Christopher Operi

Operi's current-season form is level with last season (Season 31→31), while his Rating held around 33. His peak season for form remains 2022/23 (Season 82).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Başakşehir · 10th	2	1	0	7.75	33	31
2025/26	Başakşehir · 5th	22	0	4	6.97	33	31
2024/25	Başakşehir · 5th	11	1	0	6.87	34	13
2024/25	Le Havre · 15th	13	0	2	6.97	55	10
2023/24	Le Havre · 15th	28	3	4	7.15	72	35
2022/23	Le Havre · 1st	35	2	2	7.27	66	82

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 6 earlier seasons and 5 youth-team spells in the full career.

Côte d'Ivoire · international

Side	Apps	G
Ivory Coast	9	0

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Squad depthCentral defender

C. Operi is a 29-year-old central defender at Başakşehir, rated 31.8 overall by Field Insider's model. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (59.6% 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.

On the season, Operi graded 31 for current form (age-blind), on 8 clean sheets and 2.763 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 31 → 31). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2022/23.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 32. At 29 Operi is in his prime years, and a market index of 6.6 reflects that trajectory.

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

31.8

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

31.2

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

59.6%

Minutes

rotation minutes

2.76

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

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

Apps

2.76

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

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

Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.2 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central defender.

Watch points

Game time. Only 59.6% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 31.8 overall — below regular-starter level. 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.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %59.6%

Available fixtures34 of 34

Goals / 900

Assists / 900.197

Goal contribution / 900.197

Defensive actions / 902.763

Player flow

Goal involvements4

Cards / 900.148

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~12), then tapers with age. At 29, Operi sits on 6.6, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Operi's projected Rating — 31.8 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the Süper Lig with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Passing

Assists4

Defending

Tackles26

Interceptions22

Blocks8

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards3

Red cards0

Transfer history

IIstanbul BasaksehirJan 2025 – now

Le HavreJul 2022 – Jan 2025Free

GentJul 2021 – Jul 2022Free

ChateaurouxJul 2017 – Jul 2021Free

Caenuntil Jul 2017

About C. Operi

Christopher Téa Operi is a 29-year-old centre-back who plays for Başakşehir, born on April 29, 1997 in Abidjan, standing 183 cm tall. He is from Côte d'Ivoire. Başakşehir currently sit 10th of 18 in the Süper Lig.

This season

In the current season, C. Operi has made 2 appearances with 1 goal and 0 assists across 180 minutes, averaging a 7.75 match rating over his last 2 rated games. His season has spanned the World Cup and the Friendlies.

Recent matches

August 23, 2026: 1-2 loss away at Trabzonspor (90 minutes, 7.2 rating)
August 16, 2026: 2-0 win at home vs Kocaelispor (90 minutes, 1 goal, 8.3 rating)

C. Operi's next match is on August 30, 2026, when Başakşehir face Kasımpaşa at home in the Süper Lig.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates C. Operi at 31.8 with a Season form score of 31.2. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 4 career titles — among them the Ligue 2 and the Cup. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 13 recorded seasons, C. Operi has totalled 242 club appearances with 14 goals and 16 assists for 7 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2022/23, with 35 appearances for Le Havre.

C. Operi's career has also included time at IIstanbul Basaksehir, Le Havre, Gent, Chateauroux and Caen.

On the international stage, C. Operi has represented Ivory Coast — 9 caps in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.