Isaac Atanga (born 14 June 2000) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Icelandic club Þór Akureyri.
Club career FC Nordsjælland Atanga was born in Nkoranza, Ghana and was a part of the academy at Right to Dream and joined FC Nordsjælland in the summer 2018. Since Right to Dream is a cooperative academy to Nordsjælland, Atanga had already played a friendly game for FC Nordsjælland in February 2018 against FC Roskilde.TRUPPEN TIL TRÆNINGSKAMPEN MOD ROSKILDE , fcn.dk, 6 February 2019.
He made his FC Nordsjælland debut on 14 April 2019, replacing Oliver Antman in the 73rd minute in a 2–1 victory against Esbjerg fB in the Danish Superliga. He played with shirt number 35 on his back. Atanga had had a good season for the U-19 squad before his first team debut, scoring 9 goals in 15 games.Profile at WorldFootball, worldfootball.net. Retrieved 3 August 2026.
On 14 July 2019, Atanga scored his first professional goal for Nordsjælland in the first game of the season against AC Horsens, a game Nordsjælland won 3–0.HORSENS VS. NORDSJÆLLAND 0 – 3, Soccerway, 14 July 2019. Retrieved 3 August 2026. He also scored one goal in the following game against FC Midtjylland. On 25 July 2019, the club announced that they had extended Atanga's contract until 2023.
FC Cincinnati On 31 March 2021, Atanga joined Major League Soccer side FC Cincinnati, signing a three-year contract. He made his debut for the club on 1 May 2021 against Orlando City, starting in the 3–0 defeat. Atanga scored his first goal for FC Cincinnati on 27 August 2021 against Columbus Crew but couldn't prevent the 3–2 defeat.
Later clubs On 7 August 2022 it was confirmed, that Atanga had joined newly relegated Turkish TFF First League club Göztepe on a one-year loan deal with a purchase option.Isaac Atanga Göztepe'mizde , goztepe.org.tr, 7 August 2022.
On 1 April 2023, Atanga signed with Eliteserien side Aalesund for an undisclosed fee. On 17 August 2024, Atanga joined Veikkausliiga club Ilves in Finland on loan for the remainder of the season with an option to buy.Ilves lainaa Isaac Atangan loppukaudeksi, ilvesfootball.com, 17 August 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2026. However, Ilves did not exercise their option to buy and Atanga returned to Aalesund after just five games and two goals.Ilves kiittää seurasta lähteviä pelaajia, ilvesfootball.com, 3 December 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2026.
On 25 January 2025 it was confirmed that Atanga swapped Norway for Sweden when he signed a 2-year deal with Kalmar FF.Välkommen till Kalmar FF, Isaac Atanga!, kalmarff.se, 25 January 2025. Retrieved 3 August 2026.
On 26 February 2026 Atanga signed a 3 year contract with Besta deild karla club Þór Akureyri.Isaac Atanga í Þór, thorsport.is, 26 February 2026. Retrieved 3 August 2026.
Career statistics
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsNordsjælland2018–19Danish Superliga20———202019–20Danish Superliga34710——3572020–21Danish Superliga19421——215Total55113100005812FC Cincinnati2021MLS22100——2212022MLS1020——30Total231200000251FC Cincinnati 22022MLS Next Pro71———71Göztepe (loan)2022–23TFF 1. Lig15121——172Aalesund2023Eliteserien25522——27720241. divisjon14320——163Total3984200004310Aalesund 220232. divisjon40———4020243. divisjon10———10Total5000000050Ilves (loan)2024Veikkausliiga52———52Kalmar2025Superettan0000——00Career total14924114000016028
Honours Ilves Veikkausliiga runner-up: 2024Ilveksen päävalmentaja hopeasta: ”Voitettu mitali”, Yle, 19 October 2024. Retrieved August 2026.
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