Ismaila Soro

Following his move to Al Riyadh, Soro's current-season form is level with last season (Season 17→16), while his Rating eased 59→34. His peak season for form remains 2022/23 (Season 17).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Sakaryaspor · 18th	6	0	0	6.67	20	2
2025/26	Al Riyadh · 15th	16	0	2	6.45	34	16
2024/25	Beitar Jerusalem	24	1	0	—	—	—
2023/24	Beitar Jerusalem	31	2	0	—	—	—
2022/23	AroucaLoan · 5th	26	0	0	6.56	59	17
2021/22	Celtic · 1st	8	0	0	6.6	41	2

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 5 earlier seasons in the full career.

Côte d'Ivoire · international

Side	Apps	G
Ivory Coast	1	0

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Squad depthCentral midfielder

I. Soro is a 28-year-old central midfielder at Al Riyadh, rated 34 overall by Field Insider's model. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (36.8% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.19 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Soro.

On the season, Soro graded 16 for current form (age-blind), on 0 goals, 2 assists and 3.194 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 17 → 16). Over the 4 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2022/23.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 34. At 28 Soro is in his prime years, and a market index of 6 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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A career still climbing — Soro is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.

Peak: 2022/23Trending upBreakout: 2022/23Remarkably consistent

Ratingi

developing / rotation level

16.4

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

36.8%

Minutes

rotation minutes

3.19

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Al Riyadh finished 15th of 18 · a lower-table side

Apps

3.19

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

3.19 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 16 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (15th of 18) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.16 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.

Watch points

Game time. Only 36.8% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 34 overall — developing / rotation level. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.19 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.2× now → 0.9× projected in three years).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %36.8%

Available fixtures34 of 34

Goals / 900

Assists / 900.16

Goal contribution / 900.16

Defensive actions / 903.194

Player flow

Goal involvements2

Cards / 900.16

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around age 28 (~6), then tapers with age. At 28, Soro sits on 6, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Soro's projected Rating — 34 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the 1. Lig with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Passing

Assists2

Defending

Tackles29

Interceptions7

Blocks4

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards2

Red cards0

Transfer history

SakaryasporFeb 2026 – nowFree

Al RiyadhAug 2025 – Feb 2026Free Transfer

Beitar JerusalemSept 2023 – Aug 2025

Celtic(back from loan)Jul 2023 – Sept 2023

Arouca(on loan)Jul 2022 – Jul 2023

CelticJan 2020 – Jul 2022

BBnei Yehudauntil Jan 2020

About I. Soro

Ismaila Wafougossani Soro is a 28-year-old central midfielder who plays for Sakaryaspor, born on May 7, 1998 in Yakasse-Me-Agou, standing 173 cm tall. He is from Côte d'Ivoire. Sakaryaspor currently sit 18th of 20 in the 1. Lig.

This season

In the current season, I. Soro has made 6 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 235 minutes, with 2 yellow cards.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates I. Soro at 34 with a Season form score of 16.4. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 5 career titles — among them the Premiership and the League Cup. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 10 recorded seasons, I. Soro has totalled 221 club appearances with 5 goals and 3 assists for 8 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2018/19, with 31 appearances for Bnei Yehuda.

I. Soro's career has also included time at Al Riyadh, Beitar Jerusalem, Celtic, Arouca and BBnei Yehuda.

On the international stage, I. Soro has represented Ivory Coast — 1 cap in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Also this season

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Al Riyadh finished 15th of 18 · a lower-table side

Strengths

Watch points