Arthur Atta

Arthur Atta (born 14 January 2003) is a French professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Italian Serie A club Udinese.

Arthur Atta

Personal information
Date of birth	(2003-01-14) 14 January 2003 (age 22)
Place of birth	Rennes, France[1]
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	Udinese
Number	14
Youth career
2009–2011	AS Saint Jacques
2011–2018	Rennes
2018–2023	Metz
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2021–2023	Metz B	16	(5)
2022–2025	Metz	39	(2)
2024–2025	→ Udinese (loan)	27	(0)
2025–	Udinese	0	(0)
International career‡
2023–2024	France U20	6	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 30 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 03:38, 22 July 2024 (UTC)

Career

Atta is a youth product of AS Saint Jacques, Rennes and Metz. As a youth he played as goalkeeper, winger and forward, before moving back to play as defensive midfielder.^[2] He was promoted to Metz's reserves in 2021.^[2] He made his professional debut with Metz in a 0–0 Ligue 2 tie with Niort on 26 December 2022, where he was named man of the match.^[3] On 25 January 2023, he signed his first professional contract with Metz until 2026.^[4]

On 30 August 2024, Atta joined Udinese in Italy on loan with an option to buy.^[5]

International career

Born in France, Atta is of Beninese descent.^[6] He played for the France U20s at the 2024 Maurice Revello Tournament.^[7]

Career statistics

As of match played 25 May 2025

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Metz B	2021–22	CFA 2	2	0	—		—		2	0
	2022–23	CFA 2	11	3	—		—		11	3
	2023–24	National 3	3	2	—		—		3	2
	Total		16	5	—		—		16	5
Metz	2022–23	Ligue 2	16	1	1	0	—		17	1
	2023–24	Ligue 1	21	1	1	0	2[b]	0	23	1
	2024–25	Ligue 2	2	0	0	0	—		2	0
	Total		39	2	1	0	2	0	42	2
Udinese (loan)	2024–25	Serie A	27	0	2	0	—		29	0
Udinese	2025–26	Serie A	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
Career total			82	7	4	0	1	0	87	7

1. Includes Coupe de France, Coppa Italia
2. Appearances in Ligue 1 relegation/promotion play-offs