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 | 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 | 4 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021 | Ivory Coast | 1 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 March 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][3]
Celtic
On 27 January 2020, Soro signed a four-and-a-half-year deal with Celtic.[4] He joined the Scottish champions after representing Bnei Yehuda in the Israeli Premier League since 2018.[5] He scored his first goal for Celtic in a 3–0 win over Dundee United on 30 December 2020.[6]
Beitar Jerusalem
On 1 September 2023, Soro joined Israeli Premier League club Beitar Jerusalem on a two-year contract.[citation needed]
Al-Riyadh
On 18 August 2025, Soro joined Al-Riyadh on a free transfer.[7]
International career
Soro made his debut for Ivory Coast national team on 11 June 2021 in a friendly against Ghana.[8]
