Mussa Kaba
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 17 November 2008 | ||
| Place of birth | Bielefeld, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||
| Positions | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Borussia Dortmund | ||
| Number | 48 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2025 | Borussia Dortmund | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2025– | Borussia Dortmund II | 6 | (0) |
| 2026– | Borussia Dortmund | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2024– | Germany U17 | 16 | (1) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 March 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 15 November 2025 | |||
Mussa Kaba (born 17 November 2008) is a German professional footballer who plays as a midfielder and centre-back for Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund.
Club career
As a youth player, Kaba joined the youth academy of Bundesliga side Borussia Dortmund, helping the club's under-17 team win the league title.[1] Ahead of the 2025–26 season, he was promoted to their reserve team.
International career
Kaba is a Germany youth international. During November 2025, he played for the Germany national under-17 football team at the 2025 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[2][3]
Style of play
Kaba plays as a defensive midfielder, central midfielder and centre-back. Spanish news website Vavel wrote in 2025 that he "is brilliant in aerial duels, he is strong, he is excellent at tackling and intercepting, and his passing is also incredibly accurate".[4]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 1 March 2026
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Borussia Dortmund II | 2025–26 | Regionalliga West | 6 | 0 | — | — | 2[a] | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Borussia Dortmund | 2025–26 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2026–27 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
- Notes
- ↑ Appearances in Premier League International Cup
References
- ↑ "Mussa Kaba (15) ist das neue BVB-Ausnahmetalent "Da steht man mit großen Augen da"" [Mussa Kaba (15) is the new exceptional talent at BVB: "You just stand there with wide eyes"] (in German). Ruhr Nachrichten. 14 August 2024. Retrieved 15 December 2025.
- ↑ Mussa Kaba at WorldFootball.net
- ↑ "Kader für das Länderspiel gegen Kanada in Dubai (30. Oktober) und für die Weltmeisterschaft in Katar (3. bis 27. November 2025)". DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. 30 October 2025. Retrieved 1 November 2025.
- ↑ "Mussa Kaba: Dortmund's 16-year-old Wonderkid". Vavel. 14 April 2025. Retrieved 15 December 2025.
External links
- Mussa Kaba at WorldFootball.net