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.
| 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(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Beitar Jerusalem | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| 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– | Beitar Jerusalem | 25 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021– | Ivory Coast | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 March 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 June 2021 | |||
Club career edit
Celtic edit
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
On September 1 2023, Soro joined Israeli Premier League club Beitar Jerusalem on a two-year contract.
International career edit
He made his debut for Ivory Coast national football team on 11 June 2021 in a friendly against Ghana.[5]
Career statistics edit
- As of match played 1 June 2023[6]
| 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 |
| Total | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 0 | ||
| Beitar Jerusalem | 2023–24 | Israeli Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 142 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 181 | 2 | ||
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
- ^ "Celtic 3-0 Dundee United". BBC. 30 December 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
- ^ "Ghana v Ivory Coast game report". ESPN. 11 June 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
- ^ a b "I. Soro". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
- ^ "Dundee United 1–1 Celtic: Ange Postecoglou's side reclaim league title". BBC Sport. 11 May 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.
External links edit
- Ismaila Soro at Soccerway
- Ismaila Soro at FootballDatabase.eu
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