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- ↑ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Canada 2007 – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 5 July 2007. p. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 December 2013.
- ↑ "Paul Jatta". Brøndby IF. Archived from the original on 19 September 2010.
- ↑ FIFA.com – FIFA Spielerstatistik Paul JATTA
- ↑ Paul Jatta, OJ Krumah off to Southampton Academy
