Baboucarr Njie
{{short description|Gambian footballer (born 1995)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2020}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Baboucarr Njie
| fullname =
| image =
| caption =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1995|6|5}}
| birth_place = Serekunda, The Gambia
| height = 1.85 m
| position = Defender
Midfielder
| currentclub = Oakland Roots
| clubnumber = 2
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 =
| collegeyears1 = 2016–2019
| college1 = NCWC Battling Bishops
| collegecaps1 = 57
| collegegoals1 = 34
| years1 = 2018
| clubs1 = North Carolina FC U23
| caps1 = 4
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2020
| clubs2 = Atlanta United 2
| caps2 = 11
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2021
| clubs3 = Rio Grande Valley FC
| caps3 = 26
| goals3 = 1
| years4 = 2022–2023
| clubs4 = Phoenix Rising
| caps4 = 30
| goals4 = 1
| years5 = 2023–
| clubs5 = Oakland Roots
| caps5 = 37
| goals5 = 2
| nationalyears1 = 2024– | nationalteam1 = Gambia | nationalcaps1 = 2 | nationalgoals1 = 0
| pcupdate = October 27, 2024
| ntupdate = June 7, 2025
}}
Baboucarr Njie (born 5 June 1995) is a Gambian professional footballer who currently plays for USL Championship club Oakland Roots and the Gambia national team.
Club career
Njie played college soccer at North Carolina Wesleyan College for two consecutive seasons, skipping 2018 and returning for his junior year in 2019. During his time with the Battling Bishops, Njie made 57 appearances, scoring 34 goals and tallying 19 assists.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ncwcsports.com/sports/msoc/2016-17/bios/njie_baboucarr_muv0?view=profile|title=Baboucarr Njie|website=N.C. Wesleyan}}{{Dead link|date=September 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} During his 2018 season, Njie played in the USL PDL with North Carolina FC U23, where he made 4 appearances.{{Cite web|url=https://www.uslleaguetwo.com/roster_players/24811895|title=North Carolina FC U23 - 2018 Regular Season - Roster - #10 - Baboucarr Njie - M/D|website=www.uslleaguetwo.com}}
14 February 2020, it was announced that Njie would sign for USL Championship side Atlanta United 2.{{Cite web|url=https://www.atlutd.com/news/atlanta-united-2-signs-baboucarr-njie|title=Atlanta United 2 signs Baboucarr Njie | Atlanta United FC|website=atlutd}} He made his debut for Atlanta on 29 July 2020, starting against The Miami FC.{{Cite web|url=https://www.uslchampionship.com/atlantaunited2-themiamifc-2092773|title=Atlanta United 2 vs. The Miami FC - July 29, 2020 | USLChampionship.com|website=www.uslchampionship.com}}
Njie signed with USL Championship side Rio Grande Valley FC on 6 April 2021.{{Cite web|url=https://www.uslchampionship.com/news_article/show/1156440|title=Toros Bolster Squad with Arrival of Miller, Njie|date=April 6, 2021}}
Njie signed with Phoenix Rising FC on 13 December 2021.{{Cite web|url=https://www.phxrisingfc.com/news_article/show/1198225|title=Rising FC Signs Versatile Defender Baboucarr Njie To a Multi-Year Contract|date=December 13, 2021|access-date=December 13, 2021|archive-date=December 13, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211213171510/https://www.phxrisingfc.com/news_article/show/1198225|url-status=dead}} Njie was traded to Oakland Roots on 27 July 2023 in exchange for Dariusz Formella.{{Cite web|url=https://www.uslchampionship.com/news_article/show/1280009-rising-fc-adds-forward-dariusz-formella-via-transfer-from-oakland|title=Rising FC adds forward Dariusz Formella via transfer from Oakland|author=USLChampionship com Staff|date=July 25, 2023|website=USL Championship}}
International career
Njie made his Gambia national team debut on 15 November 2024 in an Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Comoros at the Berkane Municipal Stadium in Morocco. He substituted Ablie Jallow at half-time, as Comoros won 2–1.{{cite web|publisher=ESPN|url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/match/_/gameId/722100|title=Gambia v Comoros game report|date=15 November 2024}}
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Oakland Roots SC squad}}
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Category:Gambian men's footballers
Category:21st-century Gambian sportsmen
Category:Gambian expatriate men's footballers
Category:The Gambia men's international footballers
Category:Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
Category:Gambian expatriate sportspeople in the United States
Category:Soccer players from Washington, D.C.
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:North Carolina FC U23 players
Category:Atlanta United 2 players
Category:Rio Grande Valley FC Toros players
Category:Phoenix Rising FC players
Category:Oakland Roots SC players
Category:USL League Two players
Category:USL Championship players
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