Alassane Jatta (born 12 January 1999) is a Gambian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Danish Superliga club Viborg FF.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1999-01-12) 12 January 1999 (age 23) | ||
| 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) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:13, 25 April 2022 (UTC) | |||
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]
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]
Viborg
Viborg FF – current squad | |
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