Stefanos Tzimas

Stefanos Tzimas

Personal information
Full name	Stefanos Tzimas [1]
Date of birth	(2006-01-06) 6 January 2006 (age 19)
Place of birth	Thessaloniki, Greece
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	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	1	(0)
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	5	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 February 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 11 May 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]

Career statistics

As of match played 25 September 2025 ^[12]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

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
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
FC Nürnberg (loan)	2024–25	2. Bundesliga	6	2	—		—		—		6	2
Brighton & Hove Albion	2025–26	Premier League	1	0	0	0	2	2	—		3	2
Career total			54	23	7	1	2	2	4	0	67	26

1. Includes Greek Cup, DFB-Pokal
2. Includes EFL Cup
3. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

Honours

PAOK

• Super League Greece: 2023–24

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

1. "2024/25 Updated Premier League squad lists". Premier League. 7 February 2025. Retrieved 7 February 2025.
2. "Stefanos Tzimas". paokfc.gr. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. "Tzimas' record". paokfc.gr. 6 March 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
6. 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.
7. "Griechischer Neuner: Club leiht Tzimas aus" [Greek number nine: Club loans Tzimas]. www.fcn.de (in German). 27 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
8. "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.
9. "Albion sign Stefanos Tzimas from Nuremburg". Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. 3 February 2025.
10. Begley, Emlyn (27 August 2025). "Oxford United 0–6 Brighton & Hove Albion". BBC Sport.
11. Millington, Adam (13 September 2025). "Bournemouth with a 2-1 Victory over Brighton". BBC Sport.
12. Stefanos Tzimas at Soccerway