| 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.
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]
Njie debuted with Gambia in a friendly 1−0 win over Congo on 9 October 2020.[6]
FK Radnik Surdulica – current squad | |
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