Issa Karon is the winger core of Chengdu Chengdu's 2025 season. The 29-year-old Sierra Leone foreign aid holds dual Dutch and Sierra Leone citizenship, wears the No. 47 shirt, and plays the role of winger. Although he is 163cm tall and weighs 66kg, he has a dexterous figure, but he has become the "side bomber" of the Super League with his extreme speed and dribbling. After joining the team in the 2025 season, the Super League has made 5 appearances (1 start) and contributed 1 assist., he averaged 27.8 minutes per game, showing strong tactical adaptability.
He was born in the Youth Training of Wittes in the Dutch League and has a brilliant career: he helped Campbell win the Dutch League B championship and promoted to the Dutch League. In the 2021-22 season, he scored 5 goals and 8 assists in 32 starts in the Dutch League, and also broke the Ajax goal. He has rich experience in the Super League. He won the championship with Shanghai Haigang in 2023. He scored 11 goals and sent 8 assists on behalf of Haigang and Nantong Zhiyun in the Super League. Technically, he is used to his right foot, is flexible in running position and has outstanding sense of forward insertion. After breaking through the flank, he can not only cut inside and shoot, but also pass accurately, creating opportunities for forward teammates such as Felipe and Wei Shihao.
At the national team level, he played 8 games for Sierra Leone and participated in the 2022 Africa Cup of Nations. His experience in the competition provided a guarantee for multi-line operations in Chengdu Chengdu. As a "tool for changing tactics" for the team's offensive end, his speed and breakthrough ability enrich tactical options and is an important lateral fulcrum in Xu Zhengyuan's system.