Axel Tape
| 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) | ||
| Positions | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Levante (on loan from 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 | 6 | (0) |
| 2026– | → Levante (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2024 | France U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2025– | France U19 | 4 | (1) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:30, 28 February 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 31 March 2026 | |||
Axel Tape-Kobrissa (born 10 August 2007) is a French professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or right wing-back for La Liga club Levante, on loan from Bundesliga club Bayer Leverkusen.
Club career
[edit]Paris Saint-Germain
[edit]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]
Bayer Leverkusen
[edit]On 11 June 2025, Tape signed a long-term contract with German Bundesliga club Bayer Leverkusen.[9]
Loan to Levante
[edit]On 31 August 2026, Tape joined Spanish La Liga side Levante on a season-long loan.[10]
International career
[edit]Born in France, Tape is of Ivorian descent.[11] 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][12]
Style of play
[edit]Able to play either 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]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 28 February 2026
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | 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 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |
| Career total | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
- ↑ Includes Coupe de France, DFB-Pokal
- ↑ Appearance in UEFA Champions League
Honours
[edit]Paris Saint-Germain U19
- Championnat National U19: 2023–24,[13] 2024–25[14]
Paris Saint-Germain
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 5 "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.
- 1 2 3 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.
- 1 2 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.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Première pour Axel Tape". PSG. 15 January 2025. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
- ↑ "After a fine fight, Paris fall against Strasbourg". Paris Saint-Germain FC. 3 May 2025.
- ↑ "Bayer 04 sign French top talent Axel Tape from PSG". Bayer 04 Leverkusen. 11 June 2025.
- ↑ "Bayer Leverkusen loan Axel Tape, 19, to Levante for 2026/27 season". OneFootball. 30 August 2026. Retrieved 31 August 2026.
- ↑ Ramanantsoa, Mihaja (1 June 2025). "Le transfert d'Axel Tape au Bayer Leverkusen quasiment finalisé".
- ↑ "La France U18 de Tape, Mbaye et Sangare battue par la Turquie". PSG. 13 November 2024. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
- ↑ "Paris Saint-Germain under-19s crowned French champions!". EN.PSG.FR. 16 June 2024. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
- ↑ "Tombeurs de Nantes, les U19 remportent le Championnat de France !". PSG.FR (in French). 8 June 2025. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
- ↑ "PSG wins record-extending 13th French title". ESPN.com. 5 April 2025. Retrieved 4 May 2025.
- ↑ Guillemet, Hugo (24 May 2025). "Le PSG s'offre une 16e Coupe de France après une victoire facile en finale contre Reims". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 24 May 2025.
External links
[edit]- Axel Tape at the French Football Federation (in French)
- Axel Tape at Soccerway
- 2007 births
- Living people
- French men's footballers
- France men's youth international footballers
- French sportspeople of Ivorian descent
- Black French sportspeople
- Men's association football midfielders
- Footballers from Bondy
- Paris Saint-Germain FC players
- Ligue 1 players
- Bayer 04 Leverkusen players
- Levante UD footballers
- French expatriate men's footballers
- French expatriate sportspeople in Germany
- Expatriate men's footballers in Germany
- French expatriate sportspeople in Spain
- Expatriate men's footballers in Spain
- 21st-century French sportsmen