Alassana Jatta

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Alassana Jatta

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1999|1|12|df=y}}

| birth_place = Gunjur, The Gambia{{cite web |last1=Camara |first1=Arfang M.S. |title=Alassana Jatta withdrawn from Scorpions squad due to injury |url=https://thepoint.gm/africa/gambia/sports/alassana-jatta-withdrawn-from-scorpions-squad-due-to-injury |website=thepoint.gm |date=2 October 2020}}

| height = 1.92 m{{cite web |title=#12 – Alassana Jatta {{!}} Angriber {{!}} [ga] |url=https://www.vff.dk/ligaen/truppen/18-angribere/11474-12-alassana-jatta-angriber-ga |website=Viborg F.F. Prof. Fodbold A/S |access-date=11 August 2021 |language=da-DK}}

| position = Forward

| currentclub = Notts County

| clubnumber = 29

| youthyears1 = 2013–2014

| youthclubs1 = Nema City

| youthyears2 = 2014–2015

| youthclubs2 = Gambia Ports Authority

| youthyears3 = 2015–2016

| youthclubs3 = Sukuta United

| years1 = 2016–2018

| clubs1 = Real de Banjul

| caps1 = ?

| goals1 = 18

| years2 = 2019

| clubs2 = Paide Linnameeskond

| caps2 = 17

| goals2 = 13

| years3 = 2019–2024

| clubs3 = Viborg

| caps3 = 95

| goals3 = 15

| years4 = 2024–

| clubs4 = Notts County

| caps4 = 39

| goals4 = 21

| nationalyears1 = 2024–

| nationalteam1 = Gambia

| nationalcaps1 = 2

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| club-update = 18:00, 8 March 2025 (UTC)

| nationalteam-update = 30 March 2025

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Alassana Jatta (born 12 January 1999) is a Gambian professional footballer who plays as a forward for {{English football updater|NottsCou}} club Notts County and the Gambia national team.

Club career

=Paide Linnameeskond=

Born in Sukuta, The Gambia, Jatta began playing for Real de Banjul in his home country before moving to Estonian Meistriliiga club Paide Linnameeskond in November 2018.{{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}} In the first half of the season, Jatta scored 13 goals in 17 league games and was top goalscorer of the Meistriliiga.

=Viborg=

On 5 August 2019, Jatta signed a four-year contract with Danish 1st Division club Viborg FF.{{cite news |last1=Flatau |first1=Line |title=Fodbold: VFF henter 20-årig gambisk angriber |url=https://www.tvmidtvest.dk/viborg/fodbold-vff-henter-20-arig-gambisk-angriber |work=TV MIDTVEST |date=5 August 2019 |language=da}} 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.{{cite web |title=Viborg vs. Fredericia - 21 August 2019 - Soccerway |url=https://nr.soccerway.com/matches/2019/08/21/denmark/1st-division/viborg-ff/fc-fredericia/3034159/ |website=nr.soccerway.com |access-date=11 August 2021}}

Being part of the Viborg-team winning promotion to the Danish Superliga in the 2020–21 season, 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.{{cite web |title=Nordsjælland vs. Viborg - 18 July 2021 - Soccerway |url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2021/07/18/denmark/superliga/fc-nordsjalland/viborg-ff/3510669/ |website=int.soccerway.com |access-date=26 July 2021}}

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.{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2022/aug/17/viborg-lose-two-african-players-for-west-ham-playoff-due-to-visa-problems|title=Viborg lose two African players for West Ham playoff due to UK entry rules|website=The Guardian|date=17 August 2022|access-date=18 August 2022}}

=Notts County=

On 1 February 2024, Jatta joined English EFL League Two club Notts County for a fee around 150,000 euros.[https://www.nottscountyfc.co.uk/news/2024/february/signing-alassana-jatta-010224/ Signing: Alassana Jatta], nottscountyfc.co.uk, 1 February 2024[https://bold.dk/fodbold/stillinger/superligaen/nyheder/bekraeftet-viborgs-sosterklub-kober-jatta Bekræftet: Viborgs søsterklub køber Jatta], bold.dk, 1 February 2024 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. {{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}}

Career statistics

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 \|2019 \|Meistriliiga \|17 \|13 \| colspan="2" \|— \| colspan="2" \|— \| colspan="2" \|— \|17 \|13
rowspan="6" \|Viborg \|2019–20 \| rowspan="2" \|Danish 1st Division \|24 \|7 \| colspan="2" \|— \| colspan="2" \|— \| colspan="2" \|— \|24 \|7
2020–21 \|11 \|2 \| colspan="2" \|— \| colspan="2" \|— \| colspan="2" \|— \|11 \|2
2021–22 \| rowspan="3" \|Danish Superliga \|26 \|3 \|1 \|0 \| colspan="2" \|— \| colspan="2" \|— \|27 \|3
2022–23 \|21 \|2 \|4 \|5 \| colspan="2" \|— \|2 \|1 \|27 \|8
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 \|2023–24 \| rowspan="2" \|League Two \|10 \|5 \| colspan="2" \|— \| colspan="2" \|— \| colspan="2" \|— \|10 \|5
2024–25 \|29 \|16 \|2 \|2 \|1 \|1 \| colspan="2" \|— \|32 \|19
colspan="2" \|Total !39 !21 !2 !2 !1 !1 ! colspan="2" \|— !42 !24
colspan="3" \|Total !151 !49 !8 !7 !1 !1 !2 !1 !162 !58

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

|2019

|Meistriliiga

|17

|13

| colspan="2" |—

|17

|13

rowspan="6" |Viborg

|2019–20

| rowspan="2" |Danish 1st Division

|24

| colspan="2" |—

|24

2020–21

|11

| colspan="2" |—

|11

2021–22

| rowspan="3" |Danish Superliga

|26

| colspan="2" |—

|27

2022–23

|21

| colspan="2" |—

|27

2023–24

|13

| colspan="2" |—

|14

colspan="2" |Total

!95

!15

! colspan="2" |—

!103

!21

rowspan="3" |Notts County

|2023–24

| rowspan="2" |League Two

|10

| colspan="2" |—

|10

2024–25

|29

|16

| colspan="2" |—

|32

|19

colspan="2" |Total

!39

!21

! colspan="2" |—

!42

!24

colspan="3" |Total

!151

!49

!162

!58

Honours

Viborg

Danish 1st Division: 2020–21{{cite news |title=Viborg vinder 1. division – TV 2 |url=https://sport.tv2.dk/fodbold/2021-05-26-viborg-vinder-1-division |work=sport.tv2.dk |date=26 May 2021 |language=da-DK}}

Individual

Meistriliiga Player of the Month: June 2019{{cite web|url=http://jalgpall.ee/voistlused/uudised/premium-liiga-kuu-parimateks-valiti-rogic-ja-jatta-n15965|title=Premium liiga kuu parimateks valiti Rogic ja Jatta|language=et|publisher=Estonian Football Association|date=8 July 2019}}