Sainey Njie

Sainey Njie (born 30 August 2001) is a Gambian professional footballer who plays for Zemplín Michalovce competing in Fortuna Liga as a midfielder, as well as the Gambian national team.

Sainey Njie
Personal information
Full name Sainey Njie
Date of birth (2001-08-30) 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
 ZemplínMichalovce
Number 11
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− → Zemplín Michalovce (loan) 2 (0)
International career‡
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

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]

International career

Njie debuted with Gambia in a friendly 1−0 win over Congo on 9 October 2020.[5]

References
  1. Sainey Njie 04.07.2020, dac1904.sk
  2. SPARTAK TRNAVA VS. DAC 0 - 2 21.06.2020, soccerway.com
  3. "DAC vs. Slovan Bratislava - 1 July 2020 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2020-08-03.
  4. "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.
  5. "Gambia 1-0 Congo In Friendly International". THE GFF | Official Website. October 9, 2020.


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