Catherine Jatta
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 21 November 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Gambia | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Determine Girls | ||
| Number | 25 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2023 | Gambia Police Force | ||
| 2023– | Determine Girls | (19) | |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | Gambia U17 | 3 | (1) |
| 2020 | Gambia U20 | 2 | (1) |
| 2021– | Gambia | 11 | (9) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals as of 18 February 2025 | |||
Catherine Jatta (born 21 November 2001) is a Gambian footballer who plays as a forward for Liberian Women's First Division club Determine Girls and the Gambian national team.
Early life
[edit]Jatta began playing football at an early age while in nursery school, regularly playing with her brothers and other boys in the neighborhood.[1]
Club career
[edit]In July 2023, Liberian Determine Girls signed Jatta on loan from Gambian side Police FC.[2] She made headlines shortly after joining, scoring consistently. By the 7th round, she had already netted 10 goals, making her the league's second-highest scorer.[3] She eventually helped the club win the league, finishing the season with 19 goals.[4]
International career
[edit]Jatta advanced through Gambia's youth national teams, representing the U-17 and U-20 sides in the 2018 and 2020 World Cup qualifiers, respectively, and scoring in both campaigns.[5][6]
In October 2021, she received her first call-up to the senior team for the 2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualification matches against Sierra Leone.[1] On 18 October 2021, she made her senior debut as a starter in a 2–0 victory against Sierra Leone.[7][8] On February 23, 2022, she scored her first international goal in a 2–1 defeat to Cameroon in the second round.[9]
In January 2023, she was named to Gambia’s squad for the 2023 WAFU Zone A Women's Cup, emerging as the team's standout performer. She scored in every match, including a mega hat-trick against Sierra Leone and the winning goal against Guinea, helping Gambia secure the bronze medal.[10][11]
Career statistics
[edit]International
[edit]| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gambia | 2021 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 7 | 7 | |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 11 | 9 | |
- Scores and results list The Gambia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Jatta goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 23 February 2022 | Independence Stadium, Bakau, Gambia |  Cameroon
|
1–2 | 1–2 | 2022 WAFCON qualification |
| 2 | 7 April 2022 | Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat, Morocco |  Morocco
|
1–5 | 1–6 | Friendly |
| 3 | 21 January 2023 | Estádio Marcelo Leitão, Espargos, Cape Verde |  Sierra Leone
|
1–0 | 4–0 | 2023 WAFU Zone A Women's Cup |
| 4 | 2–0 | |||||
| 5 | 3–0 | |||||
| 6 | 4–0 | |||||
| 7 | 23 January 2023 |  Senegal
|
1–1 | 1–4 | ||
| 8 | 25 January 2023 |  Guinea
|
1–0 | 1–0 | ||
| 9 | 27 January 2023 |  Cape Verde
|
1–1 | 1–2 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Catherine Jatta: Gambia's fearless goal poacher ready to shine". cafonline.com. Confederation of African Football. 20 October 2021. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
- ^ "Determine Girls of Liberia signs Catherine Jattafrom Police FC". voicegambia.com. 19 July 2023. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
- ^ "Determined Gambian Girls Spark Liberian League". standard.gm. 23 November 2023. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
- ^ "Gambian trio win Liberian League title with Determine Girls FC". thepoint.gm. 15 April 2024. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
- ^ "U-17 Female Baby Scorpions Wallop Sierra Leone 3-0". gambiaff.org. Gambian Football Federation. 16 October 2017. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
- ^ "Burkina Faso 3-2 Gambia (FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Qualifiers)". gambiaff.org. Gambian Football Federation. 19 January 2020. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
- ^ Marenah, Sainey (18 October 2021). "Queen Scorpions Beat Sierra Leone 2 – 0 In AWCON Qualifiers". alkambatimes.com. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
- ^ "Start List for the Queen Scorpions against Sierra Leone". Gambian Football Federation. 18 October 2021. Retrieved 18 February 2025 – via Facebook.
- ^ Badgie, Famara (24 February 2022). "Cameroon dumps Gambia in AWCON qualifier". grts.gm. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
And all that the host could manage as a way of response was a brilliant free kick curled into Cameroon's net from 19yards out by Catherine Jatta
- ^ "Catherine Jatta inspired Gambia to comfortable victory over Sierra Leone". thepoint.gm. 23 January 2023. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
- ^ Gibba, Lamin (26 January 2023). "Gambia: Queen Scorpions Slap Guinea to Reach WAFU Semis". allafrica.com. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
with Gambia Police FC forward Catherine Jatta scoring the game's only goal
External links
[edit]- Catherine Jatta at Global Sports Archive
- Catherine Jatta at Flashscore.com
- Catherine Jatta at Liberia Football Association website
- Catherine Jatta at Soccerdonna.de