# Issa Kaboré

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

## Club career

On 28 August 2019, Kaborè signed a professional contract with Belgian Side of KV Mechelen. Kaborè 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, Kaborè joined newly promoted Premier League club Luton Town on a season-long loan.
On 1 September 2024, Kaborè 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.

## 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.
On 8 September 2021, Kaborè 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, 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 1 March 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National cup | National cup | League cup | League cup | Europe | Europe | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | 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 |
| Manchester City | 2021–22 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Manchester City | 2022–23 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Manchester City | 2023–24 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Manchester City | Total | Total | 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 | 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 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Werder Bremen (loan) | 2024–25 | Bundesliga | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 120 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 136 | 1 |
* 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Champions League

### International

    As of match played 14 November 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Burkina Faso | 2019 | 2 | 0 |
| Burkina Faso | 2020 | 4 | 0 |
| Burkina Faso | 2021 | 11 | 1 |
| Burkina Faso | 2022 | 13 | 1 |
| Burkina Faso | 2023 | 6 | 0 |
| Burkina Faso | 2024 | 9 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 45 | 2 |
    As of match played 14 November 2024
    Burkina Faso score listed first, score column indicates score after each Kaboré goal.
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 | |
| 2 | 2 January 2022 | The Sevens Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates | 18 | Gabon | 1–0 | 3–0 | Friendly | |

## Honours

Manchester City
* FA Community Shield: 2024
Individual
* Africa Cup of Nations Best Young Player: 2021