Alieu Njie Receives First Sweden National Team Call-up

Alieu Njie has received his first call-up to the Swedish national team following a breakout performance in Serie A with Fiorentina.

The 21-year-old forward, currently on loan from Torino, is now in contention to make his international debut during Sweden’s upcoming Nations League matches.

Njie’s path to the national squad began when he left his hometown of Borlänge at age 16 to join Torino’s academy. His transition to Italy was serendipitous; Torino scouts spotted him while he was playing a youth match for AIK against Stocksund, and he relocated the following week.

The winger has scored in three consecutive Serie A matches. He found the net against Atalanta and Sassuolo before scoring in a 2–1 effort against Juventus on November 8, 2026.

"It feels huge, I am very honored, just shocked," Njie told SVT Sport. "Since I arrived here, I have not had the words to describe how proud I am."

But we will see."

I am proud of it, because Leão has done well in Italy. But I also want to be myself and my own player."

Within the Swedish camp, Njie has been welcomed by established players who have monitored his progress. Newcastle United forward Anthony Elanga has been assisting the new arrivals, noting that he and Njie communicate primarily in English. "He and Alieu (Njie), we mostly speak English," Elanga told Football Channel. "We have a good little group there. We clicked right away."

Jesper Karlström, who plays for Udinese, shared that his own teammate in Italy, Enzo Ebosse, previously played with Njie at Torino and "has praised him to the skies." Additionally, Dejan Kulusevski said that he has heard positive reports regarding Njie’s potential to make a difference on the wing.

Njie is currently preparing with the national team for two decisive matches in the Nations League. Sweden is scheduled to face Bosnia & Herzegovina on Saturday, followed by a final group match against Poland on Tuesday.

The 21-year-old is trying to process the whirlwind call-up to Blågult. "I don’t think I’ve taken it all in yet," Njie told SVT Sport. "I feel I have to stay grounded. Just keep scoring goals, getting points and creating chances. One can never stop striving for more." Ynglingen från Dalarna took the step out to Europe as a 16-year-old.

A journey that so far has been likened to a roller coaster. "Up and down. It has been difficult, but I have always had patience and believed in it. My family and my girlfriend have helped me every day," he added.

Just Elanga is one of several Blågult players during this camp who have used big words about the debutants Antwi and Njie. "Both are very fast. Alieu scores a lot of goals in Serie A now. It is one of the biggest leagues in the world. It is big teams he scores against. So he is very good," got Elanga.

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