Personal information | |||
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Full name | Nuha David Jatta [1] | ||
Date of birth | 15 March 2006 | ||
Place of birth | Osnabrück, Germany [2] | ||
Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | VfB Stuttgart II | ||
Number | 39 | ||
Youth career | |||
2018–2020 | VfL Osnabrück | ||
2020–2024 | RB Leipzig | ||
2025 | → Torino (loan) | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2024–2025 | RB Leipzig | 1 | (0) |
2025– | VfB Stuttgart II | 0 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2024 | Germany U18 | 4 | (1) |
2024– | Germany U19 | 5 | (0) |
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 July 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 15 October 2024 |
Nuha David Jatta (born 15 March 2006) is a German professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for 3. Liga club VfB Stuttgart II. He is a German youth international.
Jatta was transferred from VfL Osnabrück to RB Leipzig's youth academy in the summer of 2020. He impressed at the 2023–24 winter training camp for the professionals, subsequently becoming a permanent fixture in their training sessions and also featuring in the squad, for example in the Champions League round of 16 against Real Madrid. On his 18th birthday in mid-March 2024, he then signed a professional contract running until 30 June 2027. [3] He was also called up to RB Leipzig's professional squad by coach Marco Rose at the end of the 2023–24 Bundesliga season. He then made his first competitive appearance in the Bundesliga in the away match against Eintracht Frankfurt on 18 May 2024, when he was substituted for Benjamin Šeško in the 11th minute of stoppage time. [4]
On 9 August 2025, Jatta signed with VfB Stuttgart II in 3. Liga, the reserve team of VfB Stuttgart. [5]
Jatta was called up to the Germany U18s in May 2024. [6]