Fred Friday

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Fred Friday
Friday with AZ in 2016
Personal information
Full name Imoh Fred Friday
Date of birth (1995-05-20) 20 May 1995 (age 28)
Place of birth Port Harcourt, Nigeria
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
Beitar Jerusalem
Number 9
Youth career
Unicem Rovers
Gabros FC
0000–2013 BUJOC Sports Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 Lillestrøm 57 (22)
2016–2020 AZ 28 (7)
2016–2018 Jong AZ 10 (11)
2018Sparta Rotterdam (loan) 14 (4)
2019FC Twente (loan) 11 (0)
2021–2022 Strømsgodset 38 (9)
2023– Beitar Jerusalem 9 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:37, 16 May 2023 (UTC)

Imoh Fred Friday (born 20 May 1995) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Israeli Premier League club Beitar Jerusalem.[1][2]

Career[edit]

Born in Port Harcourt, Nigeria, Friday played youth football for Unicem Rovers, Gabros FC and BUJOC Sports Academy in the lower leagues of Nigeria.[3] He left Nigeria for Norway in 2013, and at the age of 17 he spent three weeks on trial at Lillestrøm before he was signed on a permanent basis.[3] Then-coach Magnus Haglund handed him just three appearances all season as the club flirted with relegation.[3]

In July 2016, Friday moved from Lillestrøm to Eredivisie side AZ Alkmaar, on a four-year contract.[4][5] He moved on loan to Sparta Rotterdam in January 2018.[6]

He was released by AZ in January 2020.[7]

On 29 January 2021, after being a free agent for a year, Friday returned to Norwegian football, signing a two-year contract with Strømsgodset where he was assigned the number 9 jersey.[8]

In February 2023 he signed for Beitar Jerusalem.[9]

Career statistics[edit]

As of 24 July 2023[1][10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Lillestrøm 2013 Tippeligaen 3 0 0 0 3 0
2014 16 3 3 0 19 3
2015 26 11 3 6 29 17
2016 14 8 0 0 14 8
Total 57 22 6 6 0 0 0 0 63 28
AZ 2016–17 Eredivisie 23 5 4 1 10 1 1 0 38 7
2017–18 5 2 0 0 0 0 5 2
2018–19 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0
2019–20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 28 7 4 1 12 1 1 0 45 9
Sparta Rotterdam (loan) 2017–18 Eredivisie 14 4 0 0 14 4
Twente (loan) 2018–19 Eerste Divisie 11 0 0 0 11 0
Strømsgodset 2021 Eliteserien 30 7 0 0 30 7
2022 26 5 4 1 30 6
Total 56 12 4 1 60 13
Beitar Jerusalem 2022–23 Israeli Premier League 9 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 12 3
2023–24 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1
Total 9 1 3 2 1 1 13 4
Career total 175 46 17 10 12 1 2 1 206 58

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Fred Friday at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ Fred Friday at Soccerway. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  3. ^ a b c Udoh, Colin (14 May 2016). "Lillestrom SK striker Fred Friday could have a bright future for Nigeria". ESPN. Archived from the original on 14 May 2016. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  4. ^ "Fred Friday solgt til AZ Alkmaar". www.lsk.no (in Norwegian). Lillestrøm SK. 15 July 2016. Archived from the original on 21 September 2016. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
  5. ^ "Fred Friday completes move to AZ Alkmaar". football-oranje.com. Football Oranje. 15 July 2016. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
  6. ^ Sparta huurt Friday van AZ (Dutch). NOS. 10 January 2018.
  7. ^ "Fred Friday: van beoogde opvolger Vincent Janssen tot totale flop". Voetbal International (in Dutch). 13 January 2022. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  8. ^ "Fred Friday er klar for SIF". Strømsgodset (in Norwegian). 29 January 2021. Archived from the original on 26 October 2021. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  9. ^ Nwosu, Chigozie (1 February 2023). "Done Deal: Fred Friday Leaves Strømsgodset For Beitar Jerusalem Football Club - Nigeria Sports News". Retrieved 24 May 2023.
  10. ^ "Fred Friday". nifs.no (in Norwegian). A-pressen. Retrieved 2 April 2014.

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