Assan Jatta (born 26 June 1984) is a

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n football striker. He currently plays for

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. He scored twice in seven league appearances in a Mariekerke shirt since switching to the club from local side Steve Biko in the opening stage of the Belgian third tier campaign in 2011

and has been on the national team of

. In July and August 2008 he joined

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on a 10-day trial. In July 2009 he joined

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on trial, but was not signed. Jatta previously played for Lierse in the

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. In the 2005-2006 season he played in Gambia for club

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, and then joined

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, he was loaned out to

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. In 2010, he went back home in Gambia to play for

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. He has played twice for the national side.

References

1984 births Living people Association football forwards The Gambia international footballers Gambian footballers {{Gambia-footy-bio-stub