Alassana Jatta

Alassana Jatta
Personal information
Full name Alassana Jatta[1]
Date of birth (1999-01-12) 12 January 1999
Place of birth Gunjur, The Gambia[2]
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)[3]
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
 Casa Pia
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 22 (18)
2019 Paide Linnameeskond 17 (13)
2019–2024 Viborg 95 (15)
2024–2026 Notts County 84 (40)
2026– Casa Pia 0 (0)
International career‡
2024– Gambia 3 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11:03, 29 July 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 10:51, 25 July 2025 (UTC)

Alassana Jatta (born 12 January 1999) is a Gambian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Primeira Liga club Casa Pia and the Gambia national team.

Club career

Paide Linnameeskond

Born in Sukuta, The Gambia,[2] Jatta began playing for Real de Banjul in his home country before moving to Estonian Meistriliiga club Paide Linnameeskond in November 2018.[4] In the first half of the season, Jatta scored 13 goals in 17 league games and was top goalscorer of the Meistriliiga.[3]

Viborg

On 5 August 2019, Jatta signed a four-year contract with Danish 1st Division club Viborg FF.[5] 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.[6]

Being part of the Viborg-team winning promotion to the Danish Superliga in the 2020–21 season,[7] 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.[8]

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.[9]

Notts County

On 1 February 2024, Jatta joined English EFL League Two club Notts County for a fee around 150,000 euros.[10][11]

Casa Pia

On 29 July 2026, Jatta joined Primeira Liga club Casa Pia for an undisclosed fee.[12]

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.[13]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played on 25 May 2026[14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Paide 2019 Meistriliiga 1713————1713
Viborg 2019–20 Danish 1st Division 247————247
2020–21 Danish 1st Division 112————112
2021–22 Danish Superliga 26310———273
2022–23 Danish Superliga 21245—2[c]1—278
2023–24 Danish Superliga 13110———141
Total 951565—21—10321
Notts County 2023–24 League Two 105————105
2024–25 League Two 40192211——4322
2025–26 League Two 34161100—1[d]03617
Total 84403311—108944
Casa Pia 2026–27 Primeira Liga 0000———00
Total 196689811211020978
  1. ↑ Includes Danish Cup, FA Cup
  2. ↑ Includes EFL Cup
  3. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Conference League
  4. ↑ Appearance in EFL Trophy

International

As of match played 24 March 2025[15]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Gambia 202410
202520
202600
Total30

Honours

Viborg

Notts County

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Club list of registered players: As at 17th May 2025" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
  2. 1 2 Camara, Arfang M.S. (2 October 2020). "Alassana Jatta withdrawn from Scorpions squad due to injury". thepoint.gm.
  3. 1 2 "#12 – Alassana Jatta | Angriber | [ga]". Viborg F.F. Prof. Fodbold A/S (in Danish). Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  4. ↑ "ALASSANA JATTA COMPLETES PAIDE TRANSFER". Twitter. 8 November 2018. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  5. ↑ Flatau, Line (5 August 2019). "Fodbold: VFF henter 20-årig gambisk angriber". TV MIDTVEST (in Danish).
  6. ↑ "Viborg vs. Fredericia - 21 August 2019 - Soccerway". nr.soccerway.com. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  7. 1 2 "Viborg vinder 1. division – TV 2". sport.tv2.dk (in Danish). 26 May 2021.
  8. ↑ "Nordsjælland vs. Viborg - 18 July 2021 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  9. ↑ "Viborg lose two African players for West Ham playoff due to UK entry rules". The Guardian. 17 August 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  10. ↑ Signing: Alassana Jatta, nottscountyfc.co.uk, 1 February 2024
  11. ↑ Bekræftet: Viborgs søsterklub køber Jatta, bold.dk, 1 February 2024
  12. ↑ "Alassana Jatta: Notts County striker signs for Portuguese club Casa Pia". BBC Sport. 29 July 2026. Retrieved 29 July 2026.
  13. ↑ "Gambia Announces 24-Man Squad for Final AFCON Qualifiers". gambiaff.org. 7 November 2024. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  14. ↑ Alassana Jatta at Soccerway. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
  15. ↑ "Alassana Jatta". National Football Teams. Retrieved 29 July 2026.
  16. ↑ "Notts County 3–0 Salford City: Line-ups". BBC Sport. 25 May 2026. Retrieved 25 May 2026.
  17. ↑ "Premium liiga kuu parimateks valiti Rogic ja Jatta" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 8 July 2019.
  18. ↑ Ashton, Ben (27 April 2025). "Burnley's Parker and Blades' Hamer win EFL awards". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 April 2025.
  19. ↑ "PFA League Two Team of the Year 2025". PFA. 19 August 2025. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
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