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.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Robin Utseth Bjørnholm-Jatta | ||
| Date of birth | 27 January 1994 | ||
| 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) |
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*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
editA 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
editBjørnholm-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
edit- ^ Oredam, Michael Breines (7 February 2021). "Landslagsspiller Robin Utseth Bjørnholm "Jatta" blir med videre".
- ^ "Norway to New York: Bjornholm-Jatta, Gamwanya, Togstad Make Most of Opportunity at Stony Brook". Stony Brook University Athletics.
- ^ Evjen, Eivind Hustad (7 February 2018). "(+)Denne mannen herjet med Rosenborg da Byåsen overrasket stort". adressa.no.
- ^ Kjøsen, Runar (15 September 2020). "Klar for landslagsspill". Nea Radio.
- ^ Ofstad, Per-Erik (5 October 2020). "Har reist på landslagssamling med afrikansk landslag". Nea Radio.
- ^ "Match Report of Gambia vs Niger - 2021-06-05 - FIFA Friendlies - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com.
External links
edit- Robin Bjørnholm-Jatta at Soccerway
- Robin Bjørnholm-Jatta at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
- Stony Brook Athletics Profile