Axel Tape

Axel Tape

Personal information
Full name	Axel Tape-Kobrissa
Date of birth	(2007-08-10) 10 August 2007 (age 17)
Place of birth	Bondy, France
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Paris Saint-Germain
Youth career
2015–2020	FC Bobigny
2020–	Paris Saint-Germain
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2025–	Paris Saint-Germain	1	(0)
International career‡
2024–	France U18	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:17, 15 January 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct 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 Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain.

Club career

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 the TFC on the 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]

International career

Axel Tape 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] [8]}

Career statistics

As of match played 15 January 2025

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

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	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Career total			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0

Style of play

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]}

References

1. "PSG-Toulouse: qui est le jeune Axel Tape, convoqué pour la première fois par Luis Enrique?". RMC Sport (in French). 22 November 2024. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
2. Quarez, Benjamin (22 November 2024). "PSG-Toulouse : le groupe des Parisiens avec la première apparition du jeune Axel Tape". Le Parisien (in French). Retrieved 22 November 2024.
3. Machado, Enzo (22 November 2024). "Axel Tape, à 17 ans, intègre pour la première fois le groupe professionnel du PSG". AfricaFootUnited (in French). Retrieved 22 November 2024.
4. "PSG. À 17 ans, Axel Tape connaît sa première convocation avec les professionnels face à Toulouse". Ouest-France (in French). 22 November 2024. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
5. Tanzi, Loïc (22 November 2024). "Ligue 1 : Axel Tape va connaître à 17 ans son premier groupe professionnel avec le PSG face à Toulouse". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 22 November 2024.
6. Ferreira, Sébastien; Mahé, Marie (22 November 2024). "PSG 3-0 Toulouse, Ligue 1 : Paris fait le boulot". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 23 November 2024.
7. "Première pour Axel Tape". PSG. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
8. "La France U18 de Tape, Mbaye et Sangare battue par la Turquie". PSG . 13 November 2024. Retrieved 22 November 2024.

External links

• Axel Tape at the French Football Federation (in French)
• Axel Tape at Soccerway