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Transfer news

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