Romaric Yapi

Romaric Yapi
Yapi with Paris Saint-Germain in 2019
Personal information
Full name Romaric Yapi
Date of birth (2000-07-13) 13 July 2000 (age 26)
Place of birth Évry, France
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position Right back
Team information
Current team
 Lahti
Number 27
Youth career
–2019 Paris Saint-Germain
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 Paris Saint-Germain B 3 (0)
2019–2021 Brighton & Hove Albion 0 (0)
2021–2023 Vitesse 27 (0)
2023–2024 Bastia 12 (0)
2024–2025 DAC Dunajská Streda 30 (2)
2026– Lahti 16 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 26 July 2026

Romaric Yapi (born 13 July 2000) is a French professional footballer who plays as a defender for Veikkausliiga club Lahti.

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. Yapi never made a professional appearance for Paris Saint-Germain, but participated in a friendly match against Dynamo Dresden on 17 July 2019.[citation needed]

Brighton & Hove Albion

On 25 September 2019, Yapi made his professional debut for Brighton & Hove Albion in a 3–1 home defeat against Aston Villa in the EFL Cup in what ultimately was his only appearance for the senior side.

Vitesse

Yapi signed for Eredivisie side Vitesse on 11 July 2021 after two years in England. 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. He made his first start and home debut a week later in a 3–0 loss against Willem II.

Bastia

On 1 September 2023, Yapi signed a three-year contract with Bastia in Ligue 2.

DAC Dunajská Streda

On 2 February 2024, Yapi joined DAC Dunajská Streda in Slovakia on a two-and-a-half-year contract.

Personal life

Yapi was born in Niamey in the South region of Niger. He is of Ivorian origin.

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 Premier League 000010——10
Brighton & Hove Albion U23 2019–20 ————3030
2020–21 ————1010
Total ————4040
Vitesse 2021–22 Eredivisie 10000—3020150
2022–23 Eredivisie 15000———150
Total 25000003020300
Career total 28000103060380
  1. 1 2 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.
  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 (Vitesse Arnhem) s'engage pour 3 ans avec le Sporting !" [Romaric Yapi (Vitesse Arnhem) is signing up for 3 years with Sporting!]. Sporting Club Bastia (in French). Bastia. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  9. ↑ "DO DAC-U PRICHÁDZA ROMARIC YAPI" [ROMARIC YAPI IS COMING TO DAC] (in Slovak). DAC Dunajská Streda. 2 February 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  10. ↑ "Romaric Yapi". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  11. ↑ Edward, Muambo (8 August 2019). "Transfers: Romaric Yapi joins Brighton". kick442.com. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  12. 1 2 "Games played by Romaric Yapi in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  13. ↑ "Games played by Romaric Yapi in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 September 2020.