Striker on his unusual path to England, his first sight of snow and how friends back home now wear Notts shirts
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.
Jatta’s CV is eclectic, featuring spells with Real de Banjul, Paide Linnameeskond and 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 on Friday to Salford.
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