Alassana Jatta (born 12 January 1999) is a Gambian professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL League Two club Notts County and the Gambia national team.
Club career
Paide Linnameeskond
Born in Sukuta, The Gambia,[1] Jatta began playing for Real de Banjul in his home country before moving to Estonian Meistriliiga club Paide Linnameeskond in November 2018.[3] In the first half of the season, Jatta scored 13 goals in 17 league games and was top goalscorer of the Meistriliiga.[2]
Viborg
On 5 August 2019, Jatta signed a four-year contract with Danish 1st Division club Viborg FF.[4] He made his debut for the club on 21 August, coming on as a substitute in the 64th minute for Emil Scheel and scoring his first goal in injury time.[5]
Being part of the Viborg-team winning promotion to the Danish Superliga in the 2020–21 season,[6] Jatta made his debut at the highest level on 18 July 2021, coming on as a substitute for Sofus Berger in a 2–1 away win over Nordsjælland.[7]
In August 2022, Jatta and Viborg teammate Ibrahim Said were unable to travel to England for the club's UEFA Europa Conference League play-off against West Ham United due to English entry rules for non-EU citizens after Brexit.[8]
Notts County
On 1 February 2024, Jatta joined English EFL League Two club Notts County for a fee around 150,000 euros.[9][10] He signed a deal until June 2026.
International career
On 7 November 2024, Jatta received a first call-up for the Gambia national team for the upcoming 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification ties against Comoros and Tunisia.[11]
Career statistics
- As of match played on 8 March 2025[12]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Paide | 2019 | Meistriliiga | 17 | 13 | — | — | — | 17 | 13 | |||
| Viborg | 2019–20 | Danish 1st Division | 24 | 7 | — | — | — | 24 | 7 | |||
| 2020–21 | 11 | 2 | — | — | — | 11 | 2 | |||||
| 2021–22 | Danish Superliga | 26 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 3 | |||
| 2022–23 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 5 | — | 2 | 1 | 27 | 8 | |||
| 2023–24 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 95 | 15 | 6 | 5 | — | 2 | 1 | 103 | 21 | |||
| Notts County | 2023–24 | EFL League Two | 10 | 5 | — | — | — | 10 | 5 | |||
| 2024–25 | 29 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 32 | 19 | |||
| Total | 39 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 42 | 24 | |||
| Total | 151 | 49 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 162 | 58 | ||
Honours
Viborg
Individual
- Meistriliiga Player of the Month: June 2019[13]
References
- ^ a b Camara, Arfang M.S. (2 October 2020). "Alassana Jatta withdrawn from Scorpions squad due to injury". thepoint.gm.
- ^ a b "#12 – Alassana Jatta | Angriber | [ga]". Viborg F.F. Prof. Fodbold A/S (in Danish). Retrieved 11 August 2021.
- ^ "ALASSANA JATTA COMPLETES PAIDE TRANSFER". Twitter. 8 November 2018. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
- ^ Flatau, Line (5 August 2019). "Fodbold: VFF henter 20-årig gambisk angriber". TV MIDTVEST (in Danish).
- ^ "Viborg vs. Fredericia - 21 August 2019 - Soccerway". nr.soccerway.com. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
- ^ a b "Viborg vinder 1. division – TV 2". sport.tv2.dk (in Danish). 26 May 2021.
- ^ "Nordsjælland vs. Viborg - 18 July 2021 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
- ^ "Viborg lose two African players for West Ham playoff due to UK entry rules". The Guardian. 17 August 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
- ^ Signing: Alassana Jatta, nottscountyfc.co.uk, 1 February 2024
- ^ Bekræftet: Viborgs søsterklub køber Jatta, bold.dk, 1 February 2024
- ^ "Gambia Announces 24-Man Squad for Final AFCON Qualifiers". gambiaff.org. 7 November 2024. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
- ^ Alassana Jatta at Soccerway
- ^ "Premium liiga kuu parimateks valiti Rogic ja Jatta" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 8 July 2019.
External links
- Alassana Jatta at WorldFootball.net
- Alassana Jatta at Soccerway