Musa Jatta

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Musa Jatta
Personal information
Date of birth (2004-12-20) 20 December 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth Manjai Kunda, The Gambia
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
AC Oulu
Number 25
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2023–2024 BST Galaxy
2023–2024Pohronie (loan) 15 (0)
2024 Podbrezová 0 (0)
2024Pohronie (loan) 13 (0)
2024AC Oulu (loan) 3 (0)
2024OLS (loan) 1 (0)
2025– AC Oulu 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 October 2024

Musa Jatta (born 20 December 2004) is a Gambian professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Finnish Veikkausliiga club AC Oulu.

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Club career

After spending the first half of the 2023–24 on loan with Pohronie in Slovak Second League, Jatta signed with Slovak First League club Podbrezová in January 2024. [1] He was immediately there after loaned back to Pohronie.

On 22 August 2024, Jatta was loaned out to AC Oulu in Finnish top-tier Veikkausliiga. [2] [3] He debuted in the league on 14 September, as a starter in a 3–0 home win against Lahti. On 5 October, in the early minutes of an away match against Ekenäs IF, Jatta suffered a head injury after colliding with opponent, and was taken to hospital for treatment. [4] Two days later, the club announced that nothing severe was found and Jatta was allowed to travel with the team back to Oulu. The club also credited performance coach Luke Robertson for not letting Jatta continue the game after the collision. [5] After the season, Jatta joined AC Oulu on a permanent basis, signing a two-year deal with a two-year option, for an undisclosed fee. [6]

Career statistics

As of 17 February 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCup [a] League cupEuropeTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Pohronie (loan) 2023–24 Slovak 2. Liga 15041191
Podbrezová 2023–24 Slovak Super Liga 000000
Pohronie (loan)2023–24Slovak 2. Liga130130
AC Oulu (loan) 2024 Veikkausliiga 3030
OLS (loan) 2024 Ykkönen 1010
AC Oulu 2025 Veikkausliiga00003131
Career total320413100392
  1. Includes Slovak Cup

References