# Alieu Njie (footballer, born 2005)
**Alieu Eybi Njie** (born 2005 in Stora Tuna, Sweden) is a Swedish footballer who plays as a forward, most recently a winger for Torino in [Serie A](https://www.edgepedia.org/serie-a) before a 2026 transfer to Fiorentina.[1](https://www.lequipe.fr/fiche/alieu-njie/157653) • [2](https://www.torinofc.it/news/30/08/2026/njie-alla-fiorentina_44658)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 2005, Stora Tuna, Sweden[1](https://www.lequipe.fr/fiche/alieu-njie/157653) |
| Position | Forward; also listed as a left winger[1](https://www.lequipe.fr/fiche/alieu-njie/157653) • [3](https://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/bloggar/sillyseason/a/q6Q2Vo/anderlecht-vill-varva-alieu-njie-fran-torino-i-serie-a) |
| Serie A debut | 20 September 2024, Hellas Verona 2-3 Torino[4](https://www.torinofc.it/en/prima-squadra/2025-2026/attaccante/njie-alieu) |
| First Serie A goal | 25 October 2024, the only goal in a 1-0 win over Como[5](https://newt.torinofc.it/news/15/07/2025/njie-rinnovo-sino-al-2029_36674) |
| Torino contract | Renewed on 15 July 2025 until 30 June 2029, with an option for a further season[5](https://newt.torinofc.it/news/15/07/2025/njie-rinnovo-sino-al-2029_36674) |
| Move to Fiorentina | 30 August 2026, on a temporary basis with an obligation of definitive purchase; reported fee of 16 million euros plus 2 million in bonuses and a 15 percent share of any future resale[2](https://www.torinofc.it/news/30/08/2026/njie-alla-fiorentina_44658) • [6](https://sport.sky.it/calciomercato/2026/08/30/fiorentina-njie-calciomercato-news) |
| Shirt number at Torino | 92[4](https://www.torinofc.it/en/prima-squadra/2025-2026/attaccante/njie-alieu) |
## Early career and Torino youth
Njie took his first steps in football at Forssa, a club from Borlänge, and joined Torino's youth sector in 2021.[5](https://newt.torinofc.it/news/15/07/2025/njie-rinnovo-sino-al-2029_36674) • [3](https://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/bloggar/sillyseason/a/q6Q2Vo/anderlecht-vill-varva-alieu-njie-fran-torino-i-serie-a) He progressed through the academy to the Primavera side, for whom he recorded 71 appearances, 7 goals, and 10 assists before reaching the first team.[5](https://newt.torinofc.it/news/15/07/2025/njie-rinnovo-sino-al-2029_36674)
## Torino first team
**Debut season.** Njie made his Serie A debut on 20 September 2024 in a 3-2 away win over Hellas Verona.[4](https://www.torinofc.it/en/prima-squadra/2025-2026/attaccante/njie-alieu) On 25 October he scored his first goal in the top division, a decisive strike that gave Torino a 1-0 win over Como. He finished the 2024-25 season with 17 appearances and one goal.[5](https://newt.torinofc.it/news/15/07/2025/njie-rinnovo-sino-al-2029_36674)
In July 2025, Torino renewed his contract until 30 June 2029, with an option for the following season.[5](https://newt.torinofc.it/news/15/07/2025/njie-rinnovo-sino-al-2029_36674) His 2025-26 league season brought 15 appearances, 1 goal, and 362 minutes played, plus 3 appearances in the [Coppa Italia](https://www.edgepedia.org/coppa-italia).[4](https://www.torinofc.it/en/prima-squadra/2025-2026/attaccante/njie-alieu) • [1](https://www.lequipe.fr/fiche/alieu-njie/157653) Across his Torino career he made 32 Serie A appearances, only two of them from the start, scoring two goals and providing one assist in just under 700 minutes of league play.[3](https://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/bloggar/sillyseason/a/q6Q2Vo/anderlecht-vill-varva-alieu-njie-fran-torino-i-serie-a)
## Transfer interest and move to Fiorentina
**Summer 2026 market.** Njie attracted interest from several clubs during the 2026 transfer window, with Wolverhampton Wanderers and Stoke City reported to be monitoring him, and [Anderlecht](https://www.edgepedia.org/anderlecht) pressing to sign him according to the Italian journalist Nicolò Schira. Torino's owner and president Urbano Cairo refused to sell, and the club also rejected a 10 million euro offer from Everton.[3](https://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/bloggar/sillyseason/a/q6Q2Vo/anderlecht-vill-varva-alieu-njie-fran-torino-i-serie-a) • [7](https://www.cuoretoro.it/news/329111735814/njie-torino-everton-nottingham-rio-ave-calciomercato)
On 30 August 2026, Torino announced the transfer of Njie's registration rights to [ACF Fiorentina](https://www.edgepedia.org/acf-fiorentina) on a temporary basis with an obligation of definitive purchase.[2](https://www.torinofc.it/news/30/08/2026/njie-alla-fiorentina_44658) Sky Sport reported the operation at 16 million euros plus 2 million in bonuses and a 15 percent share of a future resale.[6](https://sport.sky.it/calciomercato/2026/08/30/fiorentina-njie-calciomercato-news) In a farewell message to Torino supporters, Njie wrote that he had arrived as a boy with dreams and was leaving as a man after five years at the club.[8](https://www.ansa.it/amp/sito/notizie/sport/calcio/2026/08/30/serie-a-laddio-di-njie-al-toro-club-che-sara-sempre-nel-mio_756a6ab3-7fe4-4f5a-bca4-dee49381e8ad.html) He made his first Serie A appearance for Fiorentina against Torino on 5 September 2026.[9](https://theanalyst.com/players/4892/alieu-njie)
## References
1. [Alieu Njie - joueur de football, L'Équipe](https://www.lequipe.fr/fiche/alieu-njie/157653)
2. [Njie alla Fiorentina, Torino FC, 30 August 2026](https://www.torinofc.it/news/30/08/2026/njie-alla-fiorentina_44658)
3. [Anderlecht vill värva svensken från Serie A, Aftonbladet, 20 July 2026](https://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/bloggar/sillyseason/a/q6Q2Vo/anderlecht-vill-varva-alieu-njie-fran-torino-i-serie-a)
4. [Njie Alieu, Torino FC player profile](https://www.torinofc.it/en/prima-squadra/2025-2026/attaccante/njie-alieu)
5. [Njie, rinnovo sino al 2029, Torino FC, 15 July 2025](https://newt.torinofc.it/news/15/07/2025/njie-rinnovo-sino-al-2029_36674)
6. [Fiorentina, visite mediche e firma per Njie, Sky Sport, 30 August 2026](https://sport.sky.it/calciomercato/2026/08/30/fiorentina-njie-calciomercato-news)
7. [Njie resta al Torino: Cairo rifiuta 10 milioni dall'Everton, CuoreToro, 20 June 2026](https://www.cuoretoro.it/news/329111735814/njie-torino-everton-nottingham-rio-ave-calciomercato)
8. [Serie A: l'addio di Njie al Toro, ANSA, 30 August 2026](https://www.ansa.it/amp/sito/notizie/sport/calcio/2026/08/30/serie-a-laddio-di-njie-al-toro-club-che-sara-sempre-nel-mio_756a6ab3-7fe4-4f5a-bca4-dee49381e8ad.html)
9. [Alieu Njie, Opta Analyst](https://theanalyst.com/players/4892/alieu-njie)
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