Ismaila Soro

Ismaila Wafougossani Soro (born 7 May 1998) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Saudi Pro League club Al-Riyadh.

Ismaila Soro

Personal information
Full name	Ismaila Wafougossani Soro
Date of birth	(1998-05-07) 7 May 1998 (age 27)[1]
Place of birth	Yakassé-Mé, Ivory Coast
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	Al-Riyadh
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–	Al-Riyadh	0	(0)
International career‡
2021	Ivory Coast	1	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 4 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 12 June 2021

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 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.^[5]

International career

Soro made his debut for Ivory Coast national team on 11 June 2021 in a friendly against Ghana.^[6]

Career statistics

As of match played 1 June 2024^[7]

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

Bnei Yehuda

• Israel State Cup: 2018–19^[7]

Celtic

• Scottish Premiership: 2021–22^[8]
• Scottish Cup: 2019–20^[9]