Emmanuel Delan Junior Latte Lath (born 1 January 1999) is an Ivorian professional

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who plays as a

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for club

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and the Ivory Coast national team. Latte Lath has previously played for

Atalanta Atalanta (; grc-gre, Ἀταλάντη, Atalantē) meaning "equal in weight", is a heroine in Greek mythology. There are two versions of the huntress Atalanta: one from Arcadia, whose parents were Iasus and Clymene and who is primarily known ...

and had loan periods with

Pescara Pescara (; nap, label= Abruzzese, Pescàrë; nap, label= Pescarese, Piscàrë) is the capital city of the Province of Pescara, in the Abruzzo region of Italy. It is the most populated city in Abruzzo, with 119,217 (2018) residents (and approxim ...

Pistoiese Unione Sportiva Pistoiese 1921 is an Italian association football club, based in Pistoia, Tuscany. Currently, Pistoiese plays in Serie D. Originally founded on 21 April 1921 and later restored after bankruptcy, the team plays their home games ...

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, Imolese, Pianese, Pro Patria, SPAL and St. Gallen.

Club career

After featuring for

's Primavera squad, Latte Lath was promoted to the senior side for the 2016–17 season. On 13 August 2016, Latte Lath made his senior debut as a substitute in a 3–0 victory against

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in the

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, replacing Alejandro Gómez in the 77th minute. His second appearance of the competition came in late November in another 3–0 win for ''La Dea'', this time against Serie A rivals

. On 11 January 2017, the he scored his first senior goal for Atalanta, in a 3–2 Coppa Italia defeat to

Juventus Juventus Football Club (from la, iuventūs, 'youth'; ), colloquially known as Juve (), is a professional Association football, football club based in Turin, Piedmont, Italy, that competes in the Serie A, the top tier of the Italian football leagu ...

. Latte Lath joined newly relegated

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side

on a season-long loan. He joined

on loan on 7 July 2018. On 24 January 2019, he moved on another loan, to

. On 10 July 2019, he was loaned to Imolese. On 11 September 2020, he joined Pro Patria on loan. On 12 July 2021, he moved to

club SPAL on a season-long loan. Latte Lath joined

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club St. Gallen on a season-long loan on 2 July 2022.

Middlesbrough

Latte Lath joined

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club

on a permanent deal on 15 August 2023, signing a four-year contract with a option for an additional year. He made his debut for the club on 19 August, in a 1–1 draw against Huddersfield Town. He scored his first goal for the club on 26 August, in a 4–2 defeat to

West Bromwich Albion West Bromwich Albion Football Club () is an English professional football club based in West Bromwich, West Midlands, England. They compete in the EFL Championship, the second tier of English football. The club was formed in 1878 and has pla ...

. He finished the 2023–24 season as Middlesbrough’s top scorer with 16 league goals and 18 in all competitions. A strong end to the season, including a run of seven goals in six matches, saw Latte Lath named

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for April 2024.

International career

Latte Lath made his debut for the Ivory Coast national team on 7 June 2024 in a

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against

Gabon Gabon (; ; snq, Ngabu), officially the Gabonese Republic (french: République gabonaise), is a country on the west coast of Central Africa. Located on the equator, it is bordered by Equatorial Guinea to the northwest, Cameroon to the north ...

at the

Amadou Gon Coulibaly Stadium Amadou Gon Coulibaly Stadium is a football stadium in Korhogo, Ivory Coast. The stadium has a capacity of 20,000 seats. The construction began in September 2018. The stadium is expected to host many matches of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations T ...

. He came on for Oumar Diakité in the 86th minute of a 1–0 Ivory Coast victory.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Individual *

: April 2024

References

1999 births Living people Footballers from Abidjan Ivorian men's footballers Ivory Coast men's international footballers Men's association football forwards Serie B players Serie C players Swiss Super League players English Football League players Atalanta BC players Delfino Pescara 1936 players FC Pistoiese SSD players Carrarese Calcio 1908 players Imolese Calcio 1919 players Aurora Pro Patria 1919 players SPAL players FC St. Gallen players Middlesbrough F.C. players Ivorian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland Expatriate men's footballers in England Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in England {{IvoryCoast-footy-bio-stub