Catherine Jatta

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Catherine Jatta
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-11-21) 21 November 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Gambia
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Determine Girls
Number 25
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2023 Gambia Police Force
2023– Determine Girls (19)
International career‡
2018 Gambia U17 3 (1)
2020 Gambia U20 2 (1)
2021– Gambia 11 (9)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 February 2025

Catherine Jatta (born 21 November 2001) is a Gambian footballer who plays as a forward for Liberian Women's First Division club Determine Girls and the Gambian national team.

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Early life

Jatta began playing football at an early age while in nursery school, regularly playing with her brothers and other boys in the neighborhood. [1]

Club career

In July 2023, Liberian Determine Girls signed Jatta on loan from Gambian side Police FC. [2] She made headlines shortly after joining, scoring consistently. By the 7th round, she had already netted 10 goals, making her the league's second-highest scorer. [3] She eventually helped the club win the league, finishing the season with 19 goals. [4]

International career

Jatta advanced through Gambia's youth national teams, representing the U-17 and U-20 sides in the 2018 and 2020 World Cup qualifiers, respectively, and scoring in both campaigns. [5] [6]

In October 2021, she received her first call-up to the senior team for the 2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualification matches against Sierra Leone. [1] On 18 October 2021, she made her senior debut as a starter in a 2–0 victory against Sierra Leone. [7] [8] On February 23, 2022, she scored her first international goal in a 2–1 defeat to Cameroon in the second round. [9]

In January 2023, she was named to Gambia’s squad for the 2023 WAFU Zone A Women's Cup, emerging as the team's standout performer. She scored in every match, including a mega hat-trick against Sierra Leone and the winning goal against Guinea, helping Gambia secure the bronze medal. [10] [11]

Career statistics

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Gambia 202120
202222
202377
202400
202500
Total119
Scores and results list The Gambia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Jatta goal.
List of international goals scored by Catherine Jatta
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
123 February 2022 Independence Stadium, Bakau, Gambia Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 1–21–2 2022 WAFCON qualification
27 April 2022 Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat, Morocco Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 1–51–6 Friendly
321 January 2023 Estádio Marcelo Leitão, Espargos, Cape Verde Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone 1–04–0 2023 WAFU Zone A Women's Cup
42–0
53–0
64–0
723 January 2023Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 1–11–4
825 January 2023Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea 1–01–0
927 January 2023Flag of Cape Verde.svg  Cape Verde 1–11–2

References

  1. 1 2 "Catherine Jatta: Gambia's fearless goal poacher ready to shine". cafonline.com. Confederation of African Football. 20 October 2021. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
  2. ↑ "Determine Girls of Liberia signs Catherine Jattafrom Police FC". voicegambia.com. 19 July 2023. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
  3. ↑ "Determined Gambian Girls Spark Liberian League". standard.gm. 23 November 2023. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
  4. ↑ "Gambian trio win Liberian League title with Determine Girls FC". thepoint.gm. 15 April 2024. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
  5. ↑ "U-17 Female Baby Scorpions Wallop Sierra Leone 3-0". gambiaff.org. Gambian Football Federation. 16 October 2017. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
  6. ↑ "Burkina Faso 3-2 Gambia (FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Qualifiers)". gambiaff.org. Gambian Football Federation. 19 January 2020. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
  7. ↑ Marenah, Sainey (18 October 2021). "Queen Scorpions Beat Sierra Leone 2 – 0 In AWCON Qualifiers". alkambatimes.com. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
  8. ↑ "Start List for the Queen Scorpions against Sierra Leone". Gambian Football Federation. 18 October 2021. Retrieved 18 February 2025– via Facebook.
  9. ↑ Badgie, Famara (24 February 2022). "Cameroon dumps Gambia in AWCON qualifier". grts.gm. Retrieved 19 February 2025. And all that the host could manage as a way of response was a brilliant free kick curled into Cameroon's net from 19yards out by Catherine Jatta
  10. ↑ "Catherine Jatta inspired Gambia to comfortable victory over Sierra Leone". thepoint.gm. 23 January 2023. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
  11. ↑ Gibba, Lamin (26 January 2023). "Gambia: Queen Scorpions Slap Guinea to Reach WAFU Semis". allafrica.com. Retrieved 19 February 2025. with Gambia Police FC forward Catherine Jatta scoring the game's only goal
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