Emmanuel Latte Lath

Emmanuel Latte Lath
Latte Lath with Atlanta United in 2025
Personal information
Full name Emmanuel Delan Junior Latte Lath
Date of birth (1999-01-01) 1 January 1999
Place of birth Marcory, Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position Striker
Team information
Current team
 Union Berlin
(on loan from Atlanta United)
Number 29
Youth career
Esperia Calcio
–2016 Atalanta
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2023 Atalanta 0 (0)
2017–2018 → Pescara (loan) 0 (0)
2018–2019 → Pistoiese (loan) 18 (2)
2019 → Carrarese (loan) 17 (0)
2019–2020 → Imolese (loan) 19 (2)
2020 → Pianese (loan) 5 (0)
2020–2021 → Pro Patria (loan) 34 (9)
2021–2022 → SPAL (loan) 18 (3)
2022–2023 → St. Gallen (loan) 31 (14)
2023–2025 Middlesbrough 59 (27)
2025– Atlanta United 44 (9)
2026– → Union Berlin (loan) 0 (0)
International career‡
2024– Ivory Coast 4 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18 July 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 21 June 2025

Emmanuel Delan Junior Latte Lath (born 1 January 1999) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Bundesliga side Union Berlin, on loan from Major League Soccer side Atlanta United and the Ivory Coast national team.

Latte Lath has previously played for Middlesbrough and before them Atalanta and had loan periods with Italian clubs Pescara, Pistoiese, Carrarese, Imolese, Pianese, Pro Patria, SPAL, and Swiss club St. Gallen.

Early Life

Latte Lath was born in Marcory, a suburb of Abidjan, Ivory Coast. At the age of eight, he and his mother immigrated to Italy, arriving in the Province of Cremona to join his father.[1][2]

Club career

Latte Lath played for Esperia Calcio in Cremona.[3] After featuring for Atalanta's Primavera squad, Latte Lath was promoted to the senior side for the 2016–17 season.

On 13 August 2016, Latte Lath made his senior debut as a substitute in a 3–0 victory against Cremonese in the Coppa Italia, replacing Alejandro Gómez in the 77th minute.[4] His second appearance of the competition came in late November in another 3–0 win for La Dea, this time against Serie A rivals Pescara.[5] On 11 January 2017, he scored his first senior goal for Atalanta, in a 3–2 Coppa Italia defeat to Juventus.[6][7]

Latte Lath joined newly relegated Serie B side Pescara on a season-long loan.[8] He joined Pistoiese on loan on 7 July 2018.[9] On 24 January 2019, he moved on another loan, to Carrarese.[10] On 10 July 2019, he was loaned to Imolese.[11] On 11 September 2020, he joined Pro Patria on loan.[12] On 12 July 2021, he moved to Serie B club SPAL on a season-long loan.[13] Latte Lath joined Swiss Super League club St. Gallen on a season-long loan on 2 July 2022.[14]

Middlesbrough

Latte Lath joined EFL Championship club Middlesbrough on a permanent deal on 15 August 2023, signing a four-year contract with an option for an additional year.[15] He made his debut for the club on 19 August, in a 1–1 draw against Huddersfield Town.[16] He scored his first goal for the club on 26 August, in a 4–2 defeat to West Bromwich Albion.[17] He finished the 2023–24 season as Middlesbrough's top scorer with 16 league goals and 18 in all competitions.[18] A strong end to the season, including a run of seven goals in six matches, saw Latte Lath named EFL Championship Player of the Month for April 2024.[19]

Atlanta United

On 4 February 2025, Latte Lath signed a four-year deal with Major League Soccer side Atlanta United for a league record transfer fee, reported to be worth $22 million plus add-ons. This was also a club record sale for Middlesbrough.[20][21][22] He made his debut for the club in their season opener against CF Montréal on 22 February, scoring two goals.[23]

Loan to Union Berlin

On 2 August 2026, Latte Lath joined Bundesliga side Union Berlin on loan.[24]

International career

Latte Lath made his debut for the Ivory Coast national team on 7 June 2024 in a World Cup qualifier against Gabon at the Amadou Gon Coulibaly Stadium. He came on for Oumar Diakité in the 86th minute of a 1–0 Ivory Coast victory.[25]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 23 August 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Atalanta 2016–17 Serie A 0031——31
2017–18 Serie A 0000——00
2018–19 Serie A 0000——00
2019–20 Serie A 0000——00
2020–21 Serie A 0000——00
2021–22 Serie A 0000——00
2022–23 Serie A 0000——00
Total 0031——31
Pescara (loan) 2017–18 Serie B 0000——00
Pistoiese (loan) 2018–19 Serie C 18100——181
Carrarese (loan) 2018–19 Serie C 140——4[c]1181
Imolese (loan) 2019–20 Serie C 19231——223
Pianese (loan) 2019–20 Serie C 40——1[d]050
Pro Patria (loan) 2020–21 Serie C 33822—1[e]13611
SPAL (loan) 2021–22 Serie B 18310——193
St. Gallen (loan) 2022–23 Swiss Super League 311432——3416
Middlesbrough 2023–24[26] Championship 30161052—3618
2024–25[27] Championship 29111010—3111
Total 59272062—6729
Atlanta United 2025[28] MLS 307——2[f]1328
2026[28] MLS 14221——163
Total 44921—214811
Union Berlin (loan) 2026–27 Bundesliga 0010——10
Career total 24064177628327176
  1. ↑ Includes Coppa Italia, Swiss Cup, FA Cup, U.S. Open Cup
  2. ↑ Includes EFL Cup
  3. ↑ One appearance and one goal in Coppa Italia Serie C, three appearances in Serie C Promotion play-offs
  4. ↑ Appearance in Serie C Relegation play-offs
  5. ↑ Appearance in Serie C Promotion play-offs
  6. ↑ Appearances in Leagues Cup

International

As of match played 10 June 2025[29]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Ivory Coast 202420
202520
Total 40

Honours

Individual

References

  1. ↑ Barker, Josh (13 July 2024). "Who is Emmanuel Latte Lath? Meet Middlesbrough's high-scoring number nine". Boro News. Retrieved 3 August 2026.
  2. ↑ theeditors@modernluxury.com (5 June 2026). "Emmanuel Latte Lath: Atlanta United's Rising Star". Modern Luxury. Retrieved 3 August 2026.
  3. ↑ Troise, Ciro (30 November 2016). "G Factor: Emmanuel Latte Lath, dalla Costa d'Avorio all'Atalanta: il diamante classe '99 che ricorda Gervinho" (in Italian). Archived from the original on 1 December 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2026.
  4. ↑ "Tim Cup, Atalanta-Cremonese 3–0 (11' pt Toloi, 31' pt Gomez, 30' st Kessie)". www.atalanta.it (in Italian). Atalanta B.C. 13 August 2016. Archived from the original on 16 January 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
  5. ↑ Emmanuel Latte Lath at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 February 2026.
  6. ↑ "La gioia di Latte: "Che emozione segnare alla Juventus"". www.atalanta.it (in Italian). Atalanta B.C. 11 January 2017. Archived from the original on 13 January 2017. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
  7. ↑ "Juventus 3–2 Atalanta 2017". www.bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 11 January 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
  8. ↑ "Emmanuel Latte Lath (Middlesbrough FC)". Forza Football. 23 April 2024. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  9. ↑ "L'esterno atalantino Latte Lath è arancione! Un saluto a Giusto Priola. – US Pistoiese 1921". US Pistoiese 1921 (in Italian). 7 July 2018. Archived from the original on 9 July 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
  10. ↑ "Latte Lath alla Carrarese, un talento a tutta velocità per mister Baldini" (in Italian). Carrarese. 24 January 2019. Archived from the original on 26 January 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  11. ↑ "COMUNICATO UFFICIALE: LATTE LATH IN PRESTITO DALL'ATALANTA" (Press release) (in Italian). Imolese. 10 July 2019. Archived from the original on 11 July 2019. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
  12. ↑ "Aurora Pro Patria 1919 comunica di aver acquisito a titolo temporaneo dall'Atalanta Bergamasca Calcio le prestazioni sportive del calciatore Emmanuel Latte Lath" (in Italian). Pro Patria. 11 September 2020.
  13. ↑ "L'ATTACCANTE EMMANUEL LATTE LATH IN PRESTITO ALLA SPAL DALL'ATALANTA BERGAMASCA" (in Italian). SPAL. 12 July 2021. Archived from the original on 19 August 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  14. ↑ "Emmanuel Latte Lath leihweise zum FCSG" (in German). St. Gallen. 2 July 2022. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
  15. ↑ "Emmanuel Latte Lath Joins Boro". Middlesbrough FC. 15 August 2023. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  16. ↑ "Middlesbrough 1-1 Huddersfield: Hayden Hackney earns first point for Boro". Sky Sports.
  17. ↑ FC, Middlesbrough (26 August 2023). "Match Review: West Brom 4 Boro 2". Middlesbrough FC.
  18. ↑ "Middlesbrough FC Player Appearances". Soccer Base. 30 August 2023. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
  19. 1 2 "Sky Bet Manager and Player of the Month: April winners". www.efl.com. 3 May 2024. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
  20. ↑ "High-Speed Train: Introducing Atlanta United's new speedy forward Latte Lath | Atlanta United FC". atlutd.
  21. ↑ "Atlanta United acquire Emmanuel Latte Lath in MLS-record deal | MLSSoccer.com". mlssoccer.
  22. ↑ FC, Middlesbrough (4 February 2025). "Latte Lath Joins Atlanta United In Record Deal". Middlesbrough FC.
  23. ↑ mlssoccer. "ATLvsMTL 02-22-2025 | MLS Match Recap". mlssoccer. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
  24. ↑ "Emmanuel Latte Lath strengthens Union on loan". 1. FC Union Berlin. 2 August 2026.
  25. ↑ "Ivory Coast v Gabon game report". ESPN. 7 June 2024.
  26. ↑ "Games played by Emmanuel Latte Lath in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 February 2026.
  27. ↑ "Games played by Emmanuel Latte Lath in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 February 2026.
  28. 1 2 "Emmanuel Latte Lath". MLS Soccer. Retrieved 19 February 2026.
  29. ↑ "Emmanuel Latte Lath". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 19 February 2026.
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