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Edmond Tapsoba

Edmond Tapsoba
Tapsoba with Bayer Leverkusen in 2022
Personal information
Full name Edmond Fayçal Tapsoba[1]
Date of birth (1999-02-02) 2 February 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)[2]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Bayer Leverkusen
Number 12
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 Salitas
2015–2017 US Ouagadougou
2017–2018 Leixões 0 (0)
2018–2020 Vitória de Guimarães B 30 (7)
2019–2020 Vitória de Guimarães 16 (4)
2020– Bayer Leverkusen 138 (3)
International career‡
2016– Burkina Faso 50 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:42, 9 November 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:40, 13 October 2024 (UTC)

Edmond Fayçal Tapsoba (born 2 February 1999) is a Burkinabé professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Bundesliga club Bayer Leverkusen and the Burkina Faso national team.

Early and personal life

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Tapsoba grew up in the Karpala section of Ouagadougou where he played football in the streets, but he never played organized football until the age of fourteen. As a child, he would often skip school to play football. He is represented by former Portugal international Deco. Tapsoba can speak some English, as well as French. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Tapsoba donated masks, gloves, and hand sanitiser to a market in Ouagadougou.[3][4]

Club career

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Early career

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Tapsoba played for Salitas, US Ouagadougou, Leixões, Vitória de Guimarães B, and Vitória de Guimarães.[1]

Bayer Leverkusen

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On 31 January 2020, Tapsoba agreed to a five-and-a-half-year contract with Bayer Leverkusen for a fee of €18 million plus €7 million for objectives.[5] On 21 February 2021, he scored his first Bundesliga goal for Bayer Leverkusen in the final seconds of stoppage time in a match against FC Augsburg, equalising for his side and extending Leverkusen's unbeaten streak against Augsburg to twenty matches.[6]

International career

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Tapsoba made his international debut for Burkina Faso in 2016.[1]

In December 2021, he was selected to represent his country at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon.[7] Burkina Faso would reach the semi-finals of the tournament and Tapsoba was named in the best eleven along with teammate Blati Touré.[8]

On 20 December 2023, Tapsoba was included in the final 27 man squad for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.[9][10]

Style of play

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Tapsoba has been compared to Jérôme Boateng for his speed, strength, passing ability, and composure. He is also known for his ability to score goals, especially from the penalty spot.[11] He cites players such as John Stones, Per Mertesacker, and Virgil van Dijk as inspirations.[4][3]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 9 November 2024[12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Vitória de Guimarães B 2018–19 LigaPro 30 7 — — — — 30 7
Vitória de Guimarães 2019–20 Primeira Liga 16 4 1 0 4 1 11[c] 3 — 32 8
Bayer Leverkusen 2019–20 Bundesliga 14 0 3 0 — 5[c] 0 — 22 0
2020–21 31 1 3 1 — 5[c] 0 — 39 2
2021–22 22 1 1 0 — 6[c] 0 — 29 1
2022–23 33 1 1 0 — 13[d] 1 — 47 2
2023–24 28 0 6 1 — 12[c] 2 — 46 3
2024–25 10 0 2 0 — 4[e] 0 1[f] 0 17 0
Total 138 3 16 2 — 45 3 1 0 200 8
Career total 184 14 17 2 4 1 56 6 1 0 262 23
  1. ^ Includes Taça de Portugal, DFB-Pokal
  2. ^ Includes Taça da Liga
  3. ^ a b c d e Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. ^ Five appearances in UEFA Champions League, eight appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
  5. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  6. ^ Appearance in DFL-Supercup

International

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As of match played 13 October 2024[1]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Burkina Faso 2016 1 0
2017 2 0
2018 0 0
2019 5 0
2020 4 0
2021 7 0
2022 14 1
2023 5 0
2024 12 0
Total 50 1
Scores and results list Burkina Faso's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Tapsoba goal.[1]
List of international goals scored by Edmond Tapsoba
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 19 November 2022 Stade de Marrakech, Marrakech, Morocco  Ivory Coast 2–1 2–1 Friendly

Honours

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Bayer Leverkusen

Individual

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Edmond Tapsoba". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  2. ^ "Profile". Bayer 04 Leverkusen (in German). Archived from the original on 20 January 2021. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  3. ^ a b Fifield, Raphael Honigstein and Dominic. "Meet Edmond Tapsoba, the Bundesliga's new sensation". The Athletic. Archived from the original on 2 June 2021. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Bayer Leverkusen's Edmond Tapsoba: "I never expected to establish myself so quickly"". bundesliga.com - the official Bundesliga website. Archived from the original on 26 May 2021. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  5. ^ "BAYER 04 SIGN CENTRAL DEFENDER TAPSOBA – RETSOS ON LOAN AT SHEFFIELD UNITED". Bayer 04 Leverkusen. 31 January 2020. Archived from the original on 3 October 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  6. ^ "FC Augsburg - Bayer 04 Leverkusen | Season 2020/2021 | Bundesliga". 21 February 2021. Archived from the original on 4 March 2021. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  7. ^ "Cameroun 2021". Facebook. Fédération Burkinabè de Football. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
  8. ^ a b @CAF_Online (7 February 2022). "Not your average players Here is the #TotalEnergiesAFCON2021 best XI #AFCON2021" (Tweet). Retrieved 7 February 2022 – via Twitter.
  9. ^ "#CAN2023 : Vélud dévoile ses 27 commandos" (in French). Burkinabé Football Federation. 20 December 2023. Retrieved 23 December 2023 – via Facebook.
  10. ^ Obissa Juste Mien (20 December 2023). "CAN Côte d'Ivoire 2023 : « Je connais les joueurs que j'ai retenus par cœur », déclare Hubert Vélud" (in French). leFaso.net. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  11. ^ "Edmond Tapsoba: Who is Bayer Leverkusen's new centre-back that stopped Erling Haaland?". bundesliga.com - the official Bundesliga website. Archived from the original on 27 May 2021. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  12. ^ "Edmond Tapsoba". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 18 February 2024. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
  13. ^ "Bayer Leverkusen are 2023/24 Bundesliga champions!". Bundesliga. 15 April 2024. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  14. ^ "DFB Cup 2023/2024 final 1. FC Kaiserslautern vs Bayer 04 Leverkusen". DFB. 25 May 2024. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  15. ^ "Bayer Leverkusen battle back to beat VfB Stuttgart on penalties in Supercup". Bundesliga. 17 August 2024. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
  16. ^ "Helton Leite, Tapsoba, Bruno Fernandes, Ricardo Horta, Corona e Ruíz também foram distinguidos". Archived from the original on 30 December 2023. Retrieved 24 March 2020.