Nuha Jatta
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nuha David Jatta[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 15 March 2006 | ||
| Place of birth | Osnabrück, Germany[2] | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | RB Leipzig | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2018–2020 | VfL Osnabrück | ||
| 2020– | RB Leipzig | ||
| 2025 | → Torino (loan) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024– | RB Leipzig | 1 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2024– | Germany U18 | 4 | (1) |
| 2024– | Germany U19 | 5 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 15 October 2024 | |||
Nuha David Jatta (born 15 March 2006) is a German professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Bundesliga club RB Leipzig. He is a German youth international.
Club career
[edit]Jatta was transferred from VfL Osnabrück to RB Leipzig's youth academy in the summer of 2020. He impressed at the 2023–24 winter training camp for the professionals, subsequently becoming a permanent fixture in their training sessions and also featuring in the squad, for example in the Champions League round of 16 against Real Madrid. On his 18th birthday in mid-March 2024, he then signed a professional contract running until 30 June 2027.[3] He was also called up to RB Leipzig's professional squad by coach Marco Rose at the end of the 2023–24 Bundesliga season. He then made his first competitive appearance in the Bundesliga in the away match against Eintracht Frankfurt on 18 May 2024, when he was substituted for Benjamin Šeško in the 11th minute of stoppage time.[4]
International career
[edit]Jatta was called up to the Germany U18s in May 2024.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Nuha Jatta at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "Nuha Jatta | RB Leipzig | Player Profile | Bundesliga". bundesliga.com - the official Bundesliga website.
- ^ dpa (15 March 2024). "RB Leipzig: Auch Jatta erhält Profivertrag". mdr.de. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
- ^ "Liveticker | Eintracht Frankfurt – RB Leipzig 2:2 | 34. Spieltag | Bundesliga 2023/24". kicker.de. 18 May 2024. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
- ^ "Nachwuchs von RB Leipzig im Länderspieleinsatz: Übersicht". rbleipzig.com. 28 May 2024.
External links
[edit]- Nuha Jatta at WorldFootball.net
- Living people
- 2006 births
- Footballers from Osnabrück
- German men's footballers
- Germany men's youth international footballers
- German people of Gambian descent
- Men's association football midfielders
- Bundesliga players
- RB Leipzig players
- German expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
- German expatriate sportspeople in Italy
- 21st-century German sportsmen