| Nationality: | Finnish, Gambian |
| Birth Date: | 23 November 1993 |
| Birth Place: | Helsinki, Finland |
| Country: | The Gambia |
| Weight Class: | 73 kg |
| Olympics Rank: | R32 |
| Olympics Year: | 2020 |
| Olympics Weight: | Men's 73 kg |
| Olympics Year2: | 2024 |
| Olympics Weight2: | Men's 73 kg |
| Worlds Rank: | R32 |
| Worlds Year: | 2017 |
| Worlds Weight: | Men's 73 kg |
| Worlds Year2: | 2021 |
| Worlds Weight2: | Men's 73 kg |
| Worlds Year3: | 2023 |
| Worlds Weight3: | Men's 73 kg |
| Regionals Type: | AF |
| Regionals Rank: | 2 |
| Regionals Year: | 2017 |
| Regionals Year2: | 2021 |
| Commonwealth Rank: | 2 |
| Commonwealth Year: | 2022 |
| Commonwealth Weight: | Men's 73 kg |
| Updated: | 29 July 2024 |
Faye Njie (born 23 November 1993) is a Finnish-born Gambian judoka. He was born in Helsinki, Finland to a Finnish mother and a Gambian father, and has represented both countries.[1] [2]
He represented Finland in the 2009 European Cadet Championships, the 2009 EYOF, the 2011, and the 2012 European Junior Championships before switching to fight for the Gambia.
Njie was the first-ever Olympic judoka for the Gambia. He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, in the men's 73 kg, where he was eliminated by Didar Khamza in the first round.[3]
He competed in the men's 73 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[4]
He competed in the men's 73 kg event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, winning the country's first-ever silver medal in the Games. Njie was also a silver medalist at the 2015 African Games.