David Atanga
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | David Atanga | ||
| Date of birth | 25 December 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Bolgatanga, Ghana | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team |
SV Mattersburg (on loan from Red Bull Salzburg) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Red Bull Ghana | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015– | FC Liefering | 36 | (12) |
| 2015– | Red Bull Salzburg | 5 | (0) |
| 2016 | → 1. FC Heidenheim (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2017– | → SV Mattersburg (loan) | 15 | (3) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2015– | Ghana U20 | 5 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:26, 21 April 2017 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 26 August 2015 | |||
David Atanga (born 25 December 1996) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Austrian Football Bundesliga side SV Mattersburg, on loan from fellow Bundesliga club Red Bull Salzburg.[1]
Career
Club
Atanga joined Red Bull Salzburg academy in 2014.[2] In June 2015, Atanga signed new five-year deal with the club.[2] On 25 July, he made his first-team debut for Red Bull Salzburg.[1] On 1 July 2016, Atanga left on loan to join 2. Bundesliga team 1. FC Heidenheim.[3] After only four appearances for Heidenheim, Atanga returned to Salzburg before again leaving on loan. During his time in Austria, Atanga was played 36 times and scored 12 goals for Salzburg's farm team FC Liefering.[1] On 19 January 2017, Atanga joined Austrian Football Bundesliga side SV Mattersburg on a six-month loan.[4]
International
Atanga has played five times for Ghana at U20 level, winning four of those caps during the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup in New Zealand.[1]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 10 June 2017.[1]
| Club | Season | League | Cup[lower-alpha 1] | League Cup | Continental[lower-alpha 2] | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| FC Liefering | 2014–15 | First League | 13 | 2 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | |||
| 2015–16 | 23 | 10 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 23 | 10 | |||||
| 2016–17 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 36 | 12 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 36 | 12 | |||||
| Red Bull Salzburg | 2014–15 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2015–16 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 4[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |||
| 2016–17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |||
| 1. FC Heidenheim (loan) | 2016–17 | 2. Bundesliga | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| SV Mattersburg (loan) | 2016–17 | Bundesliga | 15 | 3 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 | |||
| Total | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 45 | 12 | 2 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 12 | |||
- ↑ Includes the Austrian Cup and DFB-Pokal.
- ↑ Includes the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League.
- ↑ Two appearances in 2015–16 UEFA Champions League, two appearances in the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League
Honours
Club
- Red Bull Salzburg
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 "David Atanga profile". Soccerway. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
- 1 2 "Official FC Red Bull Salzburg transfer news". Red Bull Salzburg. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
- ↑ "FCH leiht Mittelfeldspieler David Atanga aus Salzburg aus!". 1. FC Heidenheim. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
- ↑ "SVM verpflichtet David Atanga". SV Mattersburg. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
External links
- David Atanga at Soccerway