Romaric Yapi
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Romaric Yapi[1] | ||
Date of birth | 13 July 2000 | ||
Place of birth | Évry, France | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Vitesse | ||
Number | 27 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2019 | Paris Saint-Germain | ||
2019–2021 | Brighton & Hove Albion | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018–2019 | Paris Saint-Germain B | 3 | (0) |
2019 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 0 | (0) |
2021– | Vitesse | 6 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:05, 18 December 2021 |
Romaric Yapi (born 13 July 2000) is a French professional footballer who plays as a defender for Eredivisie club Vitesse.[2]
Career[]
Paris Saint-Germain[]
Yapi is a product of the Paris Saint-Germain Academy. He played in Thiago Motta's U19 team in his last year at the Parisian club before joining the academy of Brighton & Hove Albion in England.[3] Yapi never made a professional appearance for Paris Saint-Germain, but participated in a friendly match against Dynamo Dresden on 17 July 2019.[citation needed]
Brighton & Hove Albion[]
On 25 September 2019, Yapi made his professional debut for Brighton & Hove Albion in a 3–1 defeat at home against Aston Villa in the EFL Cup in what ultimately was his only appearance the senior side.[4]
Vitesse[]
Yapi signed for Eredivisie side Vitesse on 11 July 2021 after 2 years in England.[5] He made his debut on 15 August in the opening game of the 2021–22 season, coming on as a 86th minute substitute to help close out the game in a 1–0 away victory at PEC Zwolle.[6] He made his first start and home debut a week later in a 3–0 loss against Willem II.[7]
Personal life[]
Yapi was born in Évry in the Île-de-France region of France.[8] He is of Ivorian origin.[9]
Career statistics[]
- As of 18 December 2021
Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Paris Saint-Germain B | 2017–18 | Championnat National 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
2018–19 | Championnat National 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
Total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
Brighton & Hove Albion | 2019–20[10] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
Brighton & Hove Albion U21 | 2019–20[10] | — | — | — | 3[a] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
2020–21[11] | — | — | — | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
Total | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||||
Vitesse | 2021–22 | Eredivisie | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[b] | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
Total | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy
- ^ Appearance in UEFA Europa Conference League
References[]
- ^ "2019/20 Premier League squads confirmed". Premier League. 3 September 2019.
- ^ Romaric Yapi at Soccerway
- ^ Bourgeois, Blaise (7 August 2019). "PSG youngster Romaric Yapi set to make Premier League switch". OneFootball. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
{{cite web}}
: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Brighton 1–3 Aston Villa". BBC Sport. 25 September 2019. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
- ^ "Yapi joins Vitesse". Brighton & Hove Albion FC. 11 July 2021. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
- ^ "Vitesse - Matchcenter - PEC Zwolle 0-1 Vitesse". Vitesse. 15 August 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
- ^ "Vitesse - Matchcenter - Vitesse 0-3 Willem II". Vitesse. 22 August 2021. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
- ^ "Romaric Yapi". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
{{cite web}}
: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Edward, Muambo (8 August 2019). "Transfers: Romaric Yapi joins Brighton". kick442.com. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b "Games played by Romaric Yapi in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
- ^ "Games played by Romaric Yapi in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
- 2000 births
- Living people
- French footballers
- French people of Ivorian descent
- Black French sportspeople
- Association football defenders
- Paris Saint-Germain F.C. players
- Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. players
- SBV Vitesse players
- Championnat National 2 players
- Eredivisie players
- French expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in England
- Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands
- French expatriate sportspeople in England
- French expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
- French football biography stubs