Robin Bjørnholm-Jatta

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.

Robin Bjørnholm-Jatta
Personal information
Full name Robin Utseth Bjørnholm-Jatta
Date of birth (1994-01-27) 27 January 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Trondheim, Norway
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
Stjørdals-Blink
Number 29
Youth career
2008–2011 Rosenborg
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers 19 (1)
2017–2018 Stony Brook Seawolves 18 (3)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2012 Rosenborg 3 14 (5)
2011–2013 Rosenborg 2 27 (6)
2013 Skjetten 11 (5)
2014 Elverum 2 1 (0)
2014 Elverum 10 (0)
2015 KFUM 2 6 (6)
2015–2016 KFUM 12 (4)
2018–2020 Byåsen 36 (5)
2020– Stjørdals-Blink 48 (2)
International career
2009 Norway U15 1 (1)
2010 Norway U16 3 (0)
2021– Gambia 1 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:42, 4 December 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 06:25, 6 June 2021 (UTC)

Club career

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A youth product of Rosenborg's youth academy, Bjørnholm-Jatta began his career with their reserve side.[1] He then moved to the Norwegian semi-pro clubs Skjetten, Elverum, and KFUM before spending time in the US college system with Coastal Carolina Chanticleers and the Stony Brook Seawolves.[2] He returned to Norway in 2018, signing with Byåsen.[3]

International career

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Bjørnholm-Jatta was born in Norway to a Gambian father and Norwegian mother.[4] He was a youth international for Norway. He received his first call-up to the senior Gambia national team in October 2020.[5] He debuted for the Gambia in a 2–0 friendly win over Niger on 6 June 2021.[6]

References

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  1. ^ Oredam, Michael Breines (7 February 2021). "Landslagsspiller Robin Utseth Bjørnholm "Jatta" blir med videre".
  2. ^ "Norway to New York: Bjornholm-Jatta, Gamwanya, Togstad Make Most of Opportunity at Stony Brook". Stony Brook University Athletics.
  3. ^ Evjen, Eivind Hustad (7 February 2018). "(+)Denne mannen herjet med Rosenborg da Byåsen overrasket stort". adressa.no.
  4. ^ Kjøsen, Runar (15 September 2020). "Klar for landslagsspill". Nea Radio.
  5. ^ Ofstad, Per-Erik (5 October 2020). "Har reist på landslagssamling med afrikansk landslag". Nea Radio.
  6. ^ "Match Report of Gambia vs Niger - 2021-06-05 - FIFA Friendlies - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com.
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