Friday Etim

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Friday Etim
Personal information
Full name Friday Ubi Etim
Date of birth (2002-05-21) 21 May 2002 (age 23)
Place of birth Lagos, Nigeria
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Midtjylland
Number 90
Youth career
DN10 Football Academy
2021 Dominion Hotspurs
2021–2022 Vizela
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2022–2023 Vizela 21 (2)
2023–2025 Mafra 33 (7)
2025– Midtjylland 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 28 July 2025

Friday Ubi Etim (born 21 May 2002) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Danish Superliga club Midtjylland.

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Club career

A youth product of Dominion Hotspurs and DN10 Football Academy. [1] Etim moved to Vizela U23s on 2 September 2021, signing until 2025. [2] With the Vizela U23s he was named the top scorer for the 2021-22 Liga Revelação season. [3] He made his professional debut with Vizela in a 3–1 Taça de Portugal loss to Porto on 12 January 2022. [4] He was promoted to their Primeira Liga squad ahead of the 2022-23 season. [5]

On 30 June 2023, Etim signed for Liga Portugal 2 club Mafra, [6] for a transfer fee reported to be over €1 million. [7]

On 20 June 2025, Danish club FC Midtjylland announced the signing of Etim, on a contract until summer 2029. [8]

Career statistics

As of match played 7 August 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupLeague cupEuropeTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Vizela 2021–22 Primeira Liga 201000—30
2022–23 Primeira Liga1921021—223
Total2122021—253
Mafra 2023–24 Liga Portugal 2 300010—40
2024–25 Liga Portugal 23071100—318
Total3371110—358
Midtjylland 2025–26 Danish Superliga 1000—2 [a] 030
Career total5593141106311
  1. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League

References

  1. ↑ "DN10 Academy Graduate Emerge Top Scorer In Portugal" (in European Portuguese). C.D. Mafra. 30 June 2023. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
  2. ↑ "Quatro jogadores estrangeiros reforçam sub-23 do FC Vizela".
  3. ↑ "Etim já recebeu Troféu de Melhor Marcador da Liga Revelação - Rádio Vizela". www.radiovizela.pt.
  4. ↑ "Vizela eliminado da Taça pelo FC Porto". O Minho. January 12, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Vizela apresentou aos adeptos plantel com três reforços - Rádio Vizela". www.radiovizela.pt.
  6. ↑ "Friday Etim é reforço Clube Desportivo de Mafra" [Friday Etim is Clube Desportivo de Mafra's reinforcement] (in European Portuguese). C.D. Mafra. 30 June 2023. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
  7. ↑ "Oficial: Etim reforça Mafra e vale encaixe recorde ao Vizela" [Official: Etim reinforces Mafra and is worth record sale for Vizela] (in European Portuguese). Record. 30 June 2023. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
  8. ↑ "FC Midtjylland køber Friday Etim" [FC Midtjylland signs Friday Etim] (in Danish). FC Midtjylland. 20 June 2025.
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