Sainey Njie (born 30 August 2001) is a Gambian professional

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who plays for

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competing in

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as a

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, as well as the Gambian national team.

Club career

Njie made his professional

debut for DAC Dunajská Streda in an

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match against

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on 21 June 2020. He came on as a late stoppage time replacement for Eric Ramírez. DAC won the game 2−0. 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

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. Njie was replaced by

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after over 70 minutes, in an effort to score. During the 2020−21 season, Njie played for

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while also appearing for Dunajská Streda, as the 2. Liga club is a 'farm' team of DAC.

International career

Njie debuted with

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in a friendly 1−0 win over Congo on 9 October 2020.

References

External links

FC DAC 1904 Dunajská Streda official club profile

Futbalnet profile
* * 2001 births Living people Gambian footballers People from West Coast Division (The Gambia) The Gambia international footballers Gambian expatriate footballers Association football midfielders FC DAC 1904 Dunajská Streda players FC ŠTK 1914 Šamorín players MFK Zemplín Michalovce players Slovak Super Liga players 2. Liga (Slovakia) players Expatriate footballers in Slovakia Gambian expatriate sportspeople in Slovakia {{Gambia-footy-bio-stub