Romaric Yapi

Romaric Yapi (born 13 July 2000) is a French professional footballer who plays as a defender for Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion.[2]

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
Place of birth Évry, France
Position(s) Defender
Club 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)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 September 2019

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
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Paris Saint-Germain B 2017–18 Championnat National 2 2020
2018–19 Championnat National 2 1010
Total 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Brighton & Hove Albion 2019–20[7] Premier League 00001010
Brighton & Hove Albion U21 2019–20[7] 3[lower-alpha 1]030
2020–21[8] 1[lower-alpha 1]010
Total 4040
Total 3000104080
  1. Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy

References

  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. "Romaric Yapi". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  6. Edward, Muambo (8 August 2019). "Transfers: Romaric Yapi joins Brighton". kick442.com. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  7. "Games played by Romaric Yapi in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  8. "Games played by Romaric Yapi in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 September 2020.


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