Abdoul Tapsoba

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Abdoul Tapsoba
Personal information
Full name Abdoul Fessal Tapsoba
Date of birth (2001-08-23) 23 August 2001 (age 20)
Place of birth Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Standard Liège
Number 23
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2020 ASEC Mimosas
2019–2020 → Standard Liège (loan) 0 (0)
2020– Standard Liège 25 (2)
National team‡
2021– Burkina Faso 6 (4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 March 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 October 2021

Abdoul Fessal Tapsoba (born 23 August 2001) is a Burkinabé professional footballer who plays as a forward for Belgian First Division A side Standard Liège and the Burkina Faso national team.

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.[1] In September 2019, Tapsoba was loaned out to Belgian side Standard Liège and mainly played with the reserve side.[2] After the season ended, Tapsoba was signed permanently by Standard Liège.[3]

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.[4]

International career[]

Tapsoba made his debut for Burkina Faso national team on 29 March 2021 in an AFCON 2021 qualifier against South Sudan.[5]

Tapsoba featured in the third place of 2021 AFCON game against Cameroon.[6]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of match played 28 February 2021[7]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Standard Liège 2020–21 Belgian First Division A 18 0 2 0 3[a] 2 23 2
Career total 18 0 2 0 3 2 23 2
  1. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League

International[]

Scores and results list Burkina Faso's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Tapsoba goal.
List of international goals scored by Abdoul Tapsoba[8]
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

References[]

  1. ^ "ASEC Mimosas 1–0 AS Mangasport". Soccerway.
  2. ^ "Côte d'Ivoire-Burkina: Asec lends with option to buy its young Burkinabé striker, Abdoul Fessal TAPSOBA to Standard de Liège". Koaci. September 2019. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  3. ^ "Asec Mimosas: Tapsoba permanently transferred to Standard de Liège". FratMat. 12 June 2020. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  4. ^ "Standard Leige 1-0 Cercle Brugge". Soccerway.
  5. ^ "Burkina Faso v South Sudan game report". ESPN. 29 March 2021.
  6. ^ "Africa Cup of Nations (Sky Sports)". Sky Sports. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  7. ^ Abdoul Tapsoba at Soccerway
  8. ^ "Abdoul Tapsoba". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 11 October 2021.

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