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 | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Brighton & Hove Albion | ||
| Number | 52 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Paris Saint-Germain | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2019 | Paris Saint-Germain B | 3 | (0) |
| 2019– | Brighton & Hove Albion | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 September 2019 | |||
Romaric Yapi (born 13 July 2000) is a French professional footballer who plays as a defender for Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion.[2]
Career
Paris Saint-Germain
Yapi is a product of the Paris Saint-Germain Youth Academy. He played in Thiago Motta's U19 team in his last year at the Parisian club before joining 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.
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.[4]
Personal life
Yapi was born in Évry in the Île-de-France region of France.[5] He is of Ivorian origin.[6]
Career statistics
- As of 30 September 2020
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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[7] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| Brighton & Hove Albion U21 | 2019–20[7] | — | — | — | 3[a] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 2020–21[8] | — | — | — | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Total | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy
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.
- ^ "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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