Personal information | |||
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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 | 0 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2024– | France U18 | 2 | (0) |
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20:49, 10 May 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23 November 2024 |
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 | ||||||
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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 |
Career total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Paris Saint-Germain U19
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