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 (age 27)
Place of birth	Oslo, Norway
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position(s)	Winger[2]
Team information
Current team	Odd
Number	10
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	37	(2)
International career‡
2023–	Somalia	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 July 2025 ‡ 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
		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