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|caps4 = 14
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'''Alassana Jatta''' (born 12 January 1999) is a Gambian professional [[association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[Forward (association football)|forward]] for {{English football updater|NottsCou}} club [[Notts County F.C.|Notts County]].
'''Alassana Jatta''' (born 12 January 1999) is a Gambian professional [[association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[Forward (association football)|forward]] for {{English football updater|NottsCou}} club [[Notts County F.C.|Notts County]] and the [[Gambia national football team|Gambia national team]].


==Career==
==Club career==
===Paide Linnameeskond===
===Paide Linnameeskond===
Born in [[Sukuta]], The Gambia,<ref name="sukuta" /> Jatta began playing for [[Real de Banjul FC|Real de Banjul]] in his home country before moving to Estonian [[Meistriliiga]] club [[Paide Linnameeskond]] in November 2018.<ref>{{cite web |title=ALASSANA JATTA COMPLETES PAIDE TRANSFER |url=https://twitter.com/realdebanjulfc/status/1060470733107806208?lang=en |website=Twitter |access-date=11 August 2021 |language=en |date=8 November 2018}}</ref> In the first half of the season, Jatta scored 13 goals in 17 league games and was top goalscorer of the Meistriliiga.<ref name="vff-profile" />
Born in [[Sukuta]], The Gambia,<ref name="sukuta" /> Jatta began playing for [[Real de Banjul FC|Real de Banjul]] in his home country before moving to Estonian [[Meistriliiga]] club [[Paide Linnameeskond]] in November 2018.<ref>{{cite web |title=ALASSANA JATTA COMPLETES PAIDE TRANSFER |url=https://twitter.com/realdebanjulfc/status/1060470733107806208?lang=en |website=Twitter |access-date=11 August 2021 |language=en |date=8 November 2018}}</ref> In the first half of the season, Jatta scored 13 goals in 17 league games and was top goalscorer of the Meistriliiga.<ref name="vff-profile" />
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===Notts County===
===Notts County===
On 1 February 2024, Jatta joined English [[EFL League Two]] club [[Notts County F.C.|Notts County]] for a fee around 150,000 euros.<ref>[https://www.nottscountyfc.co.uk/news/2024/february/signing-alassana-jatta-010224/ Signing: Alassana Jatta], nottscountyfc.co.uk, 1 February 2024</ref><ref>[https://bold.dk/fodbold/stillinger/superligaen/nyheder/bekraeftet-viborgs-sosterklub-kober-jatta Bekræftet: Viborgs søsterklub køber Jatta], bold.dk, 1 February 2024</ref> He signed a deal until June 2026.
On 1 February 2024, Jatta joined English [[EFL League Two]] club [[Notts County F.C.|Notts County]] for a fee around 150,000 euros.<ref>[https://www.nottscountyfc.co.uk/news/2024/february/signing-alassana-jatta-010224/ Signing: Alassana Jatta], nottscountyfc.co.uk, 1 February 2024</ref><ref>[https://bold.dk/fodbold/stillinger/superligaen/nyheder/bekraeftet-viborgs-sosterklub-kober-jatta Bekræftet: Viborgs søsterklub køber Jatta], bold.dk, 1 February 2024</ref> He signed a deal until June 2026.

==International career==
On 7 November 2024, Jatta received a first call-up for the [[Gambia national football team|Gambia national team]] for the upcoming [[2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification]] ties against [[Comoros national football team|Comoros]] and [[Tunisia national football team|Tunisia]].<ref> {{cite web|url=https://gambiaff.org/gambian-announces-24-man-squad-for-final-afcon-qualifiers/|title=Gambia Announces 24-Man Squad for Final AFCON Qualifiers|website=gambiaff.org|date=7 November 2024|accessdate=11 November 2024}}</ref> He made his debut on 15 November 2024 against Comoros at the [[Berkane Municipal Stadium]] in Morocco, as a starter. He opened the scoring in the 18th minute, however, Comoros scored twice in the remaining time for a 2–1 victory, and Gambia were eliminated from the qualification.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=ESPN|url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/match/_/gameId/722100|title=Gambia v Comoros game report|date=15 November 2024}}</ref>

==Career statistics==
{{Updated|match played on 26 December 2024}}<ref>{{Soccerway|-/595920}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
! rowspan="2" |Club
! rowspan="2" |Season
! colspan="3" |League
! colspan="2" |National Cup
! colspan="2" |League Cup
! colspan="2" |Europe
! colspan="2" |Total
|-
!Division
!Apps
!Goals
!Apps
!Goals
!Apps
!Goals
!Apps
!Goals
!Apps
!Goals
|-
|[[Paide Linnameeskond|Paide]]
|[[2019 Meistriliiga|2019]]
|[[Meistriliiga]]
|17
|13
| colspan="2" |—
| colspan="2" |—
| colspan="2" |—
|17
|13
|-
| rowspan="6" |[[Viborg FF|Viborg]]
|[[2019–20 Danish 1st Division|2019–20]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Danish 1st Division]]
|24
|7
| colspan="2" |—
| colspan="2" |—
| colspan="2" |—
|24
|7
|-
|[[2020–21 Danish 1st Division|2020–21]]
|11
|2
| colspan="2" |—
| colspan="2" |—
| colspan="2" |—
|11
|2
|-
|[[2021–22 Danish Superliga|2021–22]]
| rowspan="3" |[[Danish Superliga]]
|26
|3
|1
|0
| colspan="2" |—
| colspan="2" |—
|27
|3
|-
|[[2022–23 Danish Superliga|2022–23]]
|21
|2
|4
|5
| colspan="2" |—
|2
|1
|27
|8
|-
|[[2023–24 Danish Superliga|2023–24]]
|13
|1
|1
|0
| colspan="2" |—
| colspan="2" |—
|14
|1
|-
! colspan="2" |Total
!95
!15
!6
!5
! colspan="2" |—
!2
!1
!103
!21
|-
| rowspan="3" |[[Notts County F.C.|Notts County]]
|[[2023–24 Notts County F.C. season|2023–24]]
| rowspan="2" |[[EFL League Two]]
|10
|5
| colspan="2" |—
| colspan="2" |—
| colspan="2" |—
|10
|5
|-
|[[2024–25 Notts County F.C. season|2024–25]]
|16
|9
|2
|2
|1
|1
| colspan="2" |—
|19
|12
|-
! colspan="2" |Total
!26
!14
!2
!2
!1
!1
! colspan="2" |—
!29
!17
|-
! colspan="3" |Total
!138
!42
!8
!7
!1
!1
!2
!1
!149
!51
|}


==Honours==
==Honours==
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Latest revision as of 15:16, 29 December 2024

Alassana Jatta
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-01-12) 12 January 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Sukuta, The Gambia[1]
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)[2]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Notts County
Number 29
Youth career
2013–2014 Nema City
2014–2015 Gambia Ports Authority
2015–2016 Sukuta United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 Real de Banjul ? (18)
2019 Paide Linnameeskond 17 (13)
2019–2024 Viborg 95 (15)
2024– Notts County 26 (14)
International career‡
2024– Gambia 1 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:16, 29 December 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 November 2024

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

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Paide Linnameeskond

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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

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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

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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

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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] He made his debut on 15 November 2024 against Comoros at the Berkane Municipal Stadium in Morocco, as a starter. He opened the scoring in the 18th minute, however, Comoros scored twice in the remaining time for a 2–1 victory, and Gambia were eliminated from the qualification.[12]

Career statistics

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As of match played on 26 December 2024[13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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 16 9 2 2 1 1 — 19 12
Total 26 14 2 2 1 1 — 29 17
Total 138 42 8 7 1 1 2 1 149 51

Honours

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Viborg

Individual

References

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  1. ^ a b Camara, Arfang M.S. (2 October 2020). "Alassana Jatta withdrawn from Scorpions squad due to injury". thepoint.gm.
  2. ^ a b "#12 – Alassana Jatta | Angriber | [ga]". Viborg F.F. Prof. Fodbold A/S (in Danish). Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  3. ^ "ALASSANA JATTA COMPLETES PAIDE TRANSFER". Twitter. 8 November 2018. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  4. ^ Flatau, Line (5 August 2019). "Fodbold: VFF henter 20-årig gambisk angriber". TV MIDTVEST (in Danish).
  5. ^ "Viborg vs. Fredericia - 21 August 2019 - Soccerway". nr.soccerway.com. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  6. ^ a b "Viborg vinder 1. division – TV 2". sport.tv2.dk (in Danish). 26 May 2021.
  7. ^ "Nordsjælland vs. Viborg - 18 July 2021 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  8. ^ "Viborg lose two African players for West Ham playoff due to UK entry rules". The Guardian. 17 August 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  9. ^ Signing: Alassana Jatta, nottscountyfc.co.uk, 1 February 2024
  10. ^ Bekræftet: Viborgs søsterklub køber Jatta, bold.dk, 1 February 2024
  11. ^ "Gambia Announces 24-Man Squad for Final AFCON Qualifiers". gambiaff.org. 7 November 2024. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  12. ^ "Gambia v Comoros game report". ESPN. 15 November 2024.
  13. ^ Alassana Jatta at Soccerway
  14. ^ "Premium liiga kuu parimateks valiti Rogic ja Jatta" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 8 July 2019.
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