| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 12 January 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Gunjur, 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 | 39 | (21) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2024– | Gambia | 1 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:00, 8 March 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 November 2024 | |||
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.
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.
On 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]
| 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 | 29 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 32 | 19 | |||
| Total | 39 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 42 | 24 | |||
| Total | 151 | 49 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 162 | 58 | ||
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