Mussa Kaba

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Mussa Kaba
Personal information
Date of birth (2008-11-17) 17 November 2008 (age 17)
Place of birth Bielefeld, Germany
Height 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Borussia Dortmund II
Number 18
Youth career
–2025 Borussia Dortmund
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2025– Borussia Dortmund II 4 (0)
International career
2024– Germany U17 16 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 6 December 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 15 November 2025

Mussa Kaba (born 17 November 2008) is a German professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Borussia Dortmund II.

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Club career

As a youth player, Kaba joined the youth academy of Bundesliga side Borussia Dortmund, helping the club's under-17 team win the league title. [1] Ahead of the 2025–26 season, he was promoted to their reserve team.

International career

Kaba is a Germany youth international. During November 2025, he played for the Germany national under-17 football team at the 2025 FIFA U-17 World Cup. [2]

Style of play

Kaba plays as a midfielder. Spanish news website Vavel wrote in 2025 that he "is brilliant in aerial duels, he is strong, he is excellent at tackling and intercepting, and his passing is also incredibly accurate". [3]

References

  1. "Mussa Kaba (15) ist das neue BVB-Ausnahmetalent "Da steht man mit großen Augen da"" [Mussa Kaba (15) is the new exceptional talent at BVB: "You just stand there with wide eyes"] (in German). Ruhr Nachrichten. 14 August 2024. Retrieved 15 December 2025.
  2. Mussa Kaba at WorldFootball.net
  3. "Mussa Kaba: Dortmund's 16-year-old Wonderkid". Vavel. 14 April 2025. Retrieved 15 December 2025.