 Friday with AZ in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Imoh Fred Friday | ||
| Date of birth | (1995-05-20) 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 | 23 | (7) |
| 2026– | Ninh Binh | 13 | (2) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 7 June 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.23
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.56 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
References
- "Imoh Fred Friday". vpf.vn.
- Fred Friday at WorldFootball.net
- Fred Friday at Soccerway. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
- 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 (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.
External links
External links
- Profile at Voetbal International
- Profile Archived 25 October 2016 at the Wayback Machine at AZ Alkmaar