Abdoul Tapsoba
Burkinabé footballer
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Abdoul Fessal Tapsoba (born 23 August 2001) is a Burkinabé professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ekstraklasa club Radomiak Radom and the Burkina Faso national team.
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Tapsoba in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Abdoul Fessal Tapsoba[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 23 August 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Radomiak Radom | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2020 | ASEC Mimosas | ||
| 2019–2020 | → Standard Liège (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2020–2024 | Standard Liège | 37 | (3) |
| 2022–2024 | SL16 FC | 9 | (2) |
| 2023 | → Sheriff Tiraspol (loan) | 9 | (2) |
| 2023–2024 | → Amiens (loan) | 15 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | Adanaspor | 9 | (0) |
| 2025– | Radomiak Radom | 44 | (7) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021– | Burkina Faso | 28 | (5) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13:33, 5 May 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 28 January 2025 | |||
Club career
Tapsoba began his career with Ivorian club ASEC Mimosas in the Ivorian Ligue 1. On 28 November 2018, Tapsoba scored his first goal for the club in the CAF Champions League against Mangasport. His 5th-minute goal was enough in a 1–0 victory.[2] In September 2019, Tapsoba was loaned out to Belgian side Standard Liège and mainly played with the reserve side.[3] After the season ended, Tapsoba was signed permanently by Standard Liège.[4]
Tapsoba made his professional debut for Standard on 8 August 2020 against Cercle Brugge. He came on as a 78th-minute substitute for Maxime Lestienne as Standard Liège won 1–0.[5]
On 3 February 2023, Tapsoba was loaned to Sheriff Tiraspol in Moldova, with an option to buy.[6]
On 7 July 2023, Amiens SC announced the season-long loan signing of Tapsoba.[7]
On 13 September 2024, Tapsoba signed a two-season contract with Adanaspor in Turkish TFF First League.[8]
On 29 January 2025, he moved on a free transfer to Polish club Radomiak Radom on a two-and-a-half-year contract.[9]
International career
Tapsoba made his debut for Burkina Faso national team on 29 March 2021 in an AFCON 2021 qualifier against South Sudan.[10]
Tapsoba featured in the third place of 2021 AFCON game against Cameroon.[11]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 24 May 2025[12]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Standard Liège | 2020–21 | Belgian First Division A | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3[b] | 2 | 4[c] | 0 | 29 | 2 |
| 2021–22 | Belgian First Division A | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 2 | |||
| 2022–23 | Belgian First Division A | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 1 | |||
| Total | 37 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 49 | 5 | ||
| SL16 FC | 2022–23 | Challenger Pro League | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | 9 | 2 | |||
| Sheriff Tiraspol (loan) | 2022–23 | Moldovan Super Liga | 9 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4[d] | 1 | — | 16 | 5 | |
| Amiens (loan) | 2023–24 | Ligue 2 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 | ||
| Adanaspor | 2024–25 | TFF 1. Lig | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 10 | 1 | ||
| Radomiak Radom | 2024–25 | Ekstraklasa | 14 | 1 | — | — | — | 14 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 93 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 114 | 14 | ||
- Includes Belgian Cup, Moldovan Cup, Coupe de France, Turkish Cup
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Appearances in Europa League play-offs
- Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
International
- Scores and results list Burkina Faso's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Tapsoba goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 September 2021 | Stade de Marrakech, Marrakesh, Morocco |  Algeria | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2 | 8 October 2021 | Stade de Marrakech, Marrakesh, Morocco |  Djibouti | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 3 | 2–0 | |||||
| 4 | 11 October 2021 | Stade de Marrakech, Marrakesh, Morocco | Djibouti | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 5 | 24 March 2023 | Stade de Marrakech, Marrakesh, Morocco |  Togo | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
Honours
Sheriff Tiraspol[14]