Alieu Eybi Njie (born 14 May 2005) is a Swedish

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who plays as a winger for

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Life and career

Njie was born on 14 May 2005 in

Borlänge Borlänge () is a Urban areas in Sweden, locality in Dalarna County, Sweden, with 44,898 inhabitants as of 2020. It is the seat of the Borlänge Municipality which as of 2017 had a total population of 51,604 inhabitants. History Originally Bor ...

, Sweden. He is a native of

, Sweden. He obtained a Gambian citizenship. As a youth player, he joined the youth academy of Swedish side

Forssa BK Forssa BK is a Swedish football club located in Borlänge, Sweden. Background Forssa Bollklubb were founded on 16 April 1934 at Hushagens school. The club played their first match on 17 May 1934, winning 4–0 against IK Fylking. In 1978 the cl ...

. In 2021, he joined the youth academy of Italian

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side

. He started with their under-17 team before being promoted to their under-21 team in 2022. In 2023, he signed a professional contract with them. He started his senior career with the club. On 20 September 2024, he debuted for the club during a 3–2 win over

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. Njie is a Sweden youth international. He has played for the Sweden national under-19 football team. He made six appearances and scored zero goals while playing for the Sweden national under-19 football team. He mainly operates as a winger. He can operate as a left winger or as a right-winger. He can also operate as a second striker. He is known for his speed. He is also known for his dribbling ability.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Njie, Alieu 2005 births Living people Men's association football wingers Swedish men's footballers Swedish people of Gambian descent Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Torino FC players Serie A players 21st-century Swedish sportsmen Footballers from Borlänge