Momodou Lion Njie

Momodou Lion Njie
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-12-10) 10 December 2001
Place of birth Oslo, Norway
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 KFUM Oslo
Number 4
Youth career
2014–2016 Kolbotn
2017 Vålerenga
2017–2018 Kolbotn
2019 Follo
2020 Skeid
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018 Kolbotn 14 (2)
2019 Follo 2 11 (0)
2021 Moss FK 16 (2)
2022– KFUM 79 (2)
2025 → Sarpsborg 08 (loan) 1 (0)
International career‡
2024– Gambia 6 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23 July 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 11 May 2026

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

Club career

Njie is a product of the academy of Kolbotn and made his debut with Kolbotn in the Norwegian Fourth Division in 2018. He also had stints as a youth player in Vålerenga, Follo FK and Skeid during which he also played for Follo's reserves.[1] In 2021, he played for Moss FK in the Norwegian Second Division.[2] On 13 January 2022, he transferred to KFUM in the Norwegian First Division.[3] He helped KFUM Oslo achieve promotion to the Eliteserien for the 2024 season, and on 9 January 2024 extended his contract with the club.[4]

A 10 million kr move to US Lecce in January 2025 ultimately collapsed.[5] On 2 September 2025, he joined Sarpsborg on loan in the Eliteserien for the remainder of the 2025 season.[6]

International career

Born in Norway, Njie is of Gambian descent. He was called up to The Gambia national team for a set of 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification matches in September 2025.[7] He made his debut in a 1–0 away win over Tunisia.[8]

Personal life

Njie is the cousin of the professional footballers Moussa and Bilal Njie. All three played for KFUM at the same time.[9] He is the nephew of the Gambian musician Ousu ‘Lion’ Njie.[10]

References

  1. ↑ Momodou Lion Njie at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
  2. ↑ Hjetland, Nikolai (10 May 2021). "Mo til Moss". Oppegård Avis (in Norwegian). Retrieved 11 May 2026.
  3. ↑ "Velkommen til en ny Njie". KFUM.
  4. ↑ Hjetland, Nikolai; Bjørshol, Eskil (9 January 2024). "«Løven fra Ødegården» er klar for nye jubelbrøl". Østlandets Blad.
  5. ↑ Wahl, Stian André de (22 January 2025). "Norsk fotball i kulissene: Italia-overgang kollapset for KFUM-profil". Nettavisen (in Norwegian). Retrieved 11 May 2026.
  6. ↑ Wahl, Stian André de (2 September 2025). "Klubbene er enige – spilleren er i Afrika". Nettavisen.
  7. ↑ 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)
  8. ↑ Momodou Lion Njie at National-Football-Teams.com
  9. ↑ Fredagsvik, Jarle (1 January 2024). "Slik var veien til toppen for Njie-familien: – Hele Holmlia vet vi trener som gærne". Nettavisen.
  10. ↑ "Nephew of Ousu Lion Njie: Mo on Gambia Call-up". 4 September 2024.
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