Christos Batzios (footballer)

Christos Batzios (Greek: Χρήστος Μπάτζιος, born 15 October 1991) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a centre back and is the current team captain of Super League 2 club Ergotelis.

Christos Batzios
Personal information
Date of birth (1991-10-15) 15 October 1991
Place of birth Kavala, Greece
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Club information
Current team
 Ergotelis
Number 5
Youth career
–2007 Elpides Kavala
2007–2009 Aris Zygos
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2011 Ethnikos Alexandroupoli
2011–2013 Nea Chili
2013–2014 Evros Soufli
2014–2017 Kavala
2017– Ergotelis 95 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 January 2021

Club career

Born in Kavala, Batzios began his football career at the infrastructure segments of local club Elpides Kavala at the age of 7.[1] At the age of 16, he signed up with fellow local club Aris Zygos, where he stayed until he graduated from high school.[1] Having been accepted in the Department of Primary Education at the Democritus University of Thrace, Batzios combined his studies with amateur football, playing for Alexandroupoli-based clubs Ethnikos and Nea Chili, as well as neighboring club Evros Soufli.[1] After graduating, Batzios returned to his hometown and signed a contract with Kavala in the summer of 2014.[2] He, and teammate Alexandros Bracjani refused to sign a new contract with the club during the winter transfer window of the 2016–17 Gamma Ethniki season[3] and subsequently signed with Cretan Gamma Ethniki club Ergotelis in January 2017.[4]

After winning the Division title with Ergotelis at the end of the season, Batzios was one of just five players remaining with the club's roster during an uncertain transitional period, wherein the club was taken over by a new administration. Being the oldest member of the club at age 25, he was appointed team captain by his teammates, a position he has kept ever since.[5]

References
  1. Αποκλειστικό: Ο Καβαλιώτης ηγέτης του Εργοτέλη που «κέρδισε» όλο το νησί (in Greek). inkavala.gr. 5 March 2019. (Greek)
  2. ΣΥΝΕΝΤΕΥΞΗ ΤΟΥ ΧΡΗΣΤΟΥ ΜΠΑΤΖΙΟΥ ΣΤΟ «Χ»: «Πιστεύουμε ότι στο τέλος εμείς θα τα καταφέρουμε» (in Greek). xronometro.com. 24 March 2015. (Greek)
  3. "Ζήτησαν να φύγουν από τον Α.Ο.Κ. Μπρατσιάνι-Μπάτζιος" (in Greek). kavalagoal.gr. 27 December 2016.
  4. Μπάτζιος και με την βούλα στον Εργοτέλη (in Greek). creteplus.com. 5 January 2017. (Greek)
  5. Ο Μπάτζιος και φέτος πρώτος αρχηγός του Εργοτέλη (in Greek). maleviziotis.gr. 2 August 2018. (Greek)
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