David Atanga

David Atanga
Atanga with SKN St. Pölten in 2018
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-12-25) 25 December 1996 (age 27)
Place of birth Bolgatanga, Ghana
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Wolfsberger
Number 17
Youth career
Red Bull Ghana
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 FC Liefering 36 (12)
2015–2019 Red Bull Salzburg 6 (0)
2016 → 1. FC Heidenheim (loan) 4 (0)
2017 → SV Mattersburg (loan) 15 (3)
2018 → SKN St. Pölten (loan) 13 (5)
2018–2019 → Greuther Fürth (loan) 31 (1)
2019–2021 Holstein Kiel 19 (0)
2021 → Admira Wacker (loan) 15 (2)
2021–2024 KV Oostende 67 (7)
2024– Wolfsberger 8 (2)
International career
2015 Ghana U20 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 September 2024
Atanga playing für SV Mattersburg in 2017

David Atanga (born 25 December 1996) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Austrian club Wolfsberger.[1][2]

Club career

Early career

Atanga joined Red Bull Salzburg academy in 2014.[3] In June 2015, Atanga signed new five-year deal with the club.[3] On 25 July, he made his first-team debut for Red Bull Salzburg.[2]

On 1 July 2016, Atanga left on loan to join 2. Bundesliga team 1. FC Heidenheim.[4] 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.[2] On 19 January 2017, Atanga joined Austrian Football Bundesliga side SV Mattersburg on a six-month loan.[5]

In June 2018, SpVgg Greuther Fürth announced Atanga would join on loan for the 2018–19 season.[6]

Holstein Kiel

In June 2019, Atanga permanently moved signing with 2. Bundesliga side Holstein Kiel for the 2019–20 season. He agreed a three-year contract with the club.[7][8]

On 18 January 2021, Atanga moved to Austrian club Admira Wacker, on a loan until the end of the season.[9]

KV Oostende

On 6 August 2021, KV Oostende announced the signing of Atanga on a three-year deal.[10]

International career

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.[2]

Career statistics

Club

As of 29 July 2020[2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup Continental[b] Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
FC Liefering 2014–15 Austrian First League 13 2 — — — 0 0 13 2
2015–16 23 10 — — — 0 0 23 10
2016–17 0 0 — — — 0 0 0 0
2017–18 7 2 — — — 0 0 0 0
Total 43 14 — — — 0 0 43 14
Red Bull Salzburg 2014–15 Austrian Bundesliga 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 0 0 0
2015–16 5 0 1 0 — 4[c] 0 0 0 10 0
2016–17 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 0 0 0
2017–18 1 0 1 0 — 0 0 0 0 2 0
Total 6 0 2 0 — 4 0 0 0 12 0
1. FC Heidenheim (loan) 2016–17 2. Bundesliga 4 0 1 0 — — 0 0 5 0
SV Mattersburg (loan) 2016–17 Austrian Bundesliga 15 3 — — — 0 0 15 3
SKN St. Pölten (loan) 2017–18 Austrian Bundesliga 13 5 — — — 1 1 14 6
Greuther Fürth (loan) 2018–19 2. Bundesliga 31 1 1 0 — — – 32 1
Holstein Kiel 2019–20 2. Bundesliga 19 0 1 1 — — – 20 1
Admira Wacker (loan) 2020–21 Austrian Bundesliga 15 2 0 0 — — – 15 2
Career total 146 25 5 1 — 4 0 1 1 156 27
  1. ^ Includes the Austrian Cup and DFB-Pokal.
  2. ^ Includes the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League.
  3. ^ Two appearances in 2015–16 UEFA Champions League, two appearances in the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League

Honours

Red Bull Salzburg

References

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  1. ^ David Atanga at WorldFootball.net Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b c d e David Atanga at Soccerway Edit this at Wikidata
  3. ^ a b "Official FC Red Bull Salzburg transfer news". Red Bull Salzburg. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
  4. ^ "FCH leiht Mittelfeldspieler David Atanga aus Salzburg aus!". 1. FC Heidenheim. Archived from the original on 5 August 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  5. ^ "SVM verpflichtet David Atanga". SV Mattersburg. Archived from the original on 30 June 2018. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  6. ^ ""Schnell und beweglich": Atanga verstärkt Fürth". kicker Online (in German). 30 June 2018. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
  7. ^ "OFFICIAL: Former Ghana U20 star David Atanga joins German side Holstein Kiel on three-year deal". Ghanasoccernet. 27 June 2019. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
  8. ^ Haase, Andrè (27 June 2019). "Holstein Kiel: David Atanga kommt aus Salzburg". Sportbuzzer (in German). Archived from the original on 1 November 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
  9. ^ "FC Admira holt David Atanga zurück nach Österreich" [FC Admira brings David Atanga back to Austria]. Spox (in German). 18 January 2021. Archived from the original on 29 January 2021. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  10. ^ "NEW ATTACKER SIGNS FOR THREE SEASONS". KV Oostende. 6 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.