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 | ||
