Ismaila Soro

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Ismaila Soro
Personal information
Full name Ismaila Wafougossani Soro
Date of birth (1998-05-07) 7 May 1998 (age 25) [1]
Place of birth Yakassé-Mé, Ivory Coast
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
Beitar Jerusalem
Number 16
Youth career
2015–2016 Moossou
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016–2017 Saxan 22 (0)
2017 Gomel 15 (1)
2018–2020 Bnei Yehuda 53 (0)
2020–2023 Celtic 27 (1)
2022–2023Arouca (loan) 26 (0)
2023– Beitar Jerusalem 19 (0)
International career
2021– Ivory Coast 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 February 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 June 2021

Ismaila Wafougossani Soro (born 7 May 1998) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Israeli Premier League club Beitar Jerusalem.

Contents

Club career

Celtic

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

On September 1 2023, Soro joined Israeli Premier League club Beitar Jerusalem on a two-year contract.

International career

He made his debut for Ivory Coast national football team on 11 June 2021 in a friendly against Ghana. [5]

Career statistics

As of match played 1 June 2023 [6]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupEuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Saxan 2016–17 Moldovan National Division 220100000230
Gomel 2017 Belarusian Premier League 151200000171
Bnei Yehuda 2017–18 Israeli Premier League 5000000050
2018–19 310400050400
2019–20 170204010240
Total530604060690
Celtic 2019–20 Scottish Premiership 0010000010
2020–21 191103 [lower-alpha 1] 000231
2021–22 8000803 [lower-alpha 2] 0190
Total2712011030431
Arouca 2022–23 Primeira Liga 25010003 [lower-alpha 3] 0290
Total250100030290
Beitar Jerusalem 2023–24 Israeli Premier League 0000000000
Total0000000000
Career total14221201501201812
  1. Appearances in the Europa League
  2. Appearances in the Scottish League Cup
  3. Appearances in the Taça da Liga

Honours

Bnei Yehuda

Celtic

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References

  1. "Wafougossanni Ismaila Soro". UEFA. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  2. "Celtic delighted to complete signing of Ismaila Soro". Celtic FC. 27 January 2020. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  3. "Ismaila Soro: Celtic target completes switch to Glasgow". BBC Sport. 27 January 2020. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
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