.jpg) Kaboré withTroyes 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 | Wrexham (on loan fromManchester City) | ||
| Number | 12 | ||
| 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) |
| 2025– | →Wrexham (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Burkina Faso U20 | 3 | (0) |
| 2019– | Burkina Faso | 54 | (2) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10:52, 26 October 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 21:52, 8 October 2025 (UTC) | |||
Issa Kaboré (born 12 May 2001) is a Burkinabé professionalfootballer who plays as aright-back orright wing-back forEFL Championship clubWrexham, on loan fromPremier League clubManchester City, and theBurkina Faso national team.
On 28 August 2019, Kaborè signed a professional contract with Belgian Side ofKV Mechelen.[2] Kaborè signed for English clubManchester City on 29 July 2020, remaining at Mechelen on loan for the forthcoming season.[3]
In July 2021, he joinedTroyes on loan for the 2021–22 season.[4] In August 2022, he joinedMarseille on loan for the 2022–23 season.[5] On 29 October 2022, he scored his firstLigue 1 goal in a 2–2 away draw againstStrasbourg.[6]
On 21 July 2023, Kaborè joined newly promoted Premier League clubLuton Town on a season-long loan.[7]
On 1 September 2024, Kaborè joined Primeira Liga club Benfica, on loan fromManchester City.[8][9] Having struggled for gametime, he was recalled on 6 January 2025 and joinedBundesliga sideWerder Bremen on loan for the remainder of the season.[10]
On 1 September 2025, Kaboré joinedEFL Championship clubWrexham on loan until the end of the 2025–26 season.[11] On 20 September, he made his debut for the club, recording two assists in a 3–2 away victory overNorwich City in the league.[12]
Kaborè made his debut for theBurkina Faso national team in a 0–0 friendly tie with theDR Congo on 9 June 2019.[13]
On 8 September 2021, Kaborè scored his first senior international goal in a 4–0World Cup qualification victory overDjibouti.[14]
He has been named the Best Young Player of the tournament at the2021 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 winnersSenegal.
| 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 |
| 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 | ||
| Wrexham (loan) | 2025–26 | Championship | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |
| Career total | 128 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 145 | 1 | ||
| 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 | 9 | 0 | |
| Total | 54 | 2 | |
| 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 | [14] |
| 2 | 2 January 2022 | The Sevens Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates | 18 |  Gabon | 1–0 | 3–0 | Friendly | [17] |
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