Salifu Jatta Explained

Salifu Jatta
Fullname:Salifu Jatta
Birth Date:December 11, 1995
Birth Place:Serekunda, The Gambia
Height:1.94 m
Currentclub:PSMS Medan
Position:Forward
Collegeyears1:2015–2016
College1:Evergreen Valley Hawks
Collegegoals1:16
Collegeyears2:2016–2017
College2:Fort Lewis Skyhawks
Collegecaps2:34
Collegegoals2:4
Years1:2017–2019
Clubs1:Nevada Coyotes
Years2:2019
Clubs2:Corpus Christi
Caps2:14
Goals2:7
Years3:2019–2020
Clubs3:Oakland Roots
Caps3:2
Goals3:0
Years4:2020–2021
Clubs4:Stumptown AC
Caps4:0
Goals4:0
Years5:2021–2022
Clubs5:Contra Costa
Years6:2023–2024
Clubs6:FC Meshakhte Tkibuli
Caps6:2
Goals6:2
Years7:2024
Clubs7:Manila Digger
Caps7:13
Goals7:7
Years8:2024–
Clubs8:PSMS Medan
Caps8:0
Goals8:0
Pcupdate:5:37, June 19, 2024 (UTC)

Salifu Jatta (born 11 December 1995) is a Gambian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga 2 club PSMS Medan.[1]

Personal life

Jatta was born in Serekunda in The Gambia. He left his country for the United States at age 14 and graduated from South San Francisco High School.[2]

Career

College career

After high school, Jatta attended San Jose State University,[3] first playing college football for the Hawks of Evergreen Valley College.[4] [5] In 2015, he was part of the 2015 All Northern California team.[6]

In 2016, he transferred colleges where he played football for the Skyhawks of Fort Lewis College, playing 34 games across two seasons before graduating.[7] [8]

Club career in the US

Jatta signed his first club contract with the Nevada Coyotes of the United Premier Soccer League,[9] [10] where he stayed for two years. He played for a number of clubs in the lower divisions of the US soccer system, first siging with Corpus Christi for a short stint in 2019[11] before signing for Oakland Roots a year after.[12] [13] He subsequently plied his trade at Stumptown for the 2020–2021 season[14] and Contra Costa for the 2021–2022 season.

Meshakhte Tkibuli

In 2023, he played for the first time outside the US as he signed with FC Meshakhte Tkibuli in the Liga 3 of Georgia.[15] [16] He would stay with the club until departing in early 2024.

Manila Digger

In early 2024, it was reported that Jatta had signed with Philippines club Manila Digger of the PFL, making his first appearance for the club in their opening game, a 2–1 win over Philippine Army. He scored his first goal in a 3–1 win over Loyola,[17] also scoring a brace against United City and a header against Kaya–Iloilo.[18] [19] [20]

Notes and References

  1. News: Manila Digger FC - Team Roster. pfl.org.ph. 19 June 2024.
  2. News: Player Profile: Salifu Jatta. Protagonist Soccer. 23 March 2019. 19 June 2024.
  3. News: Men's Soccer - Salifu Jatta. Fort Lewis Skyhawks. 19 June 2024.
  4. News: Lorenzo. Morotti. Fierce contest ends in stalemate. The Advocate. 2 September 2015. 19 June 2024.
  5. News: Joe. Curley. Oxnard reaches rarefied air with state final appearance. . 5 December 2015. 19 June 2024.
  6. News: 2015 CCCSCA All-Region Teams. CCCAA Sports. 19 June 2024.
  7. News: 2016 Men's Soccer Roster. Fort Lewis Skyhawks. 19 June 2024.
  8. News: Brian. Kortz. Men’s Soccer Starts RMAC Play at Home Against #19 Colorado Mesa, Then Play at Adams State. Fort Lewis Skyhawks. 12 September 2018. 19 June 2024.
  9. News: Harmon Sports Group - Forwards. Harmon Sports Group. 19 June 2024.
  10. News: Western Nevada FC signs Salifu Jatta. Western Nevada FC. 24 January 2018. 19 June 2024.
  11. News: Corpus Christi FC Roster. USL League Two. 19 June 2024.
  12. News: Roster - Salifu Jatta. National Independent Soccer Association. 19 June 2024.
  13. Web site: Oakland Roots SC Roster. 30 December 2019. 13 February 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200213035442/https://oaklandrootssc.com/2020-squad-1. dead.
  14. News: Stumptown Roster - Salifu Jatta. Stumptown AC. 19 June 2024.
  15. Web site: ოფიციალურად ს.კ "მეშახტეს" ღირსებას ამ სეზონში, ახალწვეული სალიფუ ჯატა დაიცავს, რომელიც, წინა სეზონში "Stump Town AC" მაისურს ირგებდა!. FC Meshakhte on Facebook. 19 July 2023. 19 June 2024.
  16. News: ორბი 1-1 მეშახტე. Georgian Cup. 19 June 2024.
  17. News: Ivan. Suing. Manila Digger licks Loyola FC. Daily Tribune. 5 May 2024. 19 June 2024.
  18. News: Kaya FC-Iloilo 3-1 Manila Digger FC: Kaya earns hard earned win over Manila Digger. pfl.org.ph. 19 June 2024.
  19. News: Kaya FC stay top in PFL 2024. ASEAN Football Federation. 3 June 2024. 19 June 2024.
  20. News: Kaya FC-Iloilo 3-1 Manila Digger FC. Kaya FC. 1 June 2024. 19 June 2024.