Bilal Njie

Bilal Elmi Njie (born 13 June 1998) is a footballer who plays as a winger for Eliteserien club Odd. Born in Norway, he plays for the Somalia national team.

Bilal Njie
Personal information
Full name Bilal Elmi Njie[1]
Date of birth (1998-06-13) 13 June 1998
Place of birth Oslo, Norway
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position(s) Winger[2]
Team information
Current team
 Odd
Number 24
Youth career
–2014 Holmlia
2014–2017 Vålerenga
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017 Vålerenga 2 20 (5)
2017 Vålerenga 1 (0)
2018–2020 Odd 38 (3)
2020–2022 KFUM 29 (9)
2022–2024 Haugesund 49 (11)
2024– Odd 1 (0)
International career‡
2023– Somalia 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 March 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 01:05, 10 November 2023 (UTC)

Career

Vålerenga

Njie began his career at Vålerenga, and made his first team debut on 30 September 2017 in a 4-2 loss vs. Stabæk Fotball, coming on as a late substitute.[3] He also made 20 appearances for the reserve team in the 2017 season.

Odd

Before the 2018 season, Njie signed a three-year contract with the Skien-based club Odd, instead of signing with his youth club Vålerenga.[4] According to Njie, he chose to sign with Odd because of their well-known ability to develop young players.

KFUM

Njie signed for KFUM-Kameratene Oslo on 5 October 2020.[5][6]

On 5 December 2021, in the promotion playoffs for a spot in the Eliteserien, Njie scored two goals in their quarterfinal win over Fredrikstad, including a stoppage time equalizer to send the match to penalty kicks.[7]

International career

Bilal was born in Norway to a Gambian father and Somali mother, and was eligible for all three national teams.[8] He played for the Somalia national team in a set of friendlies in October 2023.[9]

Personal life

Bilal is the younger brother of the footballer Moussa Njie.[10]

Career statistics
As of match played 31 March 2024[11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Vålerenga 2017 Eliteserien 1000—10
Odd 2018 22341—264
2019 6000—60
2020 100——100
Total 38341—424
KFUM 2020 1. divisjon 113——113
2021 18631342411
2022 00210021
Total 29952343715
Haugesund 2022 Eliteserien 23640—276
2023 26523—288
Total 491163—5514
Odd 2024 Eliteserien 1000—10
Total 1000—10
Career total 118231563413633

    References
    1. Bilal Njie at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
    2. Bilal Njie at WorldFootball.net
    3. "Stabæk v Vålerenga Starting XIs, 9/30/17, Eliteserien | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
    4. Bratland, Tore Ulrik (22 January 2018). "Bilal Njie signerte for Odd". Dagbladet (in Norwegian). Retrieved 27 May 2018.
    5. "Fra Odd til Kåffa". KFUM. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
    6. "#DeadlineDay in Norway today is shaping up..." Twitter. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
    7. "Fredrikstad vs KFUM in Eliteserien Qualification". FotMob. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
    8. Flateby, Terje (3 October 2023). "Tatt ut på landslaget: – Spennende mulighet". Haugesunds Avis.
    9. "- En veldig spennende mulighet". Haugesund.
    10. Sulayman Bah (1 October 2019). "Gambia Risk Losing Scorpion-eligible Bilal Njie to Norway". Foroyaa Newspaper. Archived from the original on 24 October 2020. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
    11. "Bilal Njie". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). TV 2. Retrieved 6 December 2021.

    Bilal Njie at National-Football-Teams.com

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