# Mamadou Soro

Mamadou Soro Nanga (born 20 April 1993) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Al-Zawraa.

## Club career
### Youth career

Born and raised in Tioro, Ivory Coast, Mamadou began his footballing career in 2010 at the age of 17 with one of Ivory Coast's renown football schools, Olympic Sport d'Abobo (commonly known as OSA).

### Onze Créateurs

Mamadou first moved out of Ivory Coast in 2010 to Mali where he signed a two-year contract with Malian Première Division club, Onze Créateurs de Niaréla. He scored 8 goals in 18 appearances in the 2010–11 Malian Première Division and 12 goals in 24 appearances in the 2011–12 Malian Première Division.

### AFAD Djékanou

In October 2012, he moved back to Ivory Coast where he signed a one-year contract Ligue 1 club, Academie de Foot Amadou Diallo, also known as AFAD Djékanou. He scored 10 goals in 18 appearances in the 2012–13 Ligue 1 and helped his side secure the 2nd position in the championship and also helped the Abidjan-based club enter the 2013 CAF Champions League. He made his CAF Champions League debut on 17 February 2013 in a 5–1 win over Sierra Leonean side, Diamond Stars F.C., in a match where Mamdou created history by scoring all the five goals for his side. Later in the first round of the qualifiers, he was again on target in the second leg in a 2–1 loss against Cameroonian side, Coton Sport FC de Garoua.

### RS Berkane

In 2013, he again moved out of Ivory Coast, this time to Morocco, where he signed a one-year contract with Botola club, Nahdat Berkane, also known as RS Berkane. He made his Botola debut on 25 August 2013 in a 1–0 loss against Moghreb Tétouan and scored his first goal on 30 August 2013 in a 1–0 win over Olympic Safi. He scored 3 goals in 25 appearances in the 2013–14 Botola.

### Al-Nasr

In 2015, he again moved out of Ivory Coast, this time to Oman, where on 12 September 2015, he signed a one-year contract with Salalah-based, Oman Professional League club, Al-Nasr S.C.S.C. He made his Oman Professional League and scored his first goal on 13 September 2015 in the first game of the 2015–16 Oman Professional League in a 2–1 loss against Al-Suwaiq Club and thus also became the first goal-scorer of the 2015–16 Oman Professional League season.

### FC Fredericia

He first moved to Europe in August 2016 to Denmark, where he signed a one-year contract with Danish 1st Division club FC Fredericia. He left the club at the end of the season.

### Le Mans

Soro signed a contract with Championnat National 2 side Le Mans in the summer of 2017. He scored the winning goal in their promotion playoff match against Ajaccio earning Le Mans promotion to Ligue 2.

### Al-Shoulla

In August 2019, Soro signed a two-year contract with Al-Shoulla of the Prince Mohammad bin Salman League (Saudi second tier).

### Al-Bukayriyah

In September 2020, Soro signed a one-year contract with Al-Bukayriyah of the Prince Mohammad bin Salman League (Saudi second tier).

### Al-Khaleej

On 23 August 2021, Soro signed a one-year contract with Al-Khaleej of the Prince Mohammad bin Salman League (Saudi second tier).

### Qadsia

On 22 June 2022, Soro joined Kuwaiti club Qadsia.

### Al-Batin

On 4 August 2023, Soro returned to Saudi Arabia and joined Al-Batin.

## Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | Cup | Cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Onze Créateurs | 2010–11 | Malian Première Division | 18 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 8 |
| Onze Créateurs | 2011–12 | Malian Première Division | 24 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 12 |
| Onze Créateurs | Total | Total | 42 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 20 |
| AFAD Djékanou | 2012–13 | Ligue 1 (Ivory Coast) | 18 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 16 |
| RS Berkane | 2013–14 | Botola | 25 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 8 |
| Al-Nasr | 2015–16 | Oman Professional League | 17 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 11 |
| Fredericia | 2016–17 | Danish 1st Division | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2 |
| Le Mans | 2017-18 | Championnat National 2 | 28 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 17 |
| Le Mans | 2018–19 | Championnat National | 34 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 4 |
| Le Mans | Total | Total | 62 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 21 |
| Le Mans II | 2018–19 | Championnat National 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Al-Shoulla | 2019–20 | Prince Mohammad bin Salman League | 22 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 13 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 207 | 82 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 219 | 92 |

## Honours

Al-Nasr S.C.S.C.
* Oman Professional League Cup: 2015–16
Al-Khaleej
* First Division: 2021–22