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The Gambia, Estonia League One? Alassana Jatta on a mission at Notts County

2025-04-21 08:45:04| Spiritual Career Counseling

Football appears to be a small world but moving from the Gambia to Estonia still seems a little unconventional. It was a route the Notts County striker Alassana Jatta took when he left his homeland as a 20-year-old, desperate to make it in Europe as a professional. The journey from Sukuta to the banks of the Trent has been convoluted, complicated by absconding triallists, contract withdrawals and the weather.Jattas CV is eclectic, featuring spells with Real de Banjul in his homeland, Paide Linnameeskond in Estonia and the Danish club Viborg. Currently he is second in the League Two scoring charts with 17 goals, spearheading the Magpies promotion push. They sit sixth, four points off automatic promotion, and face a trip to Salford on Friday.It was the first time Id experienced snow in my entire life, says Jatta of being in Estonia. It was a little bit challenging in the beginning because my feet and everything was frozen. I struggled to untie my laces whenever we were done with pr...


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