| Abdoul Tapsoba | |
| Fullname: | Abdoul Fessal Tapsoba |
| Birth Date: | 23 August 2001 |
| Birth Place: | Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso |
| Height: | 1.77 m |
| Position: | Forward |
| Currentclub: | Standard Liège |
| Clubnumber: | 23 |
| Years1: | 2018–2020 |
| Clubs1: | ASEC Mimosas |
| Years2: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs2: | → Standard Liège (loan) |
| Caps2: | 0 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2020– |
| Clubs3: | Standard Liège |
| Caps3: | 37 |
| Goals3: | 3 |
| Years4: | 2022– |
| Clubs4: | SL16 FC |
| Caps4: | 9 |
| Goals4: | 2 |
| Years5: | 2023 |
| Clubs5: | → Sheriff Tiraspol (loan) |
| Caps5: | 9 |
| Goals5: | 2 |
| Years6: | 2023–2024 |
| Clubs6: | → Amiens (loan) |
| Caps6: | 15 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2021– |
| Nationalteam1: | Burkina Faso |
| Nationalcaps1: | 15 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 5 |
| Club-Update: | 17 May 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 27 September 2022 |
Abdoul Fessal Tapsoba (born 23 August 2001) is a Burkinabé professional footballer who plays as a forward for Belgian club Standard Liége and the Burkina Faso national team.
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]
On 3 February 2023, Tapsoba was loaned to Sheriff Tiraspol in Moldova, with an option to buy.[5]
On 7 July 2023, Amiens SC announced the season-long loan signing of Tapsoba.[6]
Tapsoba made his debut for Burkina Faso national team on 29 March 2021 in an AFCON 2021 qualifier against South Sudan.[7]
Tapsoba featured in the third place of 2021 AFCON game against Cameroon.[8]
Scores and results list Burkina Faso's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Tapsoba goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| 5 | 24 March 2023 | Stade de Marrakech, Marrakesh, Morocco | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |