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.Tirsdag var en travl dag for FC Fredericia‚ frdb.dk, 14 June 2017
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 competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsOnze Créateurs2010–11Malian Première Division1880000001882011–1224120000002412Total42200000004220AFAD Djékanou2012–13Ligue 1 (Ivory Coast)18100046002216RS Berkane2013–14Botola258000000258Al-Nasr2015–16Oman Professional League1784300002111Fredericia2016–17Danish 1st Division202000000202Le Mans2017-18Championnat National 2281621000030172018–19Championnat National344100000354Total62203100006521Le Mans II2018–19Championnat National 31100000011Al-Shoulla2019–20Prince Mohammad bin Salman League22131000002313Career total2078284460021992
Honours Al-Nasr S.C.S.C. Oman Professional League Cup: 2015–16
Al-Khaleej First Division: 2021–22
References
External links Mamadou Soro Nanga at Goal.com Mamadou Soro Nanga - EUROSPORT Mamadou Soro Nanga - MOUNTAKHAB.net