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 20 (0)
International career‡
2024– Canada (futsal) 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of September 30, 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of April 14, 2024

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]

In 2023, he played for CS St-Laurent in Ligue1 Québec, winning the league and cup double.[9]

International career

In December 2022 and December 2023, Tabi was called up to camps with the Canada national futsal team.[10][11] In April 2024, he was named to the roster for the 2024 CONCACAF Futsal Championship.[12]

Career statistics
As of October 28, 2023[13]
Club League Season League Playoffs Domestic Cup League Cup Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
HFX Wanderers FC Canadian Premier League 2022 190—00—190
CS St-Laurent Ligue1 Québec 2023[14] 200——30230
Career total 390000030420

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. 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).
  10. "Canada Soccer hosts Futsal National Team camp in Montréal". Canadian Soccer Association. December 2, 2022.
  11. "Canada Soccer announces futsal camp and squad for December window". Canadian Soccer Association. December 8, 2023.
  12. "Canada Soccer unveils roster for the 2024 CONCACAF Futsal Championship". Canadian Soccer Association. April 5, 2024.
  13. Obeng Tabi at Soccerway
  14. "2023 Ligue1 Quebec stats". Ligue1 Québec.
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