Dorgeles Nene

Dorgeles Nene
Nene with Red Bull Salzburg in 2025
Personal information
Full name Dorgeles Nene
Date of birth (2002-12-23) 23 December 2002 (age 23)
Place of birth Kayes, Mali
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position 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 29 (10)
International career‡
2022– Mali 36 (11)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 October 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 4 October 2026

Dorgeles Nene (born 23 December 2002) is a Malian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Süper Lig club Fenerbahçe and the Mali national team.

Club career

Dorgeles started his career with FC Guidars and JMG Academy Bamako.

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. 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 UEFA 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. He finished his Red Bull Salzburg career with 22 goals and 15 assists across all competitions in 88 matches.

Loan years (2021–2023)

He, Mamady Diambou and Daouda Guindo signed professional contracts with Salzburg then became cooperation players at FC Liefering. He made his professional debut on 12 February 2021 in Liefering's 3–1 league win against Austria Lustenau. In 2021–22 season, he became one of the key players who took more responsibility on the field and scored eight 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. 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. 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 a 5 year contract with Turkish Süper Lig club Fenerbahçe.

On 31 August 2025, he scored his first goal for the team in his Süper Lig debut against Gençlerbirliği in a 3-1 away win. On 9 November 2025, he scored two goals against Kayserispor in a 4-2 Süper Lig home win.

As of February 3, in his first season with the team, Nene has demonstrated his value to the team with a performance of 5 goals and 7 assists in 24 matches across all competitions. On March 17, he made his first hat-trick with the team in a 4-1 Süper Lig win against Gaziantep.

International career

Dorgeles was born in Kayes, Mali to Ivorian parents who are originally from Yopougon, Abidjan. He debuted with the Mali national team in a 1–0 2022 World Cup qualification loss to Tunisia on 25 March 2022.

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.

On 11 December 2025, Nene was called up to the Mali squad for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.

Personal life

Dorgeles is the older brother of Nordsjælland and Ivory Coast U23 winger Levy Nene.

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.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 20 October 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Red Bull Salzburg 2020–21 Austrian Bundesliga 000000—00
FC Liefering (loan) 2020–21 Austrian 2. Liga 152———152
2021–22 Austrian 2. Liga 168———168
Total 3110———3110
SV Ried (loan) 2021–22 Austrian Bundesliga 14230——162
Westerlo (loan) 2022–23 Belgian Pro League 351310——3613
Red Bull Salzburg 2023–24 Austrian Bundesliga 2452040—305
2024–25 Austrian Bundesliga 301340122304915
2025–26 Austrian Bundesliga 301141—82
Total 571871203308722
Fenerbahçe 2025–26 Süper Lig 251031110103911
2026–27 Süper Lig 4000400080
Total 291031150104811
Career total 166531423534021958
  1. ↑ Includes Austrian Cup, Belgian Cup and Turkish Cup
  2. 1 2 3 4 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  3. ↑ Appearances in FIFA Club World Cup
  4. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  5. ↑ Appearance in Turkish Super Cup

International

As of match played 4 October 2026
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Mali 202240
202372
2024114
202593
202652
Total3611
Scores and results list Mali's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Dorgeles goal.
List of international goals scored by Dorgeles Nene
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
118 June 2023Stade Alphonse Massemba-Débat, Brazzaville, Congo Congo2–02–02023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
28 September 202326 March Stadium, Bamako, Mali South Sudan4–04–02023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
33 February 2024Bouaké Stadium, Bouaké, Ivory Coast Ivory Coast1–01–2 (a.e.t.)2023 Africa Cup of Nations
419 November 2024Stade du 26 Mars, Bamako, Mali Eswatini2–06–02025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
53–0
65–0
720 March 2025Berkane Municipal Stadium, Berkane, Morocco Comoros1–03–02026 FIFA World Cup qualification
84 September 2025Berkane Municipal Stadium, Berkane, Morocco Comoros1–03–02026 FIFA World Cup qualification
912 October 202526 March Stadium, Bamako, Mali Madagascar2–04–12026 FIFA World Cup qualification
1025 September 202626 March Stadium, Bamako, Mali Cape Verde2–13–12027 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
113–1

Honours

Fenerbahçe

References

  1. ↑ "Dorgeles Nene". Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 17 October 2026.
  2. ↑ Dorgeles Nene at WorldFootball.net
  3. ↑ "Nene Dorgeles - JMG Academy" (in French). Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  4. ↑ "Three New Signings From Mali". Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  5. ↑ "Daouda Guindo, Néné Dorgeles and Mamady Diambou - The 3 JMG Academicians Sign until 2025 with Red Bull Salzburg". Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  6. ↑ "Contract with Dorgeles Nene extended". Red Bull Salzburg. 6 September 2024.
  7. ↑ "Dorgeles Nene Profile at Fenerbahce.org" (in Turkish). Fenerbahce.org. Retrieved 6 February 2026.
  8. ↑ "Red Bull Salzburg verpflichtet Mamady Diambou, Nene Dorgeles und Daouda Guindo" (in German). Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  9. ↑ "Liefering vs. Austria Lustenau - 12 February 2021". Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  10. ↑ "Nene Dorgeles spielt bei der SV Guntamatic Ried" (Press release) (in German). SV Ried. 27 January 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  11. ↑ "Welcome Dorgeles Nene". Westerlo. 30 June 2022. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
  12. ↑ "Ailemize hoş geldin Dorgeles Nene" (in Turkish). Fenerbahçe. 19 August 2025. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
  13. ↑ "Gençlerbirliği 1-3 Fenerbahçe" (in Turkish). Fenerbahçe. 31 August 2025. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
  14. ↑ "Fenerbahçe 4-2 Zecorner Kayserispor" (in Turkish). Fenerbahçe S.K. 9 November 2025.
  15. ↑ "Fenerbahçe'de tabela etkisi: Dorgeles Nene" (in Turkish). SporX. 9 November 2025.
  16. ↑ "Fenerbahçe 4-1 Gaziantep FK". Fenerbahçe S.K. (in Turkish). 17 March 2026. Retrieved 17 March 2026.
  17. ↑ "CAN 2024: Mali-Côte d'Ivoire, un match «entre frères» mais une demi-finale en jeu". RFI (in French). 3 February 2024.
  18. ↑ "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™". fifa.com.
  19. ↑ "Mali 1-2 Ivory Coast". espn.com. Retrieved 20 August 2025.
  20. ↑ "Voici la liste des Aigles retenus par le sélectionneur Tom Saintfiet pour la CAN Maroc 2025". Facebook (in French). Fédération Malienne de Football. 11 December 2025. Retrieved 12 December 2025.
  21. ↑ Info Foot Mali | OFFICIEL : Néne Lévy Zacharia signe son ..., instagram.com, 21 May 2024
  22. 1 2 "Everything you need to know about Man United-linked Dorgeles Nene: Age, position, brother and more". 14 January 2025. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
  23. ↑ Dorgeles Nene at Soccerway
  24. 1 2 Dorgeles Nene at National-Football-Teams.com Edit this at Wikidata
  25. ↑ "Turkcell Süper Kupa 2025, Fenerbahçe'nin" (in Turkish). Turkish Football Federation. 10 January 2026. Retrieved 10 January 2026.