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.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sainey Njie | ||
| Date of birth | 30 August 2001 | ||
| 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 | |||
| –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 | |||
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
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)