Ismaila Soro
| 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 | Sakaryaspor | ||
| 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) |
| 2025–2026 | Al-Riyadh | 17 | (0) |
| 2026– | Sakaryaspor | 7 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021 | Ivory Coast | 1 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 7 May 2026 ‡ 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 TFF 1. Lig club Sakaryaspor.[2]
Club career
[edit]Celtic
[edit]On 27 January 2020, Soro signed a four-and-a-half-year deal with Celtic.[3] He joined the Scottish champions after representing Bnei Yehuda in the Israeli Premier League since 2018.[4] He scored his first and only goal for Celtic in a 3–0 win over Dundee United on 30 December 2020.[5]
Beitar Jerusalem
[edit]On 1 September 2023, Soro joined Israeli Premier League club Beitar Jerusalem on a two-year contract.[citation needed]
Al-Riyadh
[edit]On 18 August 2025, Soro joined Al-Riyadh on a free transfer.[6]
International career
[edit]Soro made his debut for Ivory Coast national team on 11 June 2021 in a friendly against Ghana.[7]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 1 June 2024[8]
| 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]Bnei Yehuda
Celtic
References
[edit]- ↑ "Wafougossanni Ismaila Soro". UEFA. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
- ↑ Tınaz, Ömer Faruk (8 February 2026). "Futbolcuyu bu video ile duyurdular". Söz Sakarya (in Turkish). Retrieved 11 February 2026.
- ↑ "Celtic delighted to complete signing of Ismaila Soro". Celtic FC. 27 January 2020. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
- ↑ "Ismaila Soro: Celtic target completes switch to Glasgow". BBC Sport. 27 January 2020. Archived from the original on 27 January 2020. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
- ↑ "Celtic 3-0 Dundee United". BBC Sport. 30 December 2020. Archived from the original on 30 December 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
- ↑ "الرياض يضم سورو". Archived from the original on 18 August 2025. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
- ↑ "Ghana v Ivory Coast game report". ESPN. 11 June 2021. Archived from the original on 11 August 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
- 1 2 "I. Soro". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 9 May 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
- ↑ "Dundee United 1–1 Celtic: Ange Postecoglou's side reclaim league title". BBC Sport. 11 May 2022. Archived from the original on 22 September 2022. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ↑ Murray, Ewan (20 December 2020). "Celtic win fourth straight Scottish Cup as Hazard's shootout saves break Hearts". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 20 December 2020. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
External links
[edit]- Ismaila Soro at Soccerway
- Ismaila Soro at WorldFootball.net
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