Ismaila Soro
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ismaila Wafougossani Soro | ||
| Date of birth | 7 May 1998[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Yakassé-Mé, Ivory Coast | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Al-Riyadh | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2015–2016 | Moossou | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2017 | Saxan | 22 | (0) |
| 2017 | Gomel | 15 | (1) |
| 2018–2020 | Bnei Yehuda | 53 | (0) |
| 2020–2023 | Celtic | 27 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | → Arouca (loan) | 26 | (0) |
| 2023–2025 | Beitar Jerusalem | 55 | (3) |
| 2025– | Al-Riyadh | 6 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021 | Ivory Coast | 1 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 26 October 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 12 June 2021 | |||
Ismaila Wafougossani Soro (born 7 May 1998) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Saudi Pro League club Al-Riyadh.
Club career
[edit | edit source]Celtic
[edit | edit source]On 27 January 2020, Soro signed a four-and-a-half-year deal with Celtic.[2] He joined the Scottish champions after representing Bnei Yehuda in the Israeli Premier League since 2018.[3] He scored his first goal for Celtic in a 3–0 win over Dundee United on 30 December 2020.[4]
Beitar Jerusalem
[edit | edit source]On 1 September 2023, Soro joined Israeli Premier League club Beitar Jerusalem on a two-year contract.[citation needed]
Al-Riyadh
[edit | edit source]On 18 August 2025, Soro joined Al-Riyadh on a free transfer.[5]
International career
[edit | edit source]Soro made his debut for Ivory Coast national team on 11 June 2021 in a friendly against Ghana.[6]
Career statistics
[edit | edit source]- As of match played 1 June 2024[7]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Saxan | 2016–17 | Moldovan National Division | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| Gomel | 2017 | Belarusian Premier League | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 |
| Bnei Yehuda | 2017–18 | Israeli Premier League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2018–19 | 31 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 40 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Total | 53 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 69 | 0 | ||
| Celtic | 2019–20 | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020–21 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 1 | ||
| 2021–22 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||
| Total | 27 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 43 | 1 | ||
| Arouca | 2022–23 | Primeira Liga | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[c] | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| Beitar Jerusalem | 2023–24 | Israeli Premier League | 31 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 2 |
| 2024–25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 31 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 173 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 213 | 4 | ||
- ^ Appearances in the Europa League
- ^ Appearances in the Scottish League Cup
- ^ Appearances in the Taça da Liga
Honours
[edit | edit source]Bnei Yehuda
Celtic
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Ismaila Soro at SoccerwayLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Ismaila Soro at WorldFootball.netLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
Categories:
- 1998 births
- Living people
- Ivorian men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Ivory Coast men's international footballers
- FC Saksan players
- FC Gomel players
- Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv F.C. players
- Celtic F.C. players
- F.C. Arouca players
- Beitar Jerusalem F.C. players
- Al-Riyadh SC players
- Moldovan Super Liga players
- Belarusian Premier League players
- Israeli Premier League players
- Scottish Professional Football League players
- Saudi Pro League players
- Ivorian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Moldova
- Expatriate men's footballers in Belarus
- Expatriate men's footballers in Israel
- Expatriate men's footballers in Scotland
- Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal
- Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia
- Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in Moldova
- Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in Belarus
- Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in Israel
- Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in Scotland
- Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
- Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia
- 21st-century Ivorian sportsmen
- Ivorian football biography stubs