Dorgeles Nene
_24.jpg) Nene with Red Bull Salzburg in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Néné bi Tra Dorgeles[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 23 December 2002[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Kayes, Mali | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Fenerbahçe | ||
| Number | 45 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| FC Guidars | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2025 | Red Bull Salzburg | 57 | (18) |
| 2021–2022 | → FC Liefering (loan) | 31 | (10) |
| 2022 | → SV Ried (loan) | 14 | (2) |
| 2022–2023 | → Westerlo (loan) | 35 | (13) |
| 2025– | Fenerbahçe | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022– | Mali | 24 | (7) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16 August 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 24 March 2025 | |||
Dorgeles Nene (born 23 December 2002) is a Malian professional footballer who plays as an winger for Süper Lig club Fenerbahçe and the Mali national team.
Club career
Dorgeles started his career with FC Guidars and JMG Academy Bamako.[3][4]
Red Bull Salzburg (2021–2025)
On 4 January 2021, Austrian club Red Bull Salzburg announced the signing of Dorgeles along with Mamady Diambou and Daouda Guindo.[5][6] with the club until 31 May 2025.
On 29 July 2023, he made his debut with Red Bull Salzburg against Altach as a starter eleven in a 2023–24 Austrian Bundesliga match, 2-0 away win. On 24 October 2023, he made his continental debut in a Champions League match against Inter Milan, he played 18 mins as a substitute in 2-1 away defeat.
On 6 September 2024, Dorgeles extended his contract with Red Bull Salzburg until 2028.[7]
Loan years (2021–2023)
He, Mamady Diambou and Daouda Guindo signed professional contracts with Salzburg then became cooperation players at FC Liefering.[8] He made his professional debut on 12 February 2021 in Liefering's 3–1 league win against Austria Lustenau.[9] In 2021–22 season, he became one of the key players who took more responsibility on the field and recorded 8 goals in 16 matches in the 2. Liga.
After having attracted attention with his performances at Liefering, he was loaned to Austrian Bundesliga team SV Ried for the second half of the 2021–22 Austrian Bundesliga season.[10] On 4 February 2022, he made his debut with the team in a 2-0 home win in Austrian Cup match against Austria Klagenfurt. On 12 February 2022, he made his Austrian Bundesliga debut against Wolfsberger AC.
On 30 June, he was loaned to Westerlo in Belgium for the 2022–23 season.[11] On 7 August 2022, he made his Belgian Pro League debut as a substitute against Gent.
Fenerbahçe (2025–present)
On 19 August 2025, he signed 5 years contract with Turkish Süper Lig club Fenerbahçe.[12]
International career
Dorgeles was born in Kayes, Mali to Ivorian parents[4] who are originally from Yopougon, Abidjan.[13] He debuted with the Mali national team in a 1–0 2022 World Cup qualification loss to Tunisia on 25 March 2022.[14]
In the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations tournament held in Ivory Coast on February 3, 2024, he scored a goal in the 71st minute against Ivory Coast, but the Ivory Coast Team won the match 2-1 after extra time.[15]
Personal life
Dorgeles is the older brother of Nordsjælland and Ivory Coast U23 winger Levy Nene.[16][17][4]
Style of play
He is right-footed and predominately plays as a left winger but can operate on the right-wing as well as up front if needed.[17]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 19 August 2025[18]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Red Bull Salzburg | 2020–21 | Austrian Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2023–24 | Austrian Bundesliga | 24 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4[b] | 0 | — | 30 | 5 | ||
| 2024–25 | Austrian Bundesliga | 30 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 12[b] | 2 | 3[c] | 0 | 49 | 15 | |
| 2025–26 | Austrian Bundesliga | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4[b] | 1 | — | 8 | 2 | ||
| Total | 57 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 87 | 22 | ||
| FC Liefering (loan) | 2020–21 | Austrian 2. Liga | 15 | 2 | — | — | — | 15 | 2 | |||
| 2021–22 | Austrian 2. Liga | 16 | 8 | — | — | — | 16 | 8 | ||||
| Total | 31 | 10 | — | — | — | 31 | 10 | |||||
| SV Ried (loan) | 2021–22 | Austrian Bundesliga | 14 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 2 | ||
| Westerlo (loan) | 2022–23 | Belgian Pro League | 35 | 13 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 13 | ||
| Fenerbahçe | 2025–26 | Süper Lig | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 137 | 43 | 11 | 1 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 171 | 47 | ||
- ^ Includes Austrian Cup, Belgian Cup and Turkish cup
- ^ a b c Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ^ Appearances in FIFA Club World Cup
International
- As of match played 24 March 2025[18]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mali | 2022 | 4 | 0 |
| 2023 | 7 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 11 | 4 | |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 | |
| Total | 24 | 7 | |
- Scores and results list Mali's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Dorgeles goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 June 2023 | Stade Alphonse Massemba-Débat, Brazzaville, Congo |  Congo |
2–0 | 2–0 | 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 2 | 8 September 2023 | Stade du 26 Mars, Bamako, Mali |  South Sudan |
4–0 | 4–0 | 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 3 | 3 February 2024 | Stade de la Paix, Bouaké, Ivory Coast |  Ivory Coast |
1–0 | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | 2023 Africa Cup of Nations |
| 4 | 19 November 2024 | Stade du 26 Mars, Bamako, Mali |  Eswatini |
2–0 | 6–0 | 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 5 | 3–0 | |||||
| 6 | 5–0 | |||||
| 7 | 20 March 2025 | Berkane Municipal Stadium, Berkane, Morocco |  Comoros |
1–0 | 3–0 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
References
- ^ "Nene Dorgeles Origine Parents" (in French). 19 March 2024. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
- ^ Dorgeles Nene at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "Nene Dorgeles - JMG Academy" (in French). Retrieved 19 February 2021.
- ^ a b c "Dorgeles Nene Biography: Age, Career, Net Worth & Family". 19 August 2025. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
- ^ "Three New Signings From Mali". Retrieved 19 February 2021.
- ^ "Daouda Guindo, Néné Dorgeles and Mamady Diambou - The 3 JMG Academicians Sign until 2025 with Red Bull Salzburg". Retrieved 19 February 2021.
- ^ "Contract with Dorgeles Nene extended". Red Bull Salzburg. 6 September 2024.
- ^ "Red Bull Salzburg verpflichtet Mamady Diambou, Nene Dorgeles und Daouda Guindo" (in German). Retrieved 19 February 2021.
- ^ "Liefering vs. Austria Lustenau - 12 February 2021". Retrieved 19 February 2021.
- ^ "Nene Dorgeles spielt bei der SV Guntamatic Ried" (Press release) (in German). SV Ried. 27 January 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
- ^ "Welcome Dorgeles Nene". Westerlo. 30 June 2022. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
- ^ "Ailemize hoş geldin Dorgeles Nene" (in Turkish). Fenerbahçe. 19 August 2025. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
- ^ "CAN 2024: Mali-Côte d'Ivoire, un match «entre frères» mais une demi-finale en jeu". RFI (in French). 3 February 2024.
- ^ "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™". fifa.com.
- ^ "Mali 1-2 Ivory Coast". espn.com. Retrieved 20 August 2025.
- ^ Info Foot Mali | OFFICIEL : Néne Lévy Zacharia signe son ..., instagram.com, 21 May 2024
- ^ a b "Everything you need to know about Man United-linked Dorgeles Nene: Age, position, brother and more". 14 January 2025. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
- ^ a b Dorgeles Nene at Soccerway
External links
- Dorgeles Nene at Soccerway
- Dorgeles Nene at WorldFootball.net
- Nene Dorgeles at Fenerbahçe
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