Stefanos Tzimas
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Stefanos Tzimas[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 6 January 2006 | ||
| Place of birth | Thessaloniki, Greece | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Brighton & Hove Albion | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2013–2022 | PAOK | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2023 | PAOK B | 10 | (7) |
| 2023–2025 | PAOK | 20 | (4) |
| 2024–2025 | → 1. FC Nürnberg (loan) | 17 | (10) |
| 2025 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 0 | (0) |
| 2025– | Brighton & Hove Albion | 9 | (1) |
| 2025 | → 1. FC Nürnberg (loan) | 6 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022 | Greece U16 | 3 | (3) |
| 2021–2023 | Greece U17 | 13 | (6) |
| 2023 | Greece U19 | 11 | (7) |
| 2024– | Greece U21 | 9 | (5) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 3 December 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 18 November 2025 | |||
Stefanos Tzimas (Greek: Στέφανος Τζίμας; born 6 January 2006) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion and the Greece under-21 national team.
Career
PAOK
Tzimas joined the PAOK Academy in 2013, aged seven.[2] On 10 January 2023, Tzimas made his PAOK debut, against Kalamata in the Greek Cup coming on for Diego Biseswar.[3] On 25 February 2023, he made his league debut, against PAS Giannina coming on for Brandon Thomas.[4] On 5 March 2023, he became PAOK record youngest goalscorer in the 6–0 win against Ionikos.[5]
On 11 October 2023, he was named by English newspaper The Guardian as one of the best players born in 2006 worldwide.[6] On 19 May 2024, Tzimas won the Greek Superleague with PAOK, totalling 23 apps (16 league apps) and 4 goals (3 league goals) in the 2023–24 season.
1. FC Nürnberg
On 27 June 2024, Tzimas joined German 2. Bundesliga club 1. FC Nürnberg on a season-long loan deal.[7]
On 3 February 2025, Nürnberg exercised their option to buy Tzimas' rights from PAOK, and transferred him to the English club Brighton & Hove Albion for £20.8m until 30 June 2030 , while Brighton loaned him back to Nürnberg until the end of the 2024–25 season.[8][9]
Brighton & Hove Albion
Tzimas joined Brighton ahead of the 2025–26 season, scoring a brace on his debut in a 6–0 away win over Oxford United in the EFL Cup.[10] Two matchweeks later, Tzimas made his Premier League debut for the Seagulls in the second half in a loss to AFC Bournemouth.[11] On the 30th November 2025, Tzimas scored his first goal for the Seagulls in the Premier League against Nottingham Forest in a 2–0 away win.[12] On 3 December 2025, he was injured on his first Premier League start during the 4–3 loss against Aston Villa.[13]
Career statistics
- As of match played 3 December 2025[14]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| PAOK B | 2022–23 | Super League Greece 2 | 9 | 6 | — | — | — | 9 | 6 | |||
| 2023–24 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 10 | 7 | — | — | — | 10 | 7 | |||||
| PAOK | 2022–23 | Super League Greece | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 1 | ||
| 2023–24 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 4[c] | 0 | 23 | 4 | |||
| Total | 20 | 4 | 6 | 1 | — | 4 | 0 | 30 | 5 | |||
| 1. FC Nürnberg (loan) | 2024–25 | 2. Bundesliga | 17 | 10 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 10 | ||
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 2024–25 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2025–26 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | — | 12 | 3 | |||
| Total | 26 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | — | 30 | 13 | |||
| 1. FC Nürnberg (loan) | 2024–25 | 2. Bundesliga | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | |||
| Career total | 62 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 76 | 27 | ||
Honours
PAOK
Individual
- PAOK record youngest goalscorer: 17 years, 1 month and 26 days (PAOK – Ionikos 6–0, 5 March 2023)[5]
- PAOK record transfer sale: €21.75m (18m from Nürnberg + 3.75m from next sale to Brighton)
References
- ^ "2024/25 Updated Premier League squad lists". Premier League. 7 February 2025. Retrieved 7 February 2025.
- ^ "Stefanos Tzimas". paokfc.gr. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
- ^ Vangelis Panos (11 January 2023). "Στέφανος Τζίμας: Μία βραδιά που θα θυμάται πάντα" [Stefanos Tzimas: A night he will always remember]. paok24.com (in Greek). Retrieved 3 February 2025.
- ^ Dimitra Ntouvartzi (25 February 2023). "ΠΑΟΚ: Ντεμπούτο στο Πρωτάθλημα για τον 17χρονο Τζίμα" [17-year old Tzimas makes his league debut with PAOK]. sdna.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 3 February 2025.
- ^ a b "Tzimas' record". paokfc.gr. 6 March 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
- ^ Christenson, Marcus; Bloor, Steven; Blight, Garry (11 October 2023). "Next Generation 2023: 60 of the best young talents in world football". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
- ^ "Griechischer Neuner: Club leiht Tzimas aus" [Greek number nine: Club loans Tzimas]. www.fcn.de (in German). 27 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ^ "Stefanos Tzimas wechselt im Sommer zu Brighton & Hove Albion" [Stefanos Tzimas will move to Brighton & Hove Albion in the summer] (in German). 1. FC Nürnberg. 3 February 2025. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
- ^ "Albion sign Stefanos Tzimas from Nuremburg". Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. 3 February 2025.
- ^ Begley, Emlyn (27 August 2025). "Oxford United 0–6 Brighton & Hove Albion". BBC Sport.
- ^ Millington, Adam (13 September 2025). "Bournemouth with a 2-1 Victory over Brighton". BBC Sport.
- ^ "Nottingham Forest 0-2 Brighton: Maxim de Cuyper and Stefanos Tzimas score as the Seagulls go fifth". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 November 2025.
- ^ "Brighton 3-4 Aston Villa". Aston Villa Football Club. 3 December 2025. Retrieved 4 December 2025.
- ^ Stefanos Tzimas at Soccerway