Issa Kaboré (born 12 May 2001) is a Burkinabé professional footballer who plays as a right-back or right wing-back for

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club Werder Bremen, on loan from

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club Manchester City, and the Burkina Faso national team.

Club career

On 28 August 2019, Kaborè signed a professional contract with Belgian Side of

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. 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

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on loan for the 2022–23 season. On 29 October 2022, he scored his first

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goal in a 2–2 away draw against

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. 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

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

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on 9 June 2019. On 8 September 2021, Kaborè scored his first senior international goal in a 4–0 World Cup qualification victory over

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. 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

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Career statistics

Club

International

:''Burkina Faso score listed first, score column indicates score after each Kaboré goal.''

Honours

Manchester City *

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: 2024 Individual * Africa Cup of Nations Best Young Player: 2021

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kaboré, Issa 2001 births Living people Footballers from Bobo-Dioulasso Burkinabe men's footballers Men's association football defenders K.V. Mechelen players Manchester City F.C. players ES Troyes AC players Olympique de Marseille players Luton Town F.C. players S.L. Benfica footballers SV Werder Bremen players Belgian Pro League players Ligue 1 players Premier League players Primeira Liga players Burkina Faso men's international footballers 2021 Africa Cup of Nations players 2023 Africa Cup of Nations players Burkinabe expatriate men's footballers Burkinabe expatriate sportspeople in England Burkinabe expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Burkinabe expatriate sportspeople in France Burkinabe expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Burkinabe expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in England Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in France Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Germany 21st-century Burkinabe sportsmen