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Romaric Yapi
Yapi with Paris Saint-Germain in 2019
Personal information
Full name Romaric Yapi[1]
Date of birth (2000-07-13) 13 July 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Évry, France
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Right back
Team information
Current team
DAC Dunajská Streda
Number 91
Youth career
0000–2019 Paris Saint-Germain
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 Paris Saint-Germain B 3 (0)
2019–2021 Brighton & Hove Albion 0 (0)
2021–2023 Vitesse 27 (0)
2023–2024 Bastia 12 (0)
2024– DAC Dunajská Streda 8 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 June 2024

Romaric Yapi (born 13 July 2000) is a French professional footballer who plays as a defender for Slovak First Football League club DAC Dunajská Streda.[2]

Career

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Paris Saint-Germain

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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

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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

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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]

Bastia

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On 1 September 2023, Yapi signed a three-year contract with Bastia in Ligue 2.[8]

DAC Dunajská Streda

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On 2 February 2024, Yapi joined DAC Dunajská Streda in Slovakia on a two-and-a-half-year contract.[9]

Personal life

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Yapi was born in Évry in the Île-de-France region of France.[10] He is of Ivorian origin.[11]

Career statistics

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As of 3 March 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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[12] Premier League 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Brighton & Hove Albion U23 2019–20[12] 3[a] 0 3 0
2020–21[13] 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 15 0 0 0 15 0
Total 25 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 30 0
Career total 28 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 6 0 38 0
  1. ^ a b Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy
  2. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  3. ^ Appearances in Dutch UEFA Europa League play-offs

References

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  1. ^ "2019/20 Premier League squads confirmed". Premier League. 3 September 2019.
  2. ^ Romaric Yapi at Soccerway
  3. ^ Bourgeois, Blaise (7 August 2019). "PSG youngster Romaric Yapi set to make Premier League switch". OneFootball. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  4. ^ "Brighton 1–3 Aston Villa". BBC Sport. 25 September 2019. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  5. ^ "Yapi joins Vitesse". Brighton & Hove Albion FC. 11 July 2021. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  6. ^ "Vitesse - Matchcenter - PEC Zwolle 0-1 Vitesse". Vitesse. 15 August 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  7. ^ "Vitesse - Matchcenter - Vitesse 0-3 Willem II". Vitesse. 22 August 2021. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  8. ^ "Romaric Yapi (Vitesse Arnhem) s'engage pour 3 ans avec le Sporting !" [Romaric Yapi (Vitesse Arnhem) is signing up for 3 years with Sporting!] (in French). Bastia. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  9. ^ "DO DAC-U PRICHÁDZA ROMARIC YAPI" [ROMARIC YAPI IS COMING TO DAC] (in Slovak). DAC Dunajská Streda. 2 February 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  10. ^ "Romaric Yapi". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  11. ^ Edward, Muambo (8 August 2019). "Transfers: Romaric Yapi joins Brighton". kick442.com. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  12. ^ a b "Games played by Romaric Yapi in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  13. ^ "Games played by Romaric Yapi in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 September 2020.