Obeng Tabi

Obeng Tabi
Tabi in 2022
Personal information
Full name Obeng Tabi Amponsah
Date of birth (2000-10-28) October 28, 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Laval, Quebec, Canada
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Left back
Team information
Current team
 CS St-Laurent
Youth career
FS Salaberry
2019 CS St-Laurent
2021 CS Étoiles de l'Est
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2021 LSU Eunice Bengals 25 (0)
2024– Concordia Stingers 10 (0)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022 HFX Wanderers FC 19 (0)
2023– CS St-Laurent 34 (0)
International career‡
2024– Canada (futsal) 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of September 8, 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of April 14, 2024

Obeng Tabi Amponsah (born October 28, 2000) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays for CS St-Laurent in Ligue1 Québec.

Early life

He played youth soccer with FS Salaberry.[1] In 2019, he played in the U21 LSEQ with CS St-Laurent.[1] In 2021, he played at the senior amateur level in the LSEQ with CS Étoiles de l'Est.[1]

College career

Tabi played college soccer at the junior college level for Louisiana State University Eunice in 2020 and 2021.[2][3] In 2021, as a sophomore, he was named an NJCAA Third Team All-American, after contributing three assists in 14 starts with LSU Eunice.[4]

In 2024, he began attending Concordia University in Canada, where he played for the men's soccer team.[5]

Club career

In January 2022, he signed a deal with HFX Wanderers FC of the Canadian Premier League.[6][7] He made his professional debut in the Wanderers' first game of the season against York United, making an impact by preventing a clear scoring chance from York at the end of the first half.[8] At the end of the season, HFX declined Tabi's contract option for the 2023 season.[9]

In 2023, he played for CS St-Laurent in Ligue1 Québec, winning the league and cup double.[10]

International career

In December 2022 and December 2023, Tabi was called up to camps with the Canada national futsal team.[11][12] In April 2024, he was named to the roster for the 2024 CONCACAF Futsal Championship.[13]

Career statistics

As of September 29, 2024[14]
Club League Season League Playoffs Domestic Cup League Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
HFX Wanderers FC Canadian Premier League 2022 19 0 — 0 0 — 19 0
CS St-Laurent Ligue1 Québec 2023[15] 20 0 — — 3 0 23 0
2024[15] 14 0 — 3 0 2 0 19 0
Total 34 0 0 0 3 0 5 0 42 0
Career total 53 0 0 0 3 0 5 0 61 0

References

  1. ^ a b c "Archive Ligue" [League Archive]. TSI Sports (in French).
  2. ^ "Obeng Tabi LSU Eunice profile". LSU Eunice Bengals.
  3. ^ Griffiths, Gary (November 14, 2022). "Interview: Matt Fegan, Halifax Wanderers FC Sporting Director". From Aways.
  4. ^ "Men's Soccer Duo Earn All-American Honors". LSU Eunice Bengals. November 30, 2021.
  5. ^ Tierney, Mitchell (December 2, 2024). "5 familiar faces available in the 2025 CPL-U SPORTS Draft". Canadian Premier League.
  6. ^ "Halifax Wanderers Sign Pair of Canadian Fullbacks". HFX Wanderers FC. January 26, 2022.
  7. ^ MacDonald, Glenn (January 26, 2022). "HFX Wanderers sign young fullbacks Fernandez, Tabi". SaltWire Network.
  8. ^ "Stories of the match: Wanderers 1–0 victory over York United FC". HFX Wanderers FC. April 8, 2022.
  9. ^ "Halifax Wanderers announce year-end roster moves". HFX Wanderers FC. December 6, 2022.
  10. ^ Tougas, Marc (October 31, 2023). "Le CS St-Laurent réalise le doublé coupe-championnat… à l'usure" [CS St-Laurent achieves the cup-championship double ... with wear and tear]. Ligue1 Québec (in French).
  11. ^ "Canada Soccer hosts Futsal National Team camp in Montréal". Canadian Soccer Association. December 2, 2022.
  12. ^ "Canada Soccer announces futsal camp and squad for December window". Canadian Soccer Association. December 8, 2023.
  13. ^ "Canada Soccer unveils roster for the 2024 CONCACAF Futsal Championship". Canadian Soccer Association. April 5, 2024.
  14. ^ Obeng Tabi at Soccerway
  15. ^ a b "2023 Ligue1 Quebec stats". Ligue1 Québec.