Fred Friday

Fred Friday

Friday with AZ in 2016
Personal information
Full name	Imoh Fred Friday
Date of birth	(1995-05-20) 20 May 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth	Port Harcourt, Nigeria
Position(s)	Striker
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)
2018	→ Sparta Rotterdam (loan)	14	(4)
2019	→ FC Twente (loan)	11	(0)
2021–2022	Strømsgodset	38	(9)
2023–2024	Beitar Jerusalem	35	(4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 April 2024

Imoh Fred Friday (born 20 May 1995) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a striker. ^{[1] [2]}

Career

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]

On 23 May 2023, Friday scored a goal in the Israeli State Cup final. ^[10]

Career statistics

As of 1 July 2024 ^{[1] [11]}

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		31	3	1	0	0	0	1	1	33	4
	Total		40	4	4	2	–		1	1	45	7
Career total			206	49	18	10	12	1	2	1	238	61

References

1. Fred Friday at WorldFootball.net
2. Fred Friday at Soccerway. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
3. 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. https://playbyplay.sport5.co.il/?FLNum=28&GameID=131282&utm_campaign=israel_state_cup_%28israel%29&utm_content=m._netanya_vs_beitar_jerusalem&utm_medium=organic_box&utm_source=google (in Hebrew).
11. "Fred Friday". nifs.no (in Norwegian). A-pressen. Retrieved 2 April 2014.

External links

• Profile at Voetbal International
• Profile at AZ Alkmaar