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.
_(cropped).jpg) Tapsoba with Bayer Leverkusen in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Edmond Fayçal Tapsoba[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 2 February 1999 | ||
| 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) |
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*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) | |||
Early and personal life
editTapsoba 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
editEarly career
editTapsoba played for Salitas, US Ouagadougou, Leixões, Vitória de Guimarães B, and Vitória de Guimarães.[1]
Bayer Leverkusen
editOn 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
editTapsoba 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
editTapsoba 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
editClub
edit- As of match played 9 November 2024[12]
| 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 | ||
- ^ Includes Taça de Portugal, DFB-Pokal
- ^ Includes Taça da Liga
- ^ a b c d e Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Five appearances in UEFA Champions League, eight appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ^ Appearance in DFL-Supercup
International
edit- As of match played 13 October 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 | 12 | 0 | |
| Total | 50 | 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 |
Honours
editBayer Leverkusen
Individual
- Primeira Liga Defender of the Month: January 2020[16]
- Africa Cup of Nations Team of the Tournament: 2021[8]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "Edmond Tapsoba". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
- ^ "Profile". Bayer 04 Leverkusen (in German). Archived from the original on 20 January 2021. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "#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.
- ^ "DFB Cup 2023/2024 final 1. FC Kaiserslautern vs Bayer 04 Leverkusen". DFB. 25 May 2024. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
- ^ "Bayer Leverkusen battle back to beat VfB Stuttgart on penalties in Supercup". Bundesliga. 17 August 2024. Retrieved 17 August 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.