Stefanos Tzimas has had to wait for his chances at Brighton but he seized one with both hands in the Seagulls’ impressive 2-0 win at Nottingham Forest in the Premier League on Sunday.
Replacing in-form Danny Welbeck in the 65th minute, the 19-year-old Greek striker capitalised on a poor defensive header from Forest centre-back Morato to seal his side’s victory with two minutes remaining at the City Ground.
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His first-ever Premier League goal helped Fabian Hurzeler’s side move up to fifth place in the standings and stretch their unbeaten run to four games.
A Greece Uner-21 international, Tzimas joined Brighton from Nuremberg for £20.8m last summer and made an impression early by scoring twice in a 6-0 win against Oxford United in the League Cup in August.
He made his Premier League the following month as a substitute at Bournemouth but is yet to start a league fixture for the Seagulls.
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In fact, his 25-minute cameo at Nottingham was his longest appearance for the club in the league after his debut that lasted 23 minutes.
The Greek forward scored 12 goals for Nuremberg in the German second division during the 2024-25 season and having now opened his account in the English top flight, he will be eager for a bigger role in Brighton’s push for European football.
With Welbeck in fine form and competition fierce, Tzimas might face a fight for regular minutes but on this evidence, Hurzeler has another exciting option to turn to in attack.
