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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 | 137 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016– | Burkina Faso | 50 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:10, 1 November 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:40, 13 October 2024 (UTC) | |||
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]
Tapsoba played for Salitas, US Ouagadougou, Leixões, Vitória de Guimarães B, and Vitória de Guimarães.[1]
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 | Season | League | National cup[lower-alpha 1] | League cup[lower-alpha 2] | 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[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 | 28 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | 12[lower-alpha 3] | 2 | — | 46 | 3 | ||||
| 2024–25 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 4[lower-alpha 5] | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 6] | 0 | 16 | 0 | |||
| Total | 137 | 3 | 16 | 2 | — | 45 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 199 | 8 | |||
| Career total | 183 | 14 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 56 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 261 | 23 | ||
| 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 | |
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 November 2022 | Stade de Marrakech, Marrakech, Morocco |  Ivory Coast | 2–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |
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