David Atanga

David Atanga

Atanga with SKN St. Pölten in 2018
Personal information
Date of birth	(1996-12-25) 25 December 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth	Bolgatanga, Ghana
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	Wolfsberger AC
Number	17
Youth career
	Red Bull Ghana
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2017	FC Liefering	36	(12)
2015–2019	Red Bull Salzburg	6	(0)
2016	→ 1. FC Heidenheim (loan)	4	(0)
2017	→ SV Mattersburg (loan)	15	(3)
2018	→ SKN St. Pölten (loan)	13	(5)
2018–2019	→ Greuther Fürth (loan)	31	(1)
2019–2021	Holstein Kiel	19	(0)
2021	→ Admira Wacker (loan)	15	(2)
2021–2024	KV Oostende	67	(7)
2024–	Wolfsberger AC	15	(4)
International career
2015	Ghana U20	5	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 June 2025

Atanga playing für SV Mattersburg in 2017

David Atanga (born 25 December 1996) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Austrian club Wolfsberger AC. ^{[1] [2]}

Club career

Early career

Atanga joined Red Bull Salzburg academy in 2014. ^[3] In June 2015, Atanga signed new five-year deal with the club. ^[3] On 25 July, he made his first-team debut for Red Bull Salzburg. ^[2]

On 1 July 2016, Atanga left on loan to join 2. Bundesliga team 1. FC Heidenheim. ^[4] After only four appearances for Heidenheim, Atanga returned to Salzburg before again leaving on loan. During his time in Austria, Atanga was played 36 times and scored 12 goals for Salzburg's farm team FC Liefering. ^[2] On 19 January 2017, Atanga joined Austrian Football Bundesliga side SV Mattersburg on a six-month loan. ^[5]

In June 2018, SpVgg Greuther Fürth announced Atanga would join on loan for the 2018–19 season. ^[6]

Holstein Kiel

In June 2019, Atanga permanently moved signing with 2. Bundesliga side Holstein Kiel for the 2019–20 season. He agreed a three-year contract with the club. ^{[7] [8]}

On 18 January 2021, Atanga moved to Austrian club Admira Wacker, on a loan until the end of the season. ^[9]

KV Oostende

On 6 August 2021, KV Oostende announced the signing of Atanga on a three-year deal. ^[10]

International career

Atanga has played five times for Ghana at U20 level, winning four of those caps during the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup in New Zealand. ^[2]

Career statistics

Club

As of 29 July 2020 ^[2]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup [a]		League cup		Continental [b]		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
FC Liefering	2014–15	Austrian First League	13	2	—		—		—		0	0	13	2
	2015–16		23	10	—		—		—		0	0	23	10
	2016–17		0	0	—		—		—		0	0	0	0
	2017–18		7	2	—		—		—		0	0	0	0
	Total		43	14	—		—		—		0	0	43	14
Red Bull Salzburg	2014–15	Austrian Bundesliga	0	0	0	0	—		0	0	0	0	0	0
	2015–16		5	0	1	0	—		4 [c]	0	0	0	10	0
	2016–17		0	0	0	0	—		0	0	0	0	0	0
	2017–18		1	0	1	0	—		0	0	0	0	2	0
	Total		6	0	2	0	—		4	0	0	0	12	0
1. FC Heidenheim (loan)	2016–17	2. Bundesliga	4	0	1	0	—		—		0	0	5	0
SV Mattersburg (loan)	2016–17	Austrian Bundesliga	15	3	—		—		—		0	0	15	3
SKN St. Pölten (loan)	2017–18	Austrian Bundesliga	13	5	—		—		—		1	1	14	6
Greuther Fürth (loan)	2018–19	2. Bundesliga	31	1	1	0	—		—		–		32	1
Holstein Kiel	2019–20	2. Bundesliga	19	0	1	1	—		—		–		20	1
Admira Wacker (loan)	2020–21	Austrian Bundesliga	15	2	0	0	—		—		–		15	2
Career total			146	25	5	1	—		4	0	1	1	156	27

1. Includes the Austrian Cup and DFB-Pokal.
2. Includes the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League.
3. Two appearances in 2015–16 UEFA Champions League, two appearances in the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League

Honours

Red Bull Salzburg

• Austrian Football Bundesliga: 2015–16
• Austrian Cup: 2015–16

References

1. David Atanga at WorldFootball.net
2. David Atanga at Soccerway
3. "Official FC Red Bull Salzburg transfer news". Red Bull Salzburg. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
4. "FCH leiht Mittelfeldspieler David Atanga aus Salzburg aus!". 1. FC Heidenheim. Archived from the original on 5 August 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
5. "SVM verpflichtet David Atanga". SV Mattersburg. Archived from the original on 30 June 2018. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
6. ""Schnell und beweglich": Atanga verstärkt Fürth". kicker Online (in German). 30 June 2018. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
7. "OFFICIAL: Former Ghana U20 star David Atanga joins German side Holstein Kiel on three-year deal". Ghanasoccernet. 27 June 2019. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
8. Haase, Andrè (27 June 2019). "Holstein Kiel: David Atanga kommt aus Salzburg". Sportbuzzer (in German). Archived from the original on 1 November 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
9. "FC Admira holt David Atanga zurück nach Österreich" [FC Admira brings David Atanga back to Austria]. Spox (in German). 18 January 2021. Archived from the original on 29 January 2021. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
10. "NEW ATTACKER SIGNS FOR THREE SEASONS". KV Oostende. 6 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.

External links

• David Atanga at Soccerbase