Romaric Yapi (born 13 July 2000) is a French professional footballer who plays as a defender for Slovak First Football League club DAC Dunajská Streda.[2]
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.[3] 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]
On 25 September 2019, Yapi made his professional debut for Brighton & Hove Albion in a 3–1 defeat at home against Aston Villa in the EFL Cup in what ultimately was his only appearance the senior side.[4]
Yapi signed for Eredivisie side Vitesse on 11 July 2021 after 2 years in England.[5] 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.[6] He made his first start and home debut a week later in a 3–0 loss against Willem II.[7]
On 1 September 2023, Yapi signed a three-year contract with Bastia in Ligue 2.[8]
On 2 February 2024, Yapi joined DAC Dunajská Streda in Slovakia on a two-and-a-half-year contract.[9]
Yapi was born in Évry in the Île-de-France region of France.[10] He is of Ivorian origin.[11]
| Club | Season | League | Domestic Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Paris Saint-Germain B | 2017–18 | Championnat National 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2018–19 | Championnat National 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 2019–20[12] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Brighton & Hove Albion U23 | 2019–20[12] | — | — | — | — | 3[a] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||
| 2020–21[13] | — | — | — | — | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||||
| Vitesse | 2021–22 | Eredivisie | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3[b] | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
| 2022–23 | Eredivisie | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 15 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 38 | 0 | ||
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