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Full nameIssa Kaboré
PositionDefensive midfielder
NationalityBurkina Faso
Age25
Date of birth12 May 2001
BirthplaceBobo-Dioulasso
Height180 cm
Shirt number#12
ClubWrexham
Defensive midfielderalso played MID
30
Appearances
0
Goals
8
Assists
2272
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Wrexham.

Injury-affected season

Missed 11 of Wrexham's ~46 games this season through 11 injury absences (inactive, international duty). He still appeared 30 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Championship300822726.93
FIFA Club World Cupat Manchester City202837
FA Cup100167
League Cup100136.9

Scout report

Key starterCreative Defensive midfielder

I. Kaboré is a 25-year-old defensive midfielder at Wrexham, rated 69.3 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 60th of 493 on scout potential in the Championship. In his prime years, he has been a regular starter this season (72.1% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.93 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Kaboré.

Judged on this season alone, Kaboré graded 43 — a strong campaign that ranks top 19% of the 65 defensive midfielders in the Championship, on 0 goals, 8 assists and 2.931 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 5 → 43). Across the 6 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 69, top 10% of the 65 defensive midfielders in the Championship. At 25 Kaboré is in his prime years, and a market index of 32.9 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Kaboré missed 11 games through injury (inactive, international duty) out of roughly 46 this season. The 30 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.

From the career report
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A career still climbing — Kaboré is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.

Peak: 2025/26Trending upBreakout: 2025/26Injury-hit 2025/266 clubs
Current potentialTop 10% defensive midfielders · ChampionshipCurrent seasonTop 19% defensive midfielders · Championship12th-best defensive midfielder in the Championship60th in the Championship · potential6th-highest potential defensive midfielder in the Championship
69.3
Ratingi
6th of 65 defensive midfielders
42.9
Seasoni
developing / rotation level
72.1%
Minutes
a regular starter
2.93
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Wrexham finished 7th of 24 · an upper-table side

2.93
Def. / 90
38
Tackles
28
Interceptions
7
Clean sheets

2.93 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 7 clean sheets across 30 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (7th of 24) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 8 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 72.1% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.32 goal involvements per 90, useful for a defensive midfielder.
  • Creativity. 0.32 assists per 90 — a genuine creative outlet.

Watch points

  • Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.

Outlook

With a Rating of 69.3, Kaboré carries the 6th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Championship (top 10%). Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.93 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead.

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.