Kevin Tapoko

Kevin Tapoko
Personal information
Date of birth13 April 1994
Place of birthLaval, France
Height1.92 m (6 ft 3 12 in)
Playing positionStriker
Club information
Current team
OH Leuven
Youth career
2005–2009Laval
2009–2011Lyon
2011–2012Le Mans
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2012–2013Lausanne-Sport2(0)
2013–2015Dessel Sport1(0)
2015–OH Leuven0(0)
National team
2010France U163(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 October 2013.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16 April 2013

Kevin Tapoko (born 13 April 1994) is a French professional footballer of Burkinabé descent who currently plays for OH Leuven in Belgian Second Division.

Club career

Tapoko initially started his footballing career with hometown club Stade Lavallois but moved on to Olympique Lyonnais where he would go on to spend two years as an academy player. In 2011, Tapoko transferred to Le Mans FC where he was able to feature for their reserve team however he left at the end of the season.[1] Following Le Mans, he moved abroad to Swiss Super League club FC Lausanne-Sport on a free transfer in August 2012.[2] He made his league debut for Lausanne-Sport on 16 March 2013 in a 3-1 away loss against FC St. Gallen, coming on as a substitute for the final 12 minutes. During the 2012–13 season, Tapoko also featured for the reserve team. Tapoko is currently on trial with Watford FC in England's Championship.

International career

Tapoko was a France youth international, having previously competed at under-16 level. In 2010, he was part of the French under-16 team that played at the 2010 Montaigu Tournament, finishing in third place.

References

  1. "Info FM : à la découverte de Kevin Tapoko, jeune espoir du Mans". Foot Mercato (in French) (footmercato.net). 17 June 2012. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
  2. "Transferts". FC Lausanne-Sport (in French) (lausanne-sport.ch). 30 August 2012. Retrieved 17 April 2013.

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