Christopher Opéri

Christopher Téa Opéri (born 29 April 1997) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Süper Lig club İstanbul Başakşehir and the Ivory Coast national team.

[2] He made his first professional appearance with Châteauroux in a 2–1 Ligue 2 loss to Gazélec Ajaccio on 22 September 2017.

[6] On 7 January 2025, Süper Lig club İstanbul Başakşehir signed Opéri for 3.5 years.

[7] Opéri made his debut for the Ivory Coast national team on 7 June 2024 in a World Cup qualifier against Gabon at the Amadou Gon Coulibaly Stadium.

[8] Opéri was born in the Ivory Coast to an Ivorian father and French mother, and moved to France at a young age.