[1] Born in Accra and starting his youth career with Ghanaian club Asante Kotoko, Fatau joined Udinese in 2010.
[2][3] Born in Accra, Fatau joined Udinese Calcio in July 2010, after starting it out at locals Asante Kotoko SC.
On 27 July of the following year he joined Segunda División B CD San Roque de Lepe also on a temporary deal,[5] and finished the season with 33 appearances (2899 minutes of action).
[1] On 18 August 2013, Fatau made his debut with the Andalusians' first team, played the last five minutes of a 2–1 La Liga away victory over CA Osasuna.
[1][7] On 1 September 2014 Fatau moved to fellow league team Rayo Vallecano on loan, in a season-long deal.