Fred Friday
 Friday with AZ in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Imoh Fred Friday | ||
| Date of birth | 20 May 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Port Harcourt, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Ninh Binh | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Unicem Rovers | |||
| Gabros FC | |||
| –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 | 40 | (4) |
| 2025–2026 | Haiphong | 26 | (7) |
| 2026– | Ninh Binh | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 7 February 2026 | |||
Imoh Fred Friday (born 20 May 1995) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a striker for V.League 1 club Ninh Binh.[2][3]
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.[4] 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.[4] Then-coach Magnus Haglund handed him just three appearances all season as the club flirted with relegation.[4]
In July 2016, Friday moved from Lillestrøm to Eredivisie side AZ Alkmaar, on a four-year contract.[5][6] He moved on loan to Sparta Rotterdam in January 2018.[7]
He was released by AZ in January 2020.[8]
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.[9]
In February 2023 he signed for Beitar Jerusalem.[10]
On 23 May 2023, Friday scored a goal in the Israeli State Cup final.[11]
On 2 February 2026, Friday moved from Haiphong to Ninh Binh, signing a two-year contract.[12]
Career statistics
| 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 | Tippeligaen | 16 | 3 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 19 | 3 | |||
| 2015 | Tippeligaen | 26 | 11 | 3 | 6 | – | – | 29 | 17 | |||
| 2016 | Tippeligaen | 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 | Eredivisie | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 5 | 2 | ||
| 2018–19 | Eredivisie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | Eredivisie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 28 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 9 | ||
| Jong AZ | 2016–17 | Tweede Divisie | 3 | 4 | – | – | – | 3 | 4 | |||
| 2017–18 | Eerste Divisie | 7 | 7 | – | – | – | 7 | 7 | ||||
| Total | 10 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 11 | ||
| 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 | Eliteserien | 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 | Israeli Premier League | 31 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 4 | |
| Total | 40 | 4 | 4 | 2 | – | 1 | 1 | 45 | 7 | |||
| Haiphong | 2024–25 | V.League 1 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 14 | 0 | ||
| 2025–26 | V.League 1 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 12 | 7 | |||
| Ninh Binh | V.League 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 27 | 7 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 27 | 7 | ||||
| Career total | 240 | 67 | 21 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 275 | 79 | ||
References
- ^ "Imoh Fred Friday". vpf.vn.
- ^ a b Fred Friday at WorldFootball.net
- ^ Fred Friday at Soccerway. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Fred Friday completes move to AZ Alkmaar". football-oranje.com. Football Oranje. 15 July 2016. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
- ^ Sparta huurt Friday van AZ (Dutch). NOS. 10 January 2018.
- ^ "Fred Friday: van beoogde opvolger Vincent Janssen tot totale flop". Voetbal International (in Dutch). 13 January 2022. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ^ "Fred Friday er klar for SIF". Strømsgodset (in Norwegian). 29 January 2021. Archived from the original on 26 October 2021. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ^ Nwosu, Chigozie (1 February 2023). "Done Deal: Fred Friday Leaves Strømsgodset For Beitar Jerusalem Football Club - Nigeria Sports News". Retrieved 24 May 2023.
- ^ 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).
- ^ "🔥 CHÀO MỪNG TIỀN ĐẠO FRED FRIDAY ĐẾN VỚI NINH BÌNH FC" (in Vietnamese). Ninh Binh FC. 2 February 2026. Retrieved 2 February 2026 – via Facebook.
- ^ "Fred Friday". nifs.no (in Norwegian). A-pressen. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
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