Sainey Njie (born 30 August 2001) is a Gambian professional footballer who plays for MFK Zemplín Michalovce competing in Fortuna Liga as a midfielder, as well as the Gambian national team.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Sainey Njie | ||
Date of birth | (2001-08-30) 30 August 2001 (age 21) | ||
Place of birth | Lamin, The Gambia | ||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Michalovce | ||
Number | 11 | ||
Youth career | |||
0000–2019 | Gambinos Stars | ||
2019–2020 | Dunajská Streda | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2020− | Dunajská Streda | 39 | (0) |
2020−2021 | → Šamorín | 12 | (2) |
2022− | → Michalovce (loan) | 2 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2020– | Gambia | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 August 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 November 2020 |
Njie made his professional Fortuna Liga debut for DAC Dunajská Streda in an away match against Spartak Trnava on 21 June 2020. He came on as a late stoppage time replacement for Eric Ramírez. DAC won the game 2−0.[2] In the upcoming match he debuted in the starting-line up against champion side of Slovan Bratislava, with DAC suffering a 3−1 defeat at MOL Aréna. Njie was replaced by Andrej Fábry after over 70 minutes, in an effort to score.[3]
During the 2020−21 season, Njie played for Šamorín while also appearing for Dunajská Streda, as the 2. Liga club is a 'farm' team of DAC.[4]
Njie debuted with Gambia in a friendly 1−0 win over Congo on 9 October 2020.[5]
MFK Zemplín Michalovce – current squad | |
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