Arthur Atta (born 14 January 2003) is a French professional

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who plays as a

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for Italian club

Udinese Udinese Calcio (; "Udinese Football") is a professional football club based in Udine, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy. The team currently competes in the Serie A, the first tier of Italian football. It was founded on 30 November 1896 as a sport ...

Career

Atta is a youth product of AS Saint Jacques,

Rennes Rennes (; ; Gallo language, Gallo: ''Resnn''; ) is a city in the east of Brittany in Northwestern France at the confluence of the rivers Ille and Vilaine. Rennes is the prefecture of the Brittany (administrative region), Brittany Regions of F ...

and

Metz Metz ( , , , then ) is a city in northeast France located at the confluence of the Moselle (river), Moselle and the Seille (Moselle), Seille rivers. Metz is the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Moselle (department), Moselle Departments ...

. As a youth he played as

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, winger and

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, before moving back to play as

. He was promoted to Metz's reserves in 2021. He made his professional debut with Metz in a 0–0

Ligue 2 Ligue 2 (, League 2), also known as Ligue 2 BKT due to sponsorship reasons, is a French professional football league. The league serves as the second division of French football and is one of two divisions making up the Ligue de Football Prof ...

tie with

Niort Niort (; Poitevin: ''Niàu''; ; ) is a commune in the Deux-Sèvres department, western France. It is the prefecture of Deux-Sèvres. The population of Niort is 58,707 (2017) and more than 177,000 people live in the urban area. Geography T ...

on 26 December 2022, where he was named man of the match. On 25 January 2023, he signed his first professional contract with Metz until 2026. On 30 August 2024, Atta joined

in Italy on loan with an option to buy.

International career

Born in France, Atta is of Beninese descent. He played for the France U20s at the

2024 Maurice Revello Tournament The 2024 Maurice Revello Tournament (officially ), was the 50th edition of the Maurice Revello Tournament, an annual, international, age-restricted football tournament. Panama were the defending champions. Ukraine won their first title by defeatin ...

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Atta, Arthur 2003 births Living people Footballers from Rennes Black French sportspeople French men's footballers France men's youth international footballers French sportspeople of Beninese descent Men's association football midfielders FC Metz players Udinese Calcio players Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players Championnat National 2 players French expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Italy French expatriate sportspeople in Italy 21st-century French sportsmen