Issa Kaboré

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