Musa Jatta
Gambian footballer (born 2004)
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Musa Jatta (born 20 December 2004) is a Gambian professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Swedish Superettan club Öster and the Gambia national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 20 December 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Manjai Kunda, The Gambia | ||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position | Centre back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Öster | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023–2024 | BST Galaxy | ||
| 2023–2024 | → Pohronie (loan) | 15 | (0) |
| 2024 | Podbrezová | 0 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Pohronie (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | AC Oulu | 16 | (1) |
| 2024–2025 | → OLS (loan) | 2 | (1) |
| 2026– | Öster | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2025– | Gambia | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14 November 2025 | |||
Club career
After spending the first half of the 2023–24 on loan with Pohronie in Slovak Second League, Jatta signed with Slovak First League club Podbrezová in January 2024.[1] He was immediately there after loaned back to Pohronie.
On 22 August 2024, Jatta was loaned out to AC Oulu in Finnish top-tier Veikkausliiga.[2][3] He debuted in the league on 14 September, as a starter in a 3–0 home win against Lahti. On 5 October, in the early minutes of an away match against Ekenäs IF, Jatta suffered a head injury after colliding with opponent, and was taken to hospital for treatment.[4] Two days later, the club announced that nothing severe was found and Jatta was allowed to travel with the team back to Oulu. The club also credited performance coach Luke Robertson for not letting Jatta continue the game after the collision.[5] After the season, Jatta joined AC Oulu on a permanent basis, signing a two-year deal with a two-year option, for an undisclosed fee.[6]
In late-January 2026, Jatta joined Östers IF for an undisclosed fee.
International career
Jatta was called up to the Gambia national team for a set of 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification matches in June 2025.[7]
Career statistics
- As of 26 February 2026[8]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Pohronie (loan) | 2023–24 | Slovak 2. Liga | 15 | 0 | 4 | 1 | – | – | 19 | 1 | ||
| Podbrezová | 2023–24 | Slovak Super Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||
| Pohronie (loan) | 2023–24 | Slovak 2. Liga | 13 | 0 | – | – | – | 13 | 0 | |||
| AC Oulu | 2024 | Veikkausliiga | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2025 | Veikkausliiga | 13 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | – | 20 | 2 | ||
| Total | 16 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 2 | ||
| OLS (loan) | 2024 | Ykkönen | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2025 | Ykkönen | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||
| Östers IF | 2026 | Superettan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 45 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 3 | ||
- Includes Slovak Cup, Suomen Cup
- Includes Finnish League Cup