Personal information | |||
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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 | 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.
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]
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]
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.
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