Issa Kaboré

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

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	Wrexham (on loan from Manchester 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)

Club career

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]

On 1 September 2025, Kaboré joined EFL Championship club Wrexham 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 over Norwich City in the league.^[12]

International career

Kaborè made his debut for the Burkina Faso national team in a 0–0 friendly tie with the DR Congo on 9 June 2019.^[13]

On 8 September 2021, Kaborè scored his first senior international goal in a 4–0 World Cup qualification victory over Djibouti.^[14]

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

Club

As of match played 25 October 2025^[15]

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
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	0	0	—		7	0
Career total			128	1	7	0	3	0	6	0	144	1

1. Includes Belgian Cup, Coupe de France, Taça de Portugal
2. Includes EFL Cup, Taça da Liga
3. Appearances in UEFA Champions League

International

As of match played 8 October 2025^[16]

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	9	0
Total		54	2

As of match played 8 October 2025

Burkina Faso score listed first, score column indicates score after each Kaboré goal^[16]

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	[14]
2	2 January 2022	The Sevens Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates	18	Gabon	1–0	3–0	Friendly	[17]

Honours

Manchester City

• FA Community Shield: 2024^[18]

• Africa Cup of Nations Best Young Player: 2021^[19]