Yusupha Njie’s downhill of Career: Two Unsuccessful Loans and Free Agent with a Sharp Drop of Salary?

Yusupha Njie’s career is derailing due to two unsuccessful loans The 2024/2025 season is proving to be a complete failure for Yusupha Njie. During this time, the forward has played for two teams but has failed to establish himself as a key player for either. Furthermore, his last goal was over a year ago, scored while he was with Al-Markhiya SC. Given his current performance and unstable playing time, it is unlikely that the Qatari club will extend his contract for another season. Consequently, by summer, the experienced Njie could lose his current salary and become a free agent.

Yusupha Njie’s salary at S.C. Farense 

Yusupha Njie joined S.C. Farense on loan from Al-Markhiya SC in the winter of 2025, with the agreement valid until June 30, 2025. For the 2024/2025 season, the Gambian forward is set to earn €770,000 excluding bonuses, which breaks down to €14,808 per week, a competitive salary for a player of his experience in the Portuguese Primeira Liga.

Team Overview: Njie is the Highest-Paid Foreign Player at the Club

In the 2024/2025 season, S.C. Farense’s total salary expenditure is €6,895,000, or €132,596 per week. The highest-paid player on the team is winger Rony Lopes, who has been loaned from Corendon Alanyaspor and earns €960,000 per year, or €18,462 per week.

Yusupha Njie ranks second in the salary hierarchy at S.C. Farense. He also holds the distinction of being the highest-paid foreign player at the club.

Comparing career salaries

Despite facing injuries in his first season at Boavista F.C., Njie’s salary increased nearly 3.5 times. However, after two years, his earnings decreased by €10,000. Following his move to Qatar, his salary rose by approximately 2.5 times. After failing to become a key player at Al-Markhiya SC, he went on loan. In the winter of 2025, he returned to Portugal, where his earnings grew more than threefold, marking the largest salary of his career to date.

Market value: constant decline after leaving Europe

After spending four years in the Moroccan league, Njie’s value skyrocketed fourfold upon moving to Europe. His spell at Boavista F.C. was a rollercoaster – he struggled with injuries, yet his transfer fee mysteriously climbed fivefold during this period. Although his playing time increased in the following two years, his value took a hit, decreasing by more than 1.5 times due to the team’s poor performances in the Primeira Liga. Then came his renaissance – the 2022/23 season was the most productive of Njie’s career, during which he recorded 16 goal involvements and became the team’s top scorer. 

By the time he transferred to Al-Markhiya SC, his value had increased 2.5 times, reaching its peak. But even that wasn’t enough to secure his place and despite impressive results in Qatar, he was loaned out, leading to a decline in his value. After a Brazilian adventure fell through, Njie joined S.C. Farense, and by the time he returned to Portugal, his transfer fee had decreased by 1.5 times. Currently, Transfermarkt.com values him at €1 million, making him the fifth highest among players at the Portuguese club.

Achievements with the National team

Yusupha Njie made his debut for the Gambian U-17 national team in January 2011. He participated in the U-17 Africa Cup of Nations, where Gambia managed to win only one match and failed to advance from the group stage. In June 2017, Njie earned his first call-up to the senior national team of Gambia. Five years later, he experienced a career highlight, participating in the Africa Cup of Nations, where the national team made a historic run to the quarter-finals before losing to Cameroon. The last time Njie was called up to the Gambian national team was in May 2022. To date, he has played seven matches for the national team, gaining valuable experience on the international stage.

Prospects

Yusupha Njie spent the first part of the 2024/2025 season in Brazil with Santos Futebol Clube. However, he did not make a single appearance in six months. In February 2025, he transferred to S.C. Farense. Since then, Njie has been getting more playing time and has started more frequently, yet he has yet to register a single goal or assist. If he does not help the Portuguese club maintain its status in the Primeira Liga, he will likely return to Qatar at the end of his loan agreement.