Edmond Tapsoba
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| 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 | 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 | 171 | (6) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016– | Burkina Faso | 57 | (3) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20:31, 13 December 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:50, 11 October 2025 (UTC) | |||
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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.
Early and personal life
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]Early career
[edit | edit source]Tapsoba played for Salitas, US Ouagadougou, Leixões, Vitória de Guimarães B, and Vitória de Guimarães.[1]
Bayer Leverkusen
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]Club
[edit | edit source]- As of match played 13 December 2025[12]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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| 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 | Bundesliga | 31 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 5[c] | 0 | — | 39 | 2 | |||
| 2021–22 | Bundesliga | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 6[c] | 0 | — | 29 | 1 | |||
| 2022–23 | Bundesliga | 33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 13[d] | 1 | — | 47 | 2 | |||
| 2023–24 | Bundesliga | 28 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | 12[c] | 2 | — | 46 | 3 | |||
| 2024–25 | Bundesliga | 29 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 9[e] | 0 | 1[f] | 0 | 43 | 0 | ||
| 2025–26 | Bundesliga | 14 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | 5[e] | 0 | — | 22 | 3 | |||
| Total | 171 | 6 | 21 | 2 | — | 55 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 248 | 11 | |||
| Career total | 217 | 17 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 66 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 292 | 26 | ||
- ^ 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
- ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ^ Appearance in DFL-Supercup
International
[edit | edit source]- As of match played 11 October 2025[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 | 13 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 6 | 2 | |
| Total | 57 | 3 | |
- 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 | File:Flag of Côte d'Ivoire.svg Ivory Coast | 2–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 2 | 5 September 2025 | Estádio 24 de Setembro, Bissau, Guinea-Bissau | File:Flag of Djibouti.svg Djibouti | 3–0 | 6–0 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 3 | 4–0 |
Honours
[edit | edit source]Bayer Leverkusen
Individual
- Africa Cup of Nations Team of the Tournament: 2021[8]
References
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- Living people
- 1999 births
- Men's association football central defenders
- Burkinabe men's footballers
- Burkina Faso men's international footballers
- Footballers from Ouagadougou
- Salitas FC players
- US Ouagadougou players
- Leixões S.C. players
- Vitória S.C. players
- Bayer 04 Leverkusen players
- Primeira Liga players
- Liga Portugal 2 players
- Bundesliga players
- Burkinabe expatriate men's footballers
- Burkinabe expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
- Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal
- Burkinabe expatriate sportspeople in Germany
- Expatriate men's footballers in Germany
- 2021 Africa Cup of Nations players
- 2023 Africa Cup of Nations players
- 21st-century Burkinabe sportsmen