Personal information | |||
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Full name | Emmanuel Delan Junior Latte Lath | ||
Date of birth | 1 January 1999 | ||
Place of birth | Abidjan, Ivory Coast | ||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Middlesbrough | ||
Number | 9 | ||
Youth career | |||
Atalanta | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016–2023 | Atalanta | 0 | (0) |
2017–2018 | → Pescara (loan) | 0 | (0) |
2018–2019 | → Pistoiese (loan) | 18 | (2) |
2019 | → Carrarese (loan) | 17 | (0) |
2019–2020 | → Imolese (loan) | 19 | (2) |
2020 | → Pianese (loan) | 5 | (0) |
2020–2021 | → Pro Patria (loan) | 34 | (9) |
2021–2022 | → SPAL (loan) | 18 | (3) |
2022–2023 | → St. Gallen (loan) | 31 | (14) |
2023– | Middlesbrough | 46 | (23) |
International career‡ | |||
2024– | Ivory Coast | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:20, 23 November 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 June 2024 |
Emmanuel Delan Junior Latte Lath (born 1 January 1999) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a Striker for EFL Championship club Middlesbrough and the Ivory Coast national team.
Latte Lath has previously played for Atalanta and had loan periods with Pescara, Pistoiese, Carrarese, Imolese, Pianese, Pro Patria, SPAL and St. Gallen.
After featuring for Atalanta's Primavera squad, Latte Lath was promoted to the senior side for the 2016–17 season.
On 13 August 2016, Latte Lath made his senior debut as a substitute in a 3–0 victory against Cremonese in the Coppa Italia, replacing Alejandro Gómez in the 77th minute.[2] His second appearance of the competition came in late November in another 3–0 win for La Dea, this time against Serie A rivals Pescara.[1] On 11 January 2017, the he scored his first senior goal for Atalanta, in a 3–2 Coppa Italia defeat to Juventus.[3][4]
Latte Lath joined newly relegated Serie B side Pescara on a season-long loan.[5] He joined Pistoiese on loan on 7 July 2018.[6] On 24 January 2019, he moved on another loan, to Carrarese.[7] On 10 July 2019, he was loaned to Imolese.[8] On 11 September 2020, he joined Pro Patria on loan.[9] On 12 July 2021, he moved to Serie B club SPAL on a season-long loan.[10] Latte Lath joined Swiss Super League club St. Gallen on a season-long loan on 2 July 2022.[11]
Latte Lath joined EFL Championship club Middlesbrough on a permanent deal on 15 August 2023, signing a four-year contract with an option for an additional year.[12] He made his debut for the club on 19 August, in a 1–1 draw against Huddersfield Town.[13] He scored his first goal for the club on 26 August, in a 4–2 defeat to West Bromwich Albion.[14] He finished the 2023–24 season as Middlesbrough's top scorer with 16 league goals and 18 in all competitions.[15] A strong end to the season, including a run of seven goals in six matches, saw Latte Lath named EFL Championship Player of the Month for April 2024.[16]
Latte Lath made his debut for the Ivory Coast national team on 7 June 2024 in a World Cup qualifier against Gabon at the Amadou Gon Coulibaly Stadium. He came on for Oumar Diakité in the 86th minute of a 1–0 Ivory Coast victory.[17]
Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Atalanta | 2016–17 | Serie A | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | – | 3 | 1 | |
Pescara (loan) | 2017–18 | Serie B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |
Pistoiese (loan) | 2018–19 | Serie C | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | 18 | 2 | |
Carrarese (loan) | 2018–19 | Serie C | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 17 | 0 | |
Imolese (loan) | 2019–20 | Serie C | 19 | 2 | 3 | 1 | – | 22 | 3 | |
Pianese (loan) | 2019–20 | Serie C | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 5 | 0 | |
Pro Patria (loan) | 2020–21 | Serie C | 34 | 9 | 2 | 2 | – | 36 | 11 | |
SPAL (loan) | 2021–22 | Serie B | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 | – | 19 | 3 | |
St. Gallen (loan) | 2022–23 | Swiss Super League | 31 | 14 | 3 | 2 | – | 34 | 16 | |
Middlesbrough | 2023–24 | Championship | 30 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 36 | 18 |
2024–25 | Championship | 16 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 7 | |
Total | 46 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 53 | 25 | ||
Career total | 188 | 53 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 207 | 61 |
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