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Ismaila Soro
Personal information
Full name Ismaila Wafougossani Soro
Date of birth (1998-05-07) 7 May 1998 (age 26)[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 38 (2)
International career‡
2021 Ivory Coast 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 November 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.

Club career

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Celtic

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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

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

International career

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

Career statistics

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As of match played 1 June 2024[6]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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
  1. ^ Appearances in the Europa League
  2. ^ Appearances in the Scottish League Cup
  3. ^ Appearances in the Taça da Liga

Honours

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Bnei Yehuda

Celtic

References

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  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.
  4. ^ "Celtic 3-0 Dundee United". BBC. 30 December 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  5. ^ "Ghana v Ivory Coast game report". ESPN. 11 June 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  6. ^ a b "I. Soro". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  7. ^ "Dundee United 1–1 Celtic: Ange Postecoglou's side reclaim league title". BBC Sport. 11 May 2022. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  8. ^ Murray, Ewan (20 December 2020). "Celtic win fourth straight Scottish Cup as Hazard's shootout saves break Hearts". The Guardian.
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