James Efmorfidis

Greek footballer

James Efmorfidis
Personal information
Full name	James Efmorfidis
Date of birth	(1996-01-18) 18 January 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth	Athens, Greece
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team	Nileas Neochoriou
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–	Nileas Neochoriou
Total		102	(21)
International career^‡
2013	Greece U17	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 July 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 February 2013

James Efmorfidis (Greek: Τζέιμς Ευμορφίδης; born 18 January 1996) is a Greek former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.

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
Club	Season	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
AEL	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	Eerste Divisie	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
RKC Waalwijk	Total		7	0	0	0	—		7	0
Career total			102	21	2	1	2	0	106	22

^ Includes Eredivisie promotion play-offs

References

^ ^a ^b "De voetbalreis van James Efmorfidis: van Barcelona via Bussum naar Waalwijk". NOS (in Dutch). 4 August 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Voetbaltalent FC Barcelona en Real Madrid via SDO naar Jupiler League". Bussums Nieuws (in Dutch). 4 January 2018. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
^ "Efmorfidis meldt zich in Eredivisie: 'Voorzichtig: ze waren niet de beste ploeg'". www.voetbalprimeur.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 July 2020.
^ "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.