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Bakary Soro is an Côte d'Ivoire

Côte d'Ivoire

The Republic of Côte d'Ivoire or Ivory Coast is a country in West Africa. It has an area of , and borders the countries Liberia, Guinea, Mali, Burkina Faso and Ghana; its southern boundary is along the Gulf of Guinea. The country's population was 15,366,672 in 1998 and was estimated to be...

football defender

Defender (football)

Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

who currently plays for French Ligue 1

Ligue 1

Ligue 1 , is the French professional league for association football clubs. It is the country's primary football competition and serves as the top division of the French football league system. Ligue 1 is one of two divisions making up the Ligue de Football Professionnel, the other being Ligue 2....

club Arles-Avignon.

Career

Soro grew up in Anyama

Ányama

Anyama is a suburb of the Côte d'Ivoire capital of Abidjan, lying around 20 km north of the city. It has its own football club, the Rio Sport d'Anyama, and a population of roughly 100,000. Ivory coast football internationals Gervinho and Arouna Koné were born in Anyama....

, the same Abidjan

Abidjan

Abidjan is the economic and former official capital of Côte d'Ivoire, while the current capital is Yamoussoukro. it was the largest city in the nation and the third-largest French-speaking city in the world, after Paris, and Kinshasa but before Montreal...

suburb as Ivorian internationals Arouna

Arouna Koné

Arouna Koné is an Ivorian footballer who plays for Levante UD on loan from Sevilla FC in Spain, as a striker.-Early years:Born in Anyama, Koné started his football career with Rio Sport d'Anyama, a club based in his hometown...

, and Bakari Koné

Bakari Koné

Bakari Koné is an Ivorian football striker who plays for Qatar League side Lekhwiya.-Early career:Like many other Ivorian stars, he began his career at the famed youth academy at ASEC Mimosas, run by Frenchman Jean-Marc Guillou in his home country. Guillou recalls: "One day, when I was passing...

, and in similar fashion to the latter, began his career at homeland club ASEC Mimosas

ASEC Mimosas

The Académie Sportive des Employés de Commerce Mimosas is an Ivorian football club based in Abidjan. The club is also known as ASEC Mimosas Abidjan and ASEC Abidjan, especially in international club competitions. Founded in 1948, they are the most successful side in Ivorian football, having won...

, coming through their famed Académie de Sol Beni

Académie de Sol Beni

-History:The Academy was founded from Jean-Marc Guillou in 1993, the club is a chapter of the Centre Technique National de Bingerville.-Satellite clubs:The following clubs are affiliated with Académie de Sol Beni: K.S.K...

youth academy, run by Jean-Marc Guillou, before moving on to the ASEC first team.

Soro's success did not go unnoticed, as he was called up to the Ivorian senior side

Côte d'Ivoire national football team

The Côte d'Ivoire National Football Team or Ivory Coast National Football Team, nicknamed Les Éléphants , represents Côte d'Ivoire in international football and is controlled by the Fédération Ivoirienne de Football...

for the 2008 African Cup of Nations

2008 African Cup of Nations

The 2008 Africa Cup of Nations, also known as the MTN Africa Cup of Nations due to the competition's sponsorship by MTN, was the 26th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the biennial football tournament for nations affiliated to the Confederation of African Football . The tournament was staged at...

qualifier against Gabon on the 5 October 2006, along with fellow ASEC player Didier Ya Konan

Didier Ya Konan

Didier Konan Ya is a football Forward who plays for Hannover 96 in Germany and the Côte d'Ivoire national team....

. The team won 5-0, whilst Soro was an unused substitute.

In November 2006, it was reported that he and Ya Konan had been granted trials with Premiership club Charlton Athletic

Charlton Athletic F.C.

Charlton Athletic Football Club is an English professional football club based in Charlton, in the London Borough of Greenwich. They compete in Football League One, the third tier of English football. The club was founded on 9 June 1905, when a number of youth clubs in the southeast London area,...

, with the London

London

London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...

based side eventually signing him.

In January 2007, he signed a loan deal with Belgium Jupiler League Club Germinal Beerschot, making four appearances. In August 2007 Soro moved to French Ligue 1

Ligue 1

side FC Lorient

FC Lorient

Football Club Lorient-Bretagne Sud is a French association football club based in Lorient. The club was founded in 1926 and currently play in Ligue 1, the top level of French football. Lorient plays its home matches at the Stade du Moustoir located within the city. The team is managed by Christian...

, establishing himself in the first team for the 2008-09 season.

Soro left Lorient in September 2009, joining Arles on a free transfer in December 2009.

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