Al Njie
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alieu Njie | ||
| Date of birth | April 15, 1955 | ||
| Place of birth | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1977–1978 | FIU Golden Panthers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1979 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 6 | (0) |
| 1979–1980 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers (indoor) | ||
| 1980 | Miami Americans | ||
| 1980–1981 | Phoenix Inferno (indoor) | 6 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Alieu "Al" Njie is a retired American soccer forward who played professionally in the North American Soccer League, American Soccer League and Major Indoor Soccer League.
Njie attended Florida International University, playing on the men's soccer team in 1977 and 1978.[1] In 1979, the Fort Lauderdale Strikers selected Njie in the North American Soccer League college draft.[2] He spent the 1979 NASL outdoor and 1979–1980 NASL indoor seasons with the Strikers. In 1980, the Strikers released Njie and he signed with the Miami Americans of the American Soccer League. He returned to the indoor game in the fall of 1980, this time with the Phoenix Inferno of the Major Indoor Soccer League.
References
[edit]- ^ FIU Men’s Soccer All Time Records Archived July 17, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "FIU: Men's Soccer Professional Signings". Archived from the original on March 11, 2012. Retrieved June 8, 2011.
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- Living people
- 1955 births
- Soccer players from Atlanta
- American men's soccer players
- American Soccer League (1933–1983) players
- FIU Panthers men's soccer players
- Fort Lauderdale Strikers (1977–1983) players
- Major Indoor Soccer League (1978–1992) players
- Miami Americans players
- North American Soccer League (1968–1984) indoor players
- North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players
- Phoenix Inferno players
- Men's association football forwards
- 20th-century American sportsmen