Edmond_Tapsoba
Edmond Tapsoba
Burkinabè footballer (born 1999)
Edmond Fayçal Tapsoba (born 2 February 1999) is a Burkinabè professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Bundesliga club Bayer Leverkusen and the Burkina Faso national team.
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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 | 124 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016– | Burkina Faso | 43 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:27, 21 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:21, 30 January 2024 (UTC) | |||
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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]
Early career
Tapsoba played for Salitas, US Ouagadougou, Leixões, Vitória de Guimarães B, and Vitória de Guimarães.[1]
Bayer Leverkusen
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]
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]
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]
Club
- As of match played 21 April 2024[12]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[lower-alpha 1] | League cup[lower-alpha 2] | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | 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[lower-alpha 3] | 3 | 32 | 8 |
| Bayer Leverkusen | 2019–20 | Bundesliga | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 5[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 22 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | 31 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 5[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 39 | 2 | |||
| 2021–22 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 6[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 29 | 1 | |||
| 2022–23 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 13[lower-alpha 4] | 1 | 47 | 2 | |||
| 2023–24 | 24 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | 9[lower-alpha 3] | 2 | 38 | 3 | |||
| Total | 124 | 3 | 13 | 2 | — | 38 | 3 | 175 | 8 | |||
| Career total | 170 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 49 | 6 | 237 | 23 | ||
- Includes Taça de Portugal, DFB-Pokal
- Includes Taça da Liga
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Five appearances in UEFA Champions League, eight appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
International
- As of match played 30 January 2024[1]
| 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 | 5 | 0 | |
| Total | 43 | 1 | |
- Scores and results list Burkina Faso's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Tapsoba goal.[1]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 November 2022 | Stade de Marrakech, Marrakech, Morocco |  Ivory Coast | 2–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |
Bayer Leverkusen
Individual
- Primeira Liga Defender of the Month: January 2020[14]
- Africa Cup of Nations Team of the Tournament: 2021[8]
- "Edmond Tapsoba". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
- 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.
- "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.
- "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.
- "FC Augsburg - Bayer 04 Leverkusen | Season 2020/2021 | Bundesliga". 21 February 2021. Archived from the original on 4 March 2021. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
- "Cameroun 2021". Facebook. Fédération Burkinabè de Football. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
- @CAF_Online (7 February 2022). "Not your average players Here is the #TotalEnergiesAFCON2021 best XI #AFCON2021" (Tweet). Retrieved 7 February 2022 – via Twitter.
- "#CAN2023 : Vélud dévoile ses 27 commandos" (in French). Burkinabé Football Federation. 20 December 2023. Retrieved 23 December 2023 – via Facebook.
- 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.
- "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.
- "Edmond Tapsoba". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 18 February 2024. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
- "Bayer Leverkusen are 2023/24 Bundesliga champions!". Bundesliga. 15 April 2024. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
- "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.