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Issa Kaboré
Kaboré with Troyes in 2021
Personal information
Full name Issa Kaboré[1]
Date of birth (2001-05-12) 12 May 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Right-back, right wing-back
Team information
Current team
 Benfica
(on loan from Manchester City)
Number 28
Youth career
2011–2019 Rahimo FC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2020 Mechelen 5 (0)
2020– Manchester City 0 (0)
2020 → Mechelen (loan) 27 (0)
2021–2022 → Troyes (loan) 31 (0)
2022–2023 → Marseille (loan) 22 (1)
2023–2024 → Luton Town (loan) 24 (0)
2024– → Benfica (loan) 1 (0)
International career‡
2019 Burkina Faso U20 3 (0)
2019– Burkina Faso 44 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 05:25, 1 October 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:22, 13 October 2024 (UTC)

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

Club career

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On 28 August 2019, Kaborè signed a professional contract with Belgian Side of KV Mechelen.[2] Kaborè signed for English club Manchester City on 29 July 2020, remaining at Mechelen on loan for the forthcoming season.[3]

In July 2021, he joined Troyes on loan for the 2021–22 season.[4] In August 2022, he joined Marseille on loan for the 2022–23 season.[5] On 29 October 2022, he scored his first Ligue 1 goal in a 2–2 away draw against Strasbourg.[6]

On 21 July 2023, Kaborè joined newly promoted Premier League club Luton Town on a season-long loan.[7]

On 1 September 2024, Kaborè joined Primeira Liga club Benfica, on loan from Manchester City.[8][9]

International career

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Kaborè made his debut for the Burkina Faso national team in a 0–0 friendly tie with the DR Congo on 9 June 2019.[10]

On 8 August 2021, Kaborè scored his first senior international goal in a 4–0 World Cup qualification victory over Djibouti.[11]

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

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Club

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As of match played 20 April 2024[12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Europe Total
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
2021–22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2022–23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023–24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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[a] 0 29 1
Luton Town (loan) 2023–24 Premier League 24 0 0 0 2 0 — 26 0
Career total 109 1 6 0 2 0 4 0 121 1
  1. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League

International

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As of match played 13 October 2024[13]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Burkina Faso 2019 2 0
2020 4 0
2021 11 1
2022 13 1
2023 6 0
2024 8 0
Total 44 2
As of match played 13 October 2024
Burkina Faso score listed first, score column indicates score after each Kaboré goal.[13]
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 [11]
2 2 January 2022 The Sevens Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates 18  Gabon 1–0 3–0 Friendly [14]

Honours

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Manchester City

Individual

References

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  1. ^ "2023/24 Premier League squad lists". Premier League. 13 September 2023. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  2. ^ "Transfer: Issa Kabore tekent bij KVM". 28 August 2019. Archived from the original on 9 January 2022. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
  3. ^ "ISSA KABORÉ SIGNS WITH MANCHESTER CITY (BUT STILL REMAINS WITH KVM)" (in Dutch). Mechelen. 29 July 2020. Archived from the original on 11 January 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  4. ^ "Issa Kaboré rejoint l'ESTAC!". ES Troyes AC (in French). 2 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Entretien avec Issa Kaboré". Olympique de Marseille (in French). 18 August 2022.
  6. ^ "Gameiro denies Marseille". Ligue 1. 29 October 2022.
  7. ^ "Luton sign Man City defender Kaboure on loan". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  8. ^ "Issa Kaboré é reforço!". Benfica (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  9. ^ Abola.pt (1 September 2024). "Oficial: Kaboré é reforço do Benfica | Abola.pt". Abola.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  10. ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "DR Congo vs. Burkina Faso (0:0)". www.national-football-teams.com.
  11. ^ a b Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Djibouti vs. Burkina Faso". National Football Teams. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  12. ^ "I. Kaboré". Soccerway. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  13. ^ a b "Issa Kaboré". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  14. ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Burkina Faso vs. Gabon". National Football Teams. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  15. ^ "Manchester City 1–1 Manchester United: Line-ups". BBC Sport. 10 August 2024. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
  16. ^ @CAF_Online (6 February 2022). "The Burkinabe Stallion Issa Kabore becomes the best young player in the #TotalEnergiesAFCON2021 #AFCON2021" (Tweet). Retrieved 7 February 2022 – via Twitter.
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