Alassana Jatta (born 12 January 1999) is a Gambian professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL League Two club Notts County and the Gambia national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 12 January 1999 | ||
| 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 | 21 | (12) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2024– | Gambia | 1 | (1) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:37, 17 November 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 November 2024 | |||
Club career
editPaide Linnameeskond
editBorn 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
editOn 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
editOn 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.
International career
editOn 7 November 2024, Jatta received a first call-up for the Gambia national team for the upcoming 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification ties against Comoros and Tunisia.[11] He made his debut on 15 November 2024 against Comoros at the Berkane Municipal Stadium in Morocco, as a starter. He opened the scoring in the 18th minute, however, Comoros scored twice in the remaining time for a 2–1 victory, and Gambia were eliminated from the qualification.[12]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played on 9 November 2024[13]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Paide | 2019 | Meistriliiga | 17 | 13 | — | — | — | 17 | 13 | |||
| Viborg | 2019–20 | Danish 1st Division | 24 | 7 | — | — | — | 24 | 7 | |||
| 2020–21 | 11 | 2 | — | — | — | 11 | 2 | |||||
| 2021–22 | Danish Superliga | 26 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 3 | |||
| 2022–23 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 5 | — | 2 | 1 | 27 | 8 | |||
| 2023–24 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 95 | 15 | 6 | 5 | — | 2 | 1 | 103 | 21 | |||
| Notts County | 2023–24 | EFL League Two | 10 | 5 | — | — | — | 10 | 5 | |||
| 2024–25 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 13 | 10 | |||
| Total | 21 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 23 | 15 | |||
| Total | 133 | 40 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 143 | 49 | ||
Honours
editViborg
Individual
- Meistriliiga Player of the Month: June 2019[14]
References
edit- ^ a b Camara, Arfang M.S. (2 October 2020). "Alassana Jatta withdrawn from Scorpions squad due to injury". thepoint.gm.
- ^ a b "#12 – Alassana Jatta | Angriber | [ga]". Viborg F.F. Prof. Fodbold A/S (in Danish). Retrieved 11 August 2021.
- ^ "ALASSANA JATTA COMPLETES PAIDE TRANSFER". Twitter. 8 November 2018. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
- ^ Flatau, Line (5 August 2019). "Fodbold: VFF henter 20-årig gambisk angriber". TV MIDTVEST (in Danish).
- ^ "Viborg vs. Fredericia - 21 August 2019 - Soccerway". nr.soccerway.com. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
- ^ a b "Viborg vinder 1. division – TV 2". sport.tv2.dk (in Danish). 26 May 2021.
- ^ "Nordsjælland vs. Viborg - 18 July 2021 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
- ^ "Viborg lose two African players for West Ham playoff due to UK entry rules". The Guardian. 17 August 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
- ^ Signing: Alassana Jatta, nottscountyfc.co.uk, 1 February 2024
- ^ Bekræftet: Viborgs søsterklub køber Jatta, bold.dk, 1 February 2024
- ^ "Gambia Announces 24-Man Squad for Final AFCON Qualifiers". gambiaff.org. 7 November 2024. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
- ^ "Gambia v Comoros game report". ESPN. 15 November 2024.
- ^ Alassana Jatta at Soccerway
- ^ "Premium liiga kuu parimateks valiti Rogic ja Jatta" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 8 July 2019.
External links
edit- Alassana Jatta at WorldFootball.net
- Alassana Jatta at Soccerway