Obeng Tabi

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

Obeng Tabi
Personal information
Full name Obeng Tabi Amponsah
Date of birth (2000-10-28) October 28, 2000
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)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022 HFX Wanderers FC 19 (0)
2023– CS St-Laurent 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of April 21, 2023

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]

Club career

In January 2022, he signed a deal with HFX Wanderers FC of the Canadian Premier League.[5][6] 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.[7] At the end of the season, HFX declined Tabi's contract option for the 2023 season.[8]

International career

In December 2022, he was called up to a camp with the Canada national futsal team.[9]

References
  1. "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. "Halifax Wanderers Sign Pair of Canadian Fullbacks". HFX Wanderers FC. January 26, 2022.
  6. MacDonald, Glenn (January 26, 2022). "HFX Wanderers sign young fullbacks Fernandez, Tabi". SaltWire Network.
  7. "Stories of the match: Wanderers 1–0 victory over York United FC". HFX Wanderers FC. April 8, 2022.
  8. "Halifax Wanderers announce year-end roster moves". HFX Wanderers FC. December 6, 2022.
  9. "Canada Soccer hosts Futsal National Team camp in Montréal". Canadian Soccer Association. December 2, 2022.
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