Issa Kaboré

Issa Kaboré
Kaboré with Troyes in 2021
Personal information
Full name Issa Kaboré[1]
Date of birth (2001-05-12) 12 May 2001
Place of birth Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Positions
Team information
Current team
 Wrexham
Youth career
2011–2019 Rahimo FC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2020 Mechelen 5 (0)
2020–2026 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)
2025–2026 → Wrexham (loan) 30 (0)
2026– Wrexham 1 (0)
International career‡
2019 Burkina Faso U20 3 (0)
2019– Burkina Faso 55 (2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 07:49, 29 August 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:33, 28 March 2026 (UTC)

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, and the Burkina Faso national team.

Club career

On 28 August 2019, Kaboré signed a professional contract with Belgian Side of KV Mechelen.[2] Kaboré 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, Kaboré joined newly promoted Premier League club Luton Town on a season-long loan.[7]

On 1 September 2024, Kaboré 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]

On 27 August 2026, Kaboré joined Wrexham on a permanent transfer on a three-year contract.[13][14]He joined Wrexham from Manchester City for a reported fee of £2 million.[15]

International career

Kaboré made his debut for the Burkina Faso national team in a 0–0 friendly tie with the DR Congo on 9 June 2019.[16]

On 8 September 2021, Kaboré scored his first senior international goal in a 4–0 World Cup qualification victory over Djibouti.[17]

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, Kaboré 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 28 August 2026[18]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Mechelen 2019–20 Belgian Pro League 5000——50
Manchester City 2020–21 Premier League 0000000000
2021–22 Premier League 0000000000
2022–23 Premier League 0000000000
2023–24 Premier League 0000000000
2024–25 Premier League 0000000000
2025–26 Premier League 0000000000
2026–27 Premier League 00———00
Total 000000000
Mechelen (loan) 2020–21 Belgian Pro League 27020——290
Troyes (loan) 2021–22 Ligue 1 31010——320
Marseille (loan) 2022–23 Ligue 1 22130—4[c]0291
Luton Town (loan) 2023–24 Premier League 2400020—260
Benfica (loan) 2024–25 Primeira Liga 3010102[c]070
Werder Bremen (loan) 2024–25 Bundesliga 9000——90
Wrexham (loan) 2025–26 Championship 3001010—320
2026–27 Championship 00—00—00
Total 3001010—320
Wrexham 2026–27 Championship 1000——10
Career total 15218040601701

International

As of match played 28 March 2026[19]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Burkina Faso 201920
202040
2021111
2022131
202360
202490
202580
202620
Total552
As of match played 28 March 2026
Burkina Faso score listed first, score column indicates score after each Kaboré goal[19]
List of international goals scored by Issa Kaboré
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
18 August 2021Stade de Marrakech, Marrakesh, Morocco13 Djibouti3–04–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification[17]
22 January 2022The Sevens Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates18 Gabon1–03–0Friendly[20]

Honours

Manchester City

References

  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. ↑ "Issa Kaboré signs on loan from Manchester City". Wrexham A.F.C. 1 September 2025. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
  12. ↑ "REPORT Norwich City 2-3 Wrexham AFC". Wrexham A.F.C. 20 September 2025. Retrieved 22 September 2025.
  13. ↑ Wrexham A.F.C. [@Wrexham_AFC] (27 August 2026). "We are delighted to announce the signing of Issa Kaboré from Manchester City for an undisclosed fee. 🔴⚪ #WxmAFC" (Tweet). Retrieved 27 August 2026 – via X (formerly Twitter).
  14. ↑ "Wrexham transfer news: Red Dragons complete signings of Jacques Ekomie and Issa Kabore". BBC Sport. 26 August 2026. Retrieved 27 August 2026.
  15. ↑ "Issa Kaboré : « Je suis ici pour me battre et aider pour la Premier League »". 226Foot. August 2026. Retrieved 31 August 2026.
  16. ↑ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "DR Congo vs. Burkina Faso (0:0)". www.national-football-teams.com.
  17. 1 2 Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Djibouti vs. Burkina Faso". National Football Teams. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  18. ↑ "I. Kaboré". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 26 August 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  19. 1 2 "Issa Kaboré". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  20. ↑ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Burkina Faso vs. Gabon". National Football Teams. Archived from the original on 7 February 2024. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  21. ↑ "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.
  22. ↑ @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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