Issa Kaboré (born 12 May 2001) is a Burkinabé professional footballer who plays as a right-back or right wing-back for 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. Kaboré signed for English club Manchester City on 29 July 2020, remaining at Mechelen on loan for the forthcoming season.
In July 2021, he joined Troyes on loan for the 2021–22 season. In August 2022, he joined Marseille on loan for the 2022–23 season. On 29 October 2022, he scored his first Ligue 1 goal in a 2–2 away draw against Strasbourg.
On 21 July 2023, Kaboré joined newly promoted Premier League club Luton Town on a season-long loan.
On 1 September 2024, Kaboré joined Primeira Liga club Benfica, on loan from Manchester City. 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.
On 1 September 2025, Kaboré joined EFL Championship club Wrexham on loan until the end of the 2025–26 season. 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.
On 27 August 2026, Kaboré joined Wrexham on a permanent transfer on a three-year contract.He joined Wrexham from Manchester City for a reported fee of £2 million.
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.
On 8 October 2021, Kaboré scored his first senior international goal in a 4–0 World Cup qualification victory over Djibouti.
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
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupEuropeTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsMechelen2019–20Belgian Pro League5000——50Manchester City2020–21Premier League00000000002021–22Premier League00000000002022–23Premier League00000000002023–24Premier League00000000002024–25Premier League00000000002025–26Premier League00000000002026–27Premier League00———00Total0000000000Mechelen (loan)2020–21Belgian Pro League27020——290Troyes (loan)2021–22Ligue 131010——320Marseille (loan)2022–23Ligue 122130—40291Luton Town (loan)2023–24Premier League2400020—260Benfica (loan)2024–25Primeira Liga3010102070Werder Bremen (loan)2024–25Bundesliga9000——90Wrexham (loan)2025–26Championship3001010—320Wrexham2025–26Championship2000——20Wrexham total320101000340Career total15218040601711
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsBurkina Faso20192020204020211112022131202360202490202580202630Total562
Burkina Faso score listed first, score column indicates score after each Kaboré goal
+ List of international goals scored by Issa KaboréNo.DateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetition18 August 2021Stade de Marrakech, Marrakesh, Morocco133–04–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification22 January 2022The Sevens Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates181–03–0Friendly
Honours Manchester City FA Community Shield: 2024
Africa Cup of Nations Best Young Player: 2021
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