James Efmorfidis

James Efmorfidis
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-01-18) 18 January 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Athens, Greece
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 CSV DVVA
Youth career
2001–2003 Enosi Erythreas
2003–2006 Ajax
2006–2007 Real Madrid
2007–2008 AEK Athens
2008–2011 Barcelona
2011–2015 Ajax
2015–2016 AZ
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 Jong AZ 26 (3)
2017 AEL 2 (0)
2017–2018 Jong Almere City 17 (4)
2018–2020 Almere City 50 (13)
2020–2021 RKC Waalwijk 7 (0)
2021–2022 AO Nileas Neochoriou
2022– CSV DVVA
International career
2013 Greece U17 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 November 2024

James Efmorfidis (Greek: Τζέιμς Ευμορφίδης; born 18 January 1996) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for CSV DVVA.

Career

Efmorfidis played in the youth academies of Enosi Erythreas, Ajax, Real Madrid, AEK Athens, Barcelona and again Ajax.[1][2] In 2015, he joined AZ, where he mainly played in the reserve team, Jong AZ. He was once on the bench with AZ's first team, in the 3–0 away loss to PSV. With Jong AZ, he became champion of the Tweede Divisie in the 2016–17 season, but Efmorfidis left halfway through the season for the Greek club Larissa. There, he made two appearances in the Super League Greece, but he soon returned to The Netherlands. He briefly joined practice at Hoofdklasse club SDO Bussum, and when SDO head coach Ivar van Dinteren combined the position with coaching at Jong Almere City, the reserve team of Almere City, Efmorfidis followed him.[2] In the 2017–18 season, he played for Jong Almere City in the Derde Divisie Saturday. In January 2018, Efmorfidis signed a permanent contract with Almere City FC until 2020. When the contract expired, he moved to Eredivisie club RKC Waalwijk.[1][3] On 3 August 2021, he announced his retirement from professional football.[4]

Career statistics

As of match played 23 January 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Other[a] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Jong AZ 2015–16 Beloften Eredivisie 19 2 — 19 2
2016–17 Tweede Divisie 7 1 — 7 1
Total 26 3 — 26 3
AEL 2016–17 Superleague 2 0 0 0 — 2 0
Total 2 0 0 0 — 2 0
Jong Almere City 2017–18 Derde Divisie 16 4 — 16 4
2018–19 Tweede Divisie 1 0 — 1 0
Total 17 4 — 17 4
Almere City 2018–19 Eerste Divisie 35 9 1 0 2 0 38 9
2019–20 15 4 1 1 0 0 16 5
Total 50 13 2 1 2 0 54 14
RKC Waalwijk 2020–21 Eredivisie 7 0 0 0 — 7 0
Total 7 0 0 0 — 7 0
Career total 102 21 2 1 2 0 106 22
  1. ^ Includes Eredivisie promotion play-offs

References

  1. ^ a b "De voetbalreis van James Efmorfidis: van Barcelona via Bussum naar Waalwijk". NOS (in Dutch). 4 August 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Voetbaltalent FC Barcelona en Real Madrid via SDO naar Jupiler League". Bussums Nieuws (in Dutch). 4 January 2018. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  3. ^ "Efmorfidis meldt zich in Eredivisie: 'Voorzichtig: ze waren niet de beste ploeg'". www.voetbalprimeur.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  4. ^ "Na RKC stopt Efmorfidis (25) er mee, voetbalnomade gaat zich nu bezighouden met het milieu". Brabants Dagblad (in Dutch). 3 August 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2021.