Dorgeles Nene (born 23 December 2002) is a Malian professional

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who plays as an

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for

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club Red Bull Salzburg and the Mali national team.

Club career

Dorgeles started his career with FC Guidars and

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. On 4 January 2021, Austrian club Red Bull Salzburg announced the signing of Dorgeles along with Mamady Diambou and Daouda Guindo. All of them signed professional contracts with the club until 31 May 2025 and became cooperation players at

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. He made his professional debut on 12 February 2021 in Liefering's 3–1 league win against Austria Lustenau. On 27 January 2022, Dorgeles moved on loan to

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. Later that year, on 30 June, he was loaned to

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in Belgium for the 2022–23 season. On 6 September 2024, Dorgeles extended his contract with Red Bull Salzburg until 2028.

International career

Dorgeles was born in

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, Mali to Ivorian parents. He debuted with the Mali national team in a 1–0 2022 World Cup qualification loss to

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on 25 March 2022.

Personal life

Dorgeles is the older brother of

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Career statistics

Club

International

:''Scores and results list Mali's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Dorgeles goal.''

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Nene Dorgeles
at Red Bull Salzburg 2002 births Living people Men's association football midfielders Malian men's footballers Mali men's international footballers Malian people of Ivorian descent Austrian Football Bundesliga players 2. Liga (Austria) players Belgian Pro League players FC Red Bull Salzburg players FC Liefering players SV Ried players K.V.C. Westerlo players Malian expatriate men's footballers Malian expatriate sportspeople in Austria Malian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in Austria Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium JMG Academy (Bamako) players 2023 Africa Cup of Nations players {{Mali-footy-bio-stub