# Alassana Jatta

Alassana Jatta (born 12 January 1999) is a Gambian professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL League Two 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. 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. 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.
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.
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.

### Notts County

On 1 February 2024, Jatta joined English EFL League Two club Notts County for a fee around 150,000 euros. 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. He made his debut on 15 November 2024 against Comoros at the Berkane Municipal Stadium in Morocco, as a starter. He opened the scoring in the 18th minute, however, Comoros scored twice in the remaining time for a 2–1 victory, and Gambia were eliminated from the qualification.

## Career statistics

    As of match played on 8 March 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National Cup | National Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Europe | Europe | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Paide | 2019 | Meistriliiga | 17 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 13 |
| Viborg | 2019–20 | Danish 1st Division | 24 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | 7 |
| Viborg | 2020–21 | Danish 1st Division | 11 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 2 |
| Viborg | 2021–22 | Danish Superliga | 26 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 27 | 3 |
| Viborg | 2022–23 | Danish Superliga | 21 | 2 | 4 | 5 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 27 | 8 |
| Viborg | 2023–24 | Danish Superliga | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 1 |
| Viborg | Total | Total | 95 | 15 | 6 | 5 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 103 | 21 |
| Notts County | 2023–24 | EFL League Two | 10 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 5 |
| Notts County | 2024–25 | EFL League Two | 29 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 32 | 19 |
| Notts County | Total | Total | 39 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 42 | 24 |
| Total | Total | Total | 151 | 49 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 162 | 58 |

## Honours

Viborg
* Danish 1st Division: 2020–21
Individual
* Meistriliiga Player of the Month: June 2019