# Edmond Tapsoba

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

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.

## Club career
### Early career

Tapsoba played for Salitas, US Ouagadougou, Leixões, Vitória de Guimarães B, and Vitória de Guimarães.

### 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. 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.

## International career

Tapsoba made his international debut for Burkina Faso in 2016.
In December 2021, he was selected to represent his country at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon. Burkina Faso would reach the semi-finals of the tournament and Tapsoba was named in the best eleven along with teammate Blati Touré.
On 20 December 2023, Tapsoba was included in the final 27 man squad for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.

## 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. He cites players such as John Stones, Per Mertesacker, and Virgil van Dijk as inspirations.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of match played 5 March 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National cup | National cup | League cup | League cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | 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 | 3 | — | — | 32 | 8 |
| Bayer Leverkusen | 2019–20 | Bundesliga | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 0 |
| Bayer Leverkusen | 2020–21 | Bundesliga | 31 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 0 | — | — | 39 | 2 |
| Bayer Leverkusen | 2021–22 | Bundesliga | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 1 |
| Bayer Leverkusen | 2022–23 | Bundesliga | 33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 1 | — | — | 47 | 2 |
| Bayer Leverkusen | 2023–24 | Bundesliga | 28 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 12 | 2 | — | — | 46 | 3 |
| Bayer Leverkusen | 2024–25 | Bundesliga | 22 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 0 |
| Bayer Leverkusen | Total | Total | 150 | 3 | 18 | 2 | — | — | 50 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 219 | 8 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 196 | 14 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 61 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 281 | 23 |
* ↑ Includes Taça de Portugal, DFB-Pokal
* ↑ Includes Taça da Liga
* 1 2 3 4 5 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 14 November 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Burkina Faso | 2016 | 1 | 0 |
| Burkina Faso | 2017 | 2 | 0 |
| Burkina Faso | 2018 | 0 | 0 |
| Burkina Faso | 2019 | 5 | 0 |
| Burkina Faso | 2020 | 4 | 0 |
| Burkina Faso | 2021 | 7 | 0 |
| Burkina Faso | 2022 | 14 | 1 |
| Burkina Faso | 2023 | 5 | 0 |
| Burkina Faso | 2024 | 13 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 51 | 1 |
    Scores and results list Burkina Faso's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Tapsoba goal.
List of international goals scored by Edmond Tapsoba :
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1 | 19 November 2022 | Stade de Marrakech, Marrakech, Morocco | Ivory Coast | 2–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |

## Honours

Bayer Leverkusen
* Bundesliga: 2023–24
* DFB-Pokal: 2023–24
* DFL-Supercup: 2024
Individual
* Africa Cup of Nations Team of the Tournament: 2021