Allen Njie (born 26 July 1999) is a Liberian

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who plays as a

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for Swiss club

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Club career

Born in Barnesville, Njie has played for Liberian clubs Pepper FC and LISCR as well as Swiss club

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. In October 2020 he moved on loan to Israeli club

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. In February 2021 he moved on loan to Croatian club

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. In July 2021, he moved to Swiss club

International career

After playing for the Liberian under-20 team, he made his senior international debut for

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in 2018.

References

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