Isaac Atanga (born 14 June 2000) is a Ghanaian professional
footballer
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who plays as a
right winger for
Veikkausliiga club
Ilves, on loan from
Aalesund.
Club career
FC Nordsjælland
Atanga was born in
Nkoranza,
Ghana and was a part of the academy at
Right to Dream and joined
FC Nordsjælland in the summer 2018. Since Right to Dream is a cooperative academy to Nordsjælland, Atanga had already played a friendly game for
FC Nordsjælland in February 2018 against
FC Roskilde.
He made his FC Nordsjælland debut on 14 April 2019, replacing
Oliver Antman
Oliver Antman (born 15 August 2001) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Danish Superliga club FC Nordsjælland, and the Finland national team.
Club career
IF Gnistan
Antman joined IF Gnistan from Tikkurilan Pallo ...
in the 73rd minute in a 2–1 victory against
Esbjerg fB
Esbjerg forenede Boldklubber (; commonly known as Esbjerg fB or EfB in short) is a Danish professional football club based in Esbjerg, West Jutland, that plays in the 2nd division, the third-tier of the Danish football league system. Foun ...
in the
Danish Superliga. He played with shirt number 35 on his back. Atanga had had a good season for the U-19 squad before his first team debut, scoring 9 goals in 15 games.
On 14 July 2019, Atanga scored his first professional goal for Nordsjælland in the first game of the season against
AC Horsens, a game Nordsjælland won 3–0. He also scored one goal in the following game against
FC Midtjylland. On 25 July 2019, the club announced that they had extended Atanga's contract until 2023.
FC Cincinnati
On 31 March 2021, Atanga joined
Major League Soccer
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side
FC Cincinnati, signing a three-year contract. He made his debut for the club on 1 May 2021 against
Orlando City, starting in the 3–0 defeat. Atanga scored his first goal for FC Cincinnati on 27 August 2021 against
Columbus Crew but couldn't prevent the 3–2 defeat.
On 7 August 2022 it was confirmed, that Atanga had joined newly relegated Turkish
TFF First League
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club
Göztepe on a one-year loan deal with a purchase option.
On 1 April 2023, Atanga signed with
Eliteserien side
Aalesund for an undisclosed fee. On 17 August 2024, Atanga joined
Veikkausliiga club
Ilves on loan for the rest of the season with an option to buy.
Ilves lainaa Isaac Atangan loppukaudeksi
ilvesfootball.com, 17 August 2024
Career statistics
References
External links
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2000 births
Living people
Ghanaian men's footballers
Men's association football wingers
FC Nordsjælland players
FC Cincinnati players
FC Cincinnati 2 players
Aalesunds FK players
Ilves (football) players
Danish Superliga players
MLS Next Pro players
Major League Soccer players
TFF First League players
Eliteserien players
Norwegian First Division players
Norwegian Second Division players
Norwegian Third Division players
Veikkausliiga players
Ghanaian expatriate men's footballers
Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Denmark
Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in the United States
Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey
Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Norway
Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Finland
Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark
Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey
Expatriate men's footballers in Norway
Expatriate men's footballers in Finland
Göztepe S.K. footballers