Edmond Tapsoba
Burkinabé footballer (born 1999)
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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.
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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 | 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 | 179 | (7) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016– | Burkina Faso | 62 | (4) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:30, 14 March 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 21:56, 6 January 2026 (UTC) | |||
Early and personal life
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
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]
International career
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 also represented Burkina Faso at the 2025 AFCON, scoring his first AFCON goal on 24 December 2025, in his 27th appearance in the competition.[11]
Style of play
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.[12] He cites players such as John Stones, Per Mertesacker, and Virgil van Dijk as inspirations.[4][3]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 17 March 2026[13]
| 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 | 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 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | 10[e] | 0 | — | 36 | 4 | |||
| Total | 179 | 7 | 22 | 2 | — | 60 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 262 | 12 | |||
| Career total | 225 | 18 | 23 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 71 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 306 | 27 | ||
- 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
- Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- Appearance in DFL-Supercup
International
- As of match played 6 January 2026[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 | 10 | 3 | |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 62 | 4 | |
- 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 |
| 2 | 5 September 2025 | Estádio 24 de Setembro, Bissau, Guinea-Bissau |  Djibouti | 3–0 | 6–0 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 3 | 4–0 | |||||
| 4 | 24 December 2025 | Stade Mohammed V, Casablanca, Morocco |  Equatorial Guinea | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2025 Africa Cup of Nations[11] |
