| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Axel Tape-Kobrissa | ||
| Date of birth | 10 August 2007 | ||
| Place of birth | Bondy, France | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back, midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Bayer Leverkusen | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2015–2020 | FC Bobigny | ||
| 2020–2025 | Paris Saint-Germain | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2025 | Paris Saint-Germain | 2 | (0) |
| 2025– | Bayer Leverkusen | 1 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2024 | France U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2025– | France U19 | 1 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:35, 30 August 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 8 September 2025 | |||
Axel Tape-Kobrissa (born 10 August 2007) is a French professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or midfielder for Bundesliga club Bayer Leverkusen.
Born in Bondy, [1] [2] Axel Tape joined the Paris Saint-Germain Academy as a teenager, where he became a standout for David Suarez's under-19, both in the national competition and the Youth League. [1] [2] [3]
He was first called to the first team by Luis Enrique in November 2024 as a cover in defence, as both Marquinhos, Nuno Mendes, Presnel Kimpembe and Naoufel El Hannach where ruled out for the Ligue 1 game against Toulouse. [1] [4] [5] He was an unused substitute during the 3–0 home win against Toulouse on 22 November. [6]
Tape made his debut with Paris Saint-Germain on 15 January 2025, playing 72 minutes in a 2024–25 Coupe de France game against National 3 (5th tier) side Espaly, as PSG won the game 4–2. [7] On 3 May, he made his Ligue 1 debut, by starting in a 2–1 away defeat against Strasbourg. [8]
On 11 June 2025, Tape signed a long-term contract with Bundesliga club Bayer Leverkusen. [9]
Born in France, Tape is of Ivorian descent. [10] He is a youth international for France, first receiving a call with the under-18 in November 2024, when he made his debut during a 1–0 loss to Turkey. [1] [11]
Able to play both as a box-to-box midfielder or a central defender, Tape is described as an athletic player with great activity and forward projection. [1] [2] [3]
| Club | Season | League | Coupe de France | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Paris Saint-Germain | 2024–25 | Ligue 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Bayer Leverkusen | 2025–26 | Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| Career total | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
Paris Saint-Germain U19
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