Sainey Njie
Gambian international footballer
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sainey Njie | ||
| Date of birth | (2001-08-30) 30 August 2001 (age 22) | ||
| Place of birth | Lamin, The Gambia | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Radnik Surdulica | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 0000–2019 | Gambinos Stars | ||
| 2019–2020 | DAC Dunajská Streda | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020− | DAC Dunajská Streda | 39 | (0) |
| 2020−2021 | → Šamorín | 12 | (2) |
| 2022–2023 | → Zemplín Michalovce (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2023– | Radnik Surdulica | 5 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2020– | Gambia | 5 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 November 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 November 2023 | |||
Sainey Njie (born 30 August 2001) is a Gambian professional footballer who plays for FK Radnik Surdulica in the Serbian SuperLiga as a midfielder, as well as the Gambian national team.
Club career
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]
After 3 years in Slovakia, Sainley accepted a move to another country and signed with FK Radnik Surdulica, a club playing in the 2023–24 Serbian SuperLiga.[5]
International career
Njie debuted with Gambia in a friendly 1−0 win over Congo on 9 October 2020.[6]
References
- ^ Sainey Njie 04.07.2020, dac1904.sk
- ^ SPARTAK TRNAVA VS. DAC 0 - 2 21.06.2020, soccerway.com
- ^ "DAC vs. Slovan Bratislava - 1 July 2020 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2020-08-03.
- ^ "Sainey Njie: Cez týždeň za DAC, v nedeľu za ŠTK". FC ŠTK 1914 ŠAMORÍN - Oficiálna stránka klubu FC ŠTK 1914 Šamorín (in Slovak). 20 April 2021.
- ^ Sainley Njie profile on soccerway
- ^ "Gambia 1-0 Congo In Friendly International". THE GFF | Official Website. October 9, 2020.
External links
- FC DAC 1904 Dunajská Streda official club profile (in Slovak)
- Futbalnet profile (in Slovak)
- Sainey Njie at Soccerway
- Sainey Njie at Fortunaliga.sk (in Slovak)
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FK Radnik Surdulica – current squad
- 3 Stojanović
- 4 Hajdarević
- 5 Milićević
- 6 Vranjanin
- 8 Čumić
- 9 Bogdanović
- 10 Šovšić
- 11 Duronjić
- 12 Vukadinović
- 18 Tomašević
- 22 Ranđelović
- 32 Stojković
- 37 Abubakar
- 44 Rustemović
- 50 Jovanović
- Manager: Đorđević
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