Alassana Jatta

Gambian footballer (born 1999)

Alassana Jatta
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-01-12) 12 January 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Sukuta, The Gambia[1]
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)[2]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Notts County
Number 29
Youth career
2013–2014 Nema City
2014–2015 Gambia Ports Authority
2015–2016 Sukuta United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 Real de Banjul ? (18)
2019 Paide Linnameeskond 17 (13)
2019–2024 Viborg 95 (15)
2024– Notts County 8 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:47, 1 April 2024 (UTC)

Alassana Jatta (born 12 January 1999) is a Gambian professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL League Two club Notts County.

Career

Paide Linnameeskond

Born in Sukuta, The Gambia,[1] Jatta began playing for Real de Banjul in his home country before moving to Estonian Meistriliiga club Paide Linnameeskond in November 2018.[3] In the first half of the season, Jatta scored 13 goals in 17 league games and was top goalscorer of the Meistriliiga.[2]

Viborg

On 5 August 2019, Jatta signed a four-year contract with Danish 1st Division club Viborg FF.[4] He made his debut for the club on 21 August, coming on as a substitute in the 64th minute for Emil Scheel and scoring his first goal in injury time.[5]

Being part of the Viborg-team winning promotion to the Danish Superliga in the 2020–21 season,[6] Jatta made his debut at the highest level on 18 July 2021, coming on as a substitute for Sofus Berger in a 2–1 away win over Nordsjælland.[7]

In August 2022, Jatta and Viborg teammate Ibrahim Said were unable to travel to England for the club's UEFA Europa Conference League play-off against West Ham United due to English entry rules for non-EU citizens after Brexit.[8]

Notts County

On 1 February 2024, Jatta joined English EFL League Two club Notts County for a fee around 150,000 euros.[9][10] He signed a deal until June 2026.

Honours

Viborg

Individual

References

  1. ^ a b Camara, Arfang M.S. (2 October 2020). "Alassana Jatta withdrawn from Scorpions squad due to injury". thepoint.gm.
  2. ^ a b "#12 – Alassana Jatta | Angriber | [ga]". Viborg F.F. Prof. Fodbold A/S (in Danish). Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  3. ^ "ALASSANA JATTA COMPLETES PAIDE TRANSFER". Twitter. 8 November 2018. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  4. ^ Flatau, Line (5 August 2019). "Fodbold: VFF henter 20-årig gambisk angriber". TV MIDTVEST (in Danish).
  5. ^ "Viborg vs. Fredericia - 21 August 2019 - Soccerway". nr.soccerway.com. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  6. ^ a b "Viborg vinder 1. division - TV 2". sport.tv2.dk (in Danish). 26 May 2021.
  7. ^ "Nordsjælland vs. Viborg - 18 July 2021 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  8. ^ "Viborg lose two African players for West Ham playoff due to UK entry rules". The Guardian. 17 August 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  9. ^ Signing: Alassana Jatta, nottscountyfc.co.uk, 1 February 2024
  10. ^ Bekræftet: Viborgs søsterklub køber Jatta, bold.dk, 1 February 2024
  11. ^ "Premium liiga kuu parimateks valiti Rogic ja Jatta" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 8 July 2019.

External links

  • Alassana Jatta at WorldFootball.net
  • Alassana Jatta at Soccerway
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