Bilal Njie

Bilal Njie

Personal information
Full name	Bilal Elmi Njie [1]
Date of birth	(1998-06-13) 13 June 1998 (age 27)
Place of birth	Oslo, Norway
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) [2]
Position(s)	Winger [2]
Team information
Current team	KFUM
Number	11
Youth career
–2014[ citation needed ]	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)
2024–2025	Odd	37	(2)
2025–	KFUM	0	(0)
International career‡
2023–	Somalia	2	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23 July 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 01:05, 10 November 2023 (UTC)

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

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 30 July 2025 ^[11]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Vålerenga	2017	Eliteserien	1	0	0	0	—		1	0
Odd	2018		22	3	4	1	—		26	4
	2019		6	0	0	0	—		6	0
	2020		10	0	—		—		10	0
	Total		38	3	4	1	—		42	4
KFUM	2020	1. divisjon	11	3	—		—		11	3
	2021		18	6	3	1	3	4	24	11
	2022		0	0	2	1	0	0	2	1
	Total		29	9	5	2	3	4	37	15
Haugesund	2022	Eliteserien	23	6	4	0	—		27	6
	2023		26	5	2	3	—		28	8
	Total		49	11	6	3	—		55	14
Odd	2024	Eliteserien	24	2	2	0	—		26	2
	2025	OBOS-ligaen	15	0	0	0	—		15	0
	Total		39	2	2	0	—		41	2
KFUM	2025	Eliteserien	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
Career total			156	25	17	6	3	4	176	35

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. Archived from the original on 17 March 2018. Retrieved 6 December 2021.

External links

Bilal Njie at National-Football-Teams.com