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.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Abdoul Fessal Tapsoba | ||
Date of birth | (2001-08-23) 23 August 2001 (age 21) | ||
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 | 15 | (4) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 March 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 September 2022 |
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]
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]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Standard Liège | 2020–21 | Belgian First Division A | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 2 | 23 | 2 |
Career total | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 2 |
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 7 September 2021 | Stade de Marrakech, Marrakesh, Morocco | ![]() | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
2 | 8 October 2021 | Stade de Marrakech, Marrakesh, Morocco | ![]() | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
3 | 2–0 | |||||
4 | 11 October 2021 | Stade de Marrakech, Marrakesh, Morocco | ![]() | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Standard Liège – current squad | |
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Burkina Faso squad – 2021 Africa Cup of Nations fourth place | ||
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