Romaric Yapi
 Yapi with Paris Saint-Germain in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 17 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:28, 28 October 2022 (UTC) | |||
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 an 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 22 October 2022
| Club | Season | League | Domestic Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | 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 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 2019–20[10] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Brighton & Hove Albion U23 | 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 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3[b] | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
| 2022–23 | Eredivisie | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- ^ Appearances in Dutch UEFA Europa League play-offs
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.
{{cite web}}: 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.
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