Alassana Jatta

Alassane Jatta (born 12 January 1999) is a Gambian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Danish Superliga club Viborg FF.

Alassana Jatta
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-01-12) 12 January 1999
Place of birth Sukuta, The Gambia[1]
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)[2]
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Viborg
Number 12
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 Real de Banjul
2019 Paide Linnameeskond 17 (13)
2019– Viborg 57 (11)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:13, 25 April 2022 (UTC)

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]

Honours

Viborg

References
  1. Camara, Arfang M.S. (2 October 2020). "Alassana Jatta withdrawn from Scorpions squad due to injury - The Point". thepoint.gm.
  2. "#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. "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.
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