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.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Bilal Elmi Njie[1] | ||
Date of birth | 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[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– | 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
editVålerenga
editNjie 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
editBefore 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
editNjie 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
editBilal 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
editBilal is the younger brother of the footballer Moussa Njie.[10]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 31 March 2024[11]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
Career total | 118 | 23 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 136 | 33 |
References
edit- ^ Bilal Njie at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
- ^ a b Bilal Njie at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "Stabæk v Vålerenga Starting XIs, 9/30/17, Eliteserien | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
- ^ Bratland, Tore Ulrik (22 January 2018). "Bilal Njie signerte for Odd". Dagbladet (in Norwegian). Retrieved 27 May 2018.
- ^ "Fra Odd til Kåffa". KFUM. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
- ^ "#DeadlineDay in Norway today is shaping up..." Twitter. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
- ^ "Fredrikstad vs KFUM in Eliteserien Qualification". FotMob. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
- ^ Flateby, Terje (3 October 2023). "Tatt ut på landslaget: – Spennende mulighet". Haugesunds Avis.
- ^ "- En veldig spennende mulighet". Haugesund.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Bilal Njie". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). TV 2. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
External links
editBilal Njie at National-Football-Teams.com