Personal information | |||
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Full name | Isaac Atanga | ||
Date of birth | 14 June 2000 | ||
Place of birth | Nkoranza, Ghana | ||
Position(s) | Right winger | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Kalmar FF | ||
Youth career | |||
Right to Dream | |||
2018–2019 | Nordsjælland | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019–2021 | Nordsjælland | 55 | (11) |
2021–2023 | FC Cincinnati | 23 | (1) |
2022 | FC Cincinnati 2 | 7 | (1) |
2022–2023 | → Göztepe (loan) | 15 | (1) |
2023–2024 | Aalesund | 39 | (8) |
2023–2024 | Aalesund 2 | 5 | (0) |
2024 | → Ilves (loan) | 5 | (2) |
2025– | Kalmar FF | 0 | (0) |
International career | |||
Ghana U20 | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 October 2024 |
Isaac Atanga (born 14 June 2000) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Swedish club Kalmar FF.
Atanga was born in Nkoranza, Ghana and was a part of the academy at Right to Dream and joined FC Nordsjælland in the summer 2018. Since Right to Dream is a cooperative academy to Nordsjælland, Atanga had already played a friendly game for FC Nordsjælland in February 2018 against FC Roskilde. [1]
He made his FC Nordsjælland debut on 14 April 2019, replacing Oliver Antman in the 73rd minute in a 2–1 victory against Esbjerg fB in the Danish Superliga. [2] He played with shirt number 35 on his back. Atanga had had a good season for the U-19 squad before his first team debut, scoring 9 goals in 15 games. [3]
On 14 July 2019, Atanga scored his first professional goal for Nordsjælland in the first game of the season against AC Horsens, a game Nordsjælland won 3–0. [4] He also scored one goal in the following game against FC Midtjylland. On 25 July 2019, the club announced that they had extended Atanga's contract until 2023. [5]
On 31 March 2021, Atanga joined Major League Soccer side FC Cincinnati, signing a three-year contract. [6] He made his debut for the club on 1 May 2021 against Orlando City, starting in the 3–0 defeat. [7] Atanga scored his first goal for FC Cincinnati on 27 August 2021 against Columbus Crew but couldn't prevent the 3–2 defeat. [8]
On 7 August 2022 it was confirmed, that Atanga had joined newly relegated Turkish TFF First League club Göztepe on a one-year loan deal with a purchase option. [9]
On 1 April 2023, Atanga signed with Eliteserien side Aalesund for an undisclosed fee. [10] On 17 August 2024, Atanga joined Veikkausliiga club Ilves on loan for the rest of the season with an option to buy. [11] However, Ilves did not exercise their option to buy and Atanga returned to Aalesund after just five games and two goals. [12]
On January 25, 2025 it was confirmed that Atanga swapped Norway for Sweden when he signed a 2-year deal with Kalmar FF. [13]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Nordsjælland | 2018–19 | Danish Superliga | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
2019–20 | Danish Superliga | 34 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 7 | |||
2020–21 | Danish Superliga | 19 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 21 | 5 | |||
Total | 55 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 12 | ||
FC Cincinnati | 2021 | MLS | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 1 | ||
2022 | MLS | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
Total | 23 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 1 | ||
FC Cincinnati 2 | 2022 | MLS Next Pro | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | |||
Göztepe (loan) | 2022–23 | TFF First League | 15 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 17 | 2 | ||
Aalesund | 2023 | Eliteserien | 25 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 27 | 7 | ||
2024 | 1. divisjon | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 3 | |||
Total | 39 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 10 | ||
Aalesund 2 | 2023 | 2. divisjon | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
2024 | 3. divisjon | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
Total | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
Ilves (loan) | 2024 | Veikkausliiga | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | |||
Kalmar | 2025 | Superettan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
Career total | 149 | 24 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160 | 28 |
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