Fred Friday

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Fred Friday
Fred Friday 2016.jpg
Friday with AZ in 2016
Personal information
Full name Imoh Fred Friday
Date of birth (1995-05-20) 20 May 1995 (age 26)
Place of birth Port Harcourt, Nigeria
Position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Strømsgodset
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)
2018 → Sparta Rotterdam (loan) 14 (4)
2019 → FC Twente (loan) 11 (0)
2021– Strømsgodset 25 (7)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 October 2021

Imoh Fred Friday (born 20 May 1995) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Strømsgodset.[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 Dutch 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]

Career statistics[]

As of 31 October 2021[1][9]
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 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) Eredivisie 14 4 0 0 – – 14 4
Twente (loan) 2018–19 Eerste Divisie 11 0 0 0 – – 11 0
Strømsgodset Eliteserien 25 7 0 0 – – 25 7
Career total 135 40 10 7 12 1 1 0 158 48

References[]

  1. ^ a b Fred Friday at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ Fred Friday at Soccerway. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  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. ^ "Privacyinstellingen op VI.nl".
  8. ^ "Fred Friday er klar for SIF". Strømsgodset (in Norwegian). 29 January 2021.
  9. ^ "Fred Friday". nifs.no (in Norwegian). A-pressen. Retrieved 2 April 2014.

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