Momodou Lion Njie

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Momodou Lion Njie
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-12-10) 10 December 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Oslo, Norway
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Sarpsborg, (on loan from KFUM Oslo)
Number 27
Youth career
2014–2016 Kolbotn
2017 Vålerenga
2017–2018 Kolbotn
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018–2019 Kolbotn 3 (2)
2019 Follo 2 11 (0)
2020 Skeid II 0 (0)
2021 Moss FK 16 (2)
2022– KFUM Oslo 76 (2)
2025– → Sarpsborg (loan) 0 (0)
International career‡
2024– The Gambia 5 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19:17, 4 September 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 19:17, 4 September 2025 (UTC)

Momodou Lion Njie (born 10 December 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Sarpsborg 08, on loan from KFUM Oslo. Born in Norway, he plays for the Gambia national team.

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Club career

Njie is a product of the academies of the Norwegian clubs Kolbotn and Vålerenga, debuting with Kolbotn in the Norwegian Fourth Division in 2018. He followed that up with stints with the reserves of Follo FK and Skeid II. In 2021, he played for Moss FK in the Norwegian Second Division. On 13 January 2022, he transferred to KFUM Oslo in the Norwegian First Division. [1] He helped KFUM Oslo achieve promotion to the Eliteserien for the 2024 season, and on 9 January 2024 extended his contract with the club. [2] On 2 September 2025, he joined Sarpsborg on loan in the Eliteserien for the remainder of the 2025 season. [3]

International career

Born in Norway, Njie is of Gambian descent. He was called up to the The Gambia national team for a set of 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification matches in September 2025. [4]

Personal life

Njie is the cousin of the professional footballers Moussa and Bilal Njie. [5] He is the nephew of the Gambian musician Ousu ‘Lion’ Njie. [6]

References

  1. ↑ "Velkommen til en ny Njie". KFUM.
  2. ↑ Hjetland, Nikolai; Bjørshol, Eskil (9 January 2024). "(+) «Løven fra Ødegården» er klar for nye jubelbrøl". www.oavis.no.
  3. ↑ Wahl, Stian André de (2 September 2025). "Klubbene er enige – spilleren er i Afrika". Nettavisen.
  4. ↑ Pettersen, Stian André de Wahl, Per Møller (17 August 2024). "Har tatt Eliteserien med storm: Fikk uventet telefon fra landslaget". Nettavisen.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  5. ↑ Fredagsvik, Jarle (1 January 2024). "Slik var veien til toppen for Njie-familien: – Hele Holmlia vet vi trener som gærne". Nettavisen.
  6. ↑ "Nephew of Ousu Lion Njie: Mo on Gambia Call-up". 4 September 2024.
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