Mohamed Kaba

Mohamed Kaba

Personal information
Full name	Mohamed Kaba [1]
Date of birth	(2001-10-27) 27 October 2001 (age 24)
Place of birth	Orléans, France
Position	Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	Lecce
Number	77
Youth career
2019–2020	Valenciennes
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2020–2023	Valenciennes B	4	(0)
2021–2023	Valenciennes	67	(5)
2023–	Lecce	50	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10:41, 4 January 2026 (UTC)

Mohamed Kaba (born 27 October 2001) is a French professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Serie A club Lecce. ^[2]

Career

Kaba joined Valenciennes in 2019 and made his debuts with the reserve side in 2020. On 17 July 2021, he signed his first professional contract, tying him to the club for three years. ^[3] On 24 July 2021, he made his professional debut in a 0–0 Ligue 2 draw to Niort. ^[4]

On 14 August 2023 he joined Lecce. ^[5]

Personal life

Born in France, Kaba holds French and Guinean nationalities. ^{[6] [7]}

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 3 January 2026 ^[8]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Valenciennes B	2019–20	Championnat National	4	0	—		—		—		4	0
Valenciennes	2021–22	Ligue 2	34	0	3	0	—		—		37	0
	2022–23	Ligue 2	32	5	1	0	—		—		33	5
	2023–24	Ligue 2	1	0	0	0	—		—		1	0
	Total		67	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	71	5
Lecce	2023–24	Serie A	23	0	0	0	—		—		23	0
	2024–25	Serie A	15	0	0	0	—		—		15	0
	2025–26	Serie A	12	0	2	1	—		—		14	1
	Total		50	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	52	1
Career total			121	5	6	1	0	0	0	0	127	6

References

1. Mohamed Kaba at Global Sports Archive
2. Mohamed Kaba at Soccerway
3. Schoeffel, Fabio (17 July 2021). "Valenciennes : premier contrat pro pour un jeune milieu (off)" [Valenciennes: first pro contract for a young midfielder (official)]. Foot National (in French). Retrieved 1 August 2021.
4. "Valenciennes vs. Niort - 24 July 2021". Soccerway. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
5. "Acquisizione Persson Voelkerling" (Press release) (in Italian). Lecce. 14 August 2023. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
6. Publication, Directeur de (1 August 2021). "Valenciennes Mohamed kaba signe un contrat pro!".
7. "Mohamed KABA -".
8. "Mohamed Kaba". Soccerway.com. 4 January 2026.

External links

• Mohamed Kaba at WorldFootball.net