Issa Kaboré

Issa Kaboré (born 12 May 2001) is a Burkinabé professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Ligue 1 club Marseille, on loan from Premier League club Manchester City, and the Burkina Faso national team.

Issa Kaboré
Kaboré with Troyes in 2021
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-05-12) 12 May 2001
Place of birth Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
 Marseille
(on loan from Manchester City)
Number 29
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– → Marseille (loan) 20 (1)
International career‡
2019– Burkina Faso U20 3 (0)
2019– Burkina Faso 28 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 May 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:56, 25 September 2022 (UTC)

Club career

On 28 August 2019, Kaboré signed a professional contract with Belgian Side of KV Mechelen.[1] Kaboré signed for English club Manchester City on 29 July 2020, remaining at Mechelen on loan for the forthcoming season.[2]

In July 2021, he joined Troyes on loan for the 2021–22 season.[3] In August 2022, he joined Marseille on loan for the 2022–23 season.[4] On 29 October 2022, he scored his first Ligue 1 goal in a 2–2 away draw against Strasbourg.[5]

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.[6]

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, Kabore 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.

Honours

Individual

References
  1. "Transfer: Issa Kabore tekent bij KVM". 28 August 2019. Archived from the original on 9 January 2022. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
  2. "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.
  3. "Issa Kaboré rejoint l'ESTAC!". ES Troyes AC (in French). 2 July 2021.
  4. "Entretien avec Issa Kaboré". Olympique de Marseille (in French). 18 August 2022.
  5. "Gameiro denies Marseille". Ligue 1. 29 October 2022.
  6. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "DR Congo vs. Burkina Faso (0:0)". www.national-football-teams.com.
  7. @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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