Early career Tapoko initially started his footballing career with hometown club
Laval but moved on to
Lyon where he would go on to spend two years as an academy player. In 2011, he transferred to
Le Mans where he featured for the club's reserve team before leaving at the end of the season. In August 2012 Tapoko moved abroad to
Swiss Super League club
Lausanne on a free transfer. He made his league debut for Lausanne on 16 March 2013 in a 3–1 away loss against
St. Gallen, coming on as a substitute for the final 12 minutes. During the 2012–13 season, Tapoko also featured for the reserve team and went on trial with
Watford in
England Championship. Ahead of the
2013–14 season, Tapoko signed for two years with
Belgian Second Division side
Dessel. He went on to play for two teams from the
Belgian Pro League,
OH Leuven and
Royal Excel Mouscron. After that he also had a short spell with
RWS Bruxelles, playing at the third level of Belgian football. On 14 January 2017, Tapoko signed a contract till the end of the
2016–17 season with Greek club
Panionios of the
Super League Greece. In January 2018 he moved to
Aris Limassol of the
Cypriot First Division. On 12 June 2018, Tapoko returned to the Super League Greece, signing a contract with
Apollon Smyrnis. He was released after a very short time.
In Israel On 20 August 2018, ahead of the
2018–19 Israeli Premier League, Tapoko signed with
Hapoel Hadera of the
Israeli Premier League. On 18 August 2018, he made his debut in a 2–1 win over
Ashdod in the
Toto Cup at
Yud-Alef Stadium. On 25 August, Tapoko made his debut in a 1–2 win over
Hapoel Tel Aviv in the
Israeli Premier League at
Netanya Stadium. On 28 October, Tapoko scored his first goal in a 2–3 win over Ashdod in the Israeli Premier League at Netanya Stadium. On 4 January 2019, Tapoko signed with
Hapoel Be'er Sheva for three and a half years. As part of the deal it was agreed that the player would move to Hapoel Be'er Sheva on 13 January, after Hapoel Hadera's match against
Bnei Sakhnin on 12 January at Netanya Stadium. In May 2020 Tapoko as signed a deal to be loaned out to
Grenoble playing in the
Ligue 2 for the 2020–21 season. On 5 September 2021, he returned to
Hapoel Haifa on a permanent basis.
Return to France On 21 June 2022, Tapoko signed with
Laval. ==International career==