Romaric Yapi

Romaric Yapi (born 13 July 2000) is a French professional footballer who plays as a defender for Eredivisie club Vitesse.[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
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Vitesse
Number 27
Youth career
0000–2019 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 25 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:15, 4 March 2023 (UTC)

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.

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 3 March 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Domestic Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Paris Saint-Germain B 2017–18 Championnat National 2 20————20
2018–19 Championnat National 2 10————10
Total 300000000030
Brighton & Hove Albion 2019–20[10] Premier League 000010——10
Brighton & Hove Albion U23 2019–20[10] ————3[lower-alpha 1]030
2020–21[11] ————1[lower-alpha 1]010
Total ————4040
Vitesse 2021–22 Eredivisie 10000—3[lower-alpha 2]02[lower-alpha 3]0150
2022–23 Eredivisie 15000———150
Total 25000003020300
Career total 28000103060380
  1. Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy
  2. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  3. Appearances in Dutch UEFA Europa League play-offs

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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  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". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 18 September 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. Edward, Muambo (8 August 2019). "Transfers: Romaric Yapi joins Brighton". kick442.com. Retrieved 18 September 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. "Games played by Romaric Yapi in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  11. "Games played by Romaric Yapi in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 September 2020.


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