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Issa Kaboré
Kaboré with Troyes in 2021
Personal information
Full name Issa Kaboré[1]
Date of birth (2001-05-12) 12 May 2001 (age 24)
Place of birth Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Right-back, right wing-back
Team information
Current team
 Manchester City
Number 78
Youth career
2011–2019 Rahimo FC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2020 Mechelen 5 (0)
2020– Manchester City 0 (0)
2020 → Mechelen (loan) 27 (0)
2021–2022 → Troyes (loan) 31 (0)
2022–2023 → Marseille (loan) 22 (1)
2023–2024 → Luton Town (loan) 24 (0)
2024–2025 → Benfica (loan) 3 (0)
2025 → Werder Bremen (loan) 9 (0)
International career‡
2019 Burkina Faso U20 3 (0)
2019– Burkina Faso 49 (2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 July 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:44, 6 June 2025 (UTC)

Issa Kaboré (born 12 May 2001) is a Burkinabé professional footballer who plays as a right-back or right wing-back for Premier League club Manchester City and the Burkina Faso national team.

Club career

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On 28 August 2019, Kaborè signed a professional contract with Belgian Side of KV Mechelen.[2] Kaborè signed for English club Manchester City on 29 July 2020, remaining at Mechelen on loan for the forthcoming season.[3]

In July 2021, he joined Troyes on loan for the 2021–22 season.[4] In August 2022, he joined Marseille on loan for the 2022–23 season.[5] On 29 October 2022, he scored his first Ligue 1 goal in a 2–2 away draw against Strasbourg.[6]

On 21 July 2023, Kaborè joined newly promoted Premier League club Luton Town on a season-long loan.[7]

On 1 September 2024, Kaborè joined Primeira Liga club Benfica, on loan from Manchester City.[8][9] Having struggled for gametime, he was recalled on 6 January 2025 and joined Bundesliga side Werder Bremen on loan for the remainder of the season.[10]

International career

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Kaborè made his debut for the Burkina Faso national team in a 0–0 friendly tie with the DR Congo on 9 June 2019.[11]

On 8 September 2021, Kaborè scored his first senior international goal in a 4–0 World Cup qualification victory over Djibouti.[12]

He has been named the Best Young Player of the tournament at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations held in Cameroon from January to February 2022. Although he did not score a goal in the tournament, Kaborè played a key role in Burkina Faso's run to the last-four stage with his attacking and defensive contributions. He made three assists as his side reached the semi-final where they lost 3–1 to eventual winners Senegal.

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 15 March 2025[13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Mechelen 2019–20 Belgian Pro League 5 0 0 0 — — 5 0
Manchester City 2020–21 Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2021–22 Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2022–23 Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023–24 Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2024–25 Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mechelen (loan) 2020–21 Belgian Pro League 27 0 2 0 — — 29 0
Troyes (loan) 2021–22 Ligue 1 31 0 1 0 — — 32 0
Marseille (loan) 2022–23 Ligue 1 22 1 3 0 — 4[c] 0 29 1
Luton Town (loan) 2023–24 Premier League 24 0 0 0 2 0 — 26 0
Benfica (loan) 2024–25 Primeira Liga 3 0 1 0 1 0 2[c] 0 7 0
Werder Bremen (loan) 2024–25 Bundesliga 9 0 0 0 — — 9 0
Career total 121 1 7 0 3 0 6 0 137 1
  1. ^ Includes Belgian Cup, Coupe de France, Taça de Portugal
  2. ^ Includes EFL Cup, Taça da Liga
  3. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Champions League

International

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As of match played 6 June 2025[14]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Burkina Faso 2019 2 0
2020 4 0
2021 11 1
2022 13 1
2023 6 0
2024 9 0
2025 4 0
Total 49 2
As of match played 6 June 2025
Burkina Faso score listed first, score column indicates score after each Kaboré goal.[14]
List of international goals scored by Issa Kaboré
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 8 August 2021 Stade de Marrakech, Marrakesh, Morocco 13  Djibouti 3–0 4–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification [12]
2 2 January 2022 The Sevens Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates 18  Gabon 1–0 3–0 Friendly [15]

Honours

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Manchester City

Individual

References

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  1. ^ "2023/24 Premier League squad lists". Premier League. 13 September 2023. Archived from the original on 1 October 2023. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  2. ^ "Transfer: Issa Kabore tekent bij KVM". 28 August 2019. Archived from the original on 9 January 2022. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
  3. ^ "ISSA KABORÉ SIGNS WITH MANCHESTER CITY (BUT STILL REMAINS WITH KVM)" (in Dutch). Mechelen. 29 July 2020. Archived from the original on 11 January 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  4. ^ "Issa Kaboré rejoint l'ESTAC!". ES Troyes AC (in French). 2 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Entretien avec Issa Kaboré". Olympique de Marseille (in French). 18 August 2022. Archived from the original on 19 August 2022. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
  6. ^ "Gameiro denies Marseille". Ligue 1. 29 October 2022. Archived from the original on 29 October 2022. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
  7. ^ "Luton sign Man City defender Kaboure on loan". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 21 July 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  8. ^ "Issa Kaboré é reforço!". Benfica (in European Portuguese). Archived from the original on 1 September 2024. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  9. ^ Abola.pt (1 September 2024). "Oficial: Kaboré é reforço do Benfica | Abola.pt". Abola.pt (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 1 September 2024. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  10. ^ "Werder leiht Issa Kaboré aus" [Werder loans Issa Kaboré]. www.werder.de (in German). 6 January 2025. Archived from the original on 6 January 2025. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
  11. ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "DR Congo vs. Burkina Faso (0:0)". www.national-football-teams.com.
  12. ^ a b Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Djibouti vs. Burkina Faso". National Football Teams. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  13. ^ "I. Kaboré". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 26 August 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  14. ^ a b "Issa Kaboré". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  15. ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Burkina Faso vs. Gabon". National Football Teams. Archived from the original on 7 February 2024. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  16. ^ "Manchester City 1–1 Manchester United: Line-ups". BBC Sport. 10 August 2024. Archived from the original on 1 October 2024. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
  17. ^ @CAF_Online (6 February 2022). "The Burkinabe Stallion Issa Kabore becomes the best young player in the #TotalEnergiesAFCON2021 #AFCON2021" (Tweet). Retrieved 7 February 2022 – via Twitter.
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