Robin Utseth Bjørnholm-Jatta (born 27 January 1994) is a professional
footballer who plays as a
left-back for
Stjørdals-Blink. Born in
Norway, he plays for the
Gambia national team.
Club career
A youth product of
Rosenborg's youth academy, Bjørnholm-Jatta began his career with their reserve side. He then moved to the Norwegian semi-pro clubs
Skjetten
Skjetten is a town in Lillestrøm municipality, Viken county, Norway. It is located approximately 20 kilometres northeast of Oslo's city centre with a population of 10 000. Skjetten has five kindergartens, two primary schools and a secondary schoo ...
,
Elverum, and
KFUM before spending time in the US college system with
Coastal Carolina Chanticleers and the
Stony Brook Seawolves
The Stony Brook Seawolves are the athletic teams of Stony Brook University in Stony Brook, New York, United States. The school competes at the Division I level of the National Collegiate Athletic Association and joined the all-sports Colonial At ...
. He returned to Norway in 2018, signing with
Byåsen.
International career
Bjørnholm-Jatta was born in Norway to a Gambian father and Norwegian mother. He was a youth international for Norway. He received his first call-up to the senior
Gambia national team in October 2020. He debuted for the Gambia in a 2–0 friendly win over
Niger on 6 June 2021.
References
External links
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Stony Brook Athletics Profile
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1994 births
Living people
Footballers from Trondheim
Naturalized citizens of The Gambia
Gambian men's footballers
The Gambia men's international footballers
Norwegian men's footballers
Norway men's youth international footballers
Norwegian people of Gambian descent
Gambian people of Norwegian descent
Men's association football fullbacks
Coastal Carolina Chanticleers men's soccer players
Stony Brook Seawolves men's soccer players
Rosenborg BK players
Skjetten SK players
Elverum Fotball players
KFUM-Kameratene Oslo players
Byåsen Toppfotball players
IL Stjørdals-Blink players
Norwegian First Division players
Norwegian Second Division players
Norwegian Third Division players
Norwegian Fourth Division players
Norwegian expatriate men's footballers
Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in the United States
Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States