Imoh Fred Friday (born 20 May 1995) is a Nigerian professional

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who plays as a striker.

Career

Born in

Port Harcourt Port Harcourt (Pidgin: ''Po-ta-kot or Pi-ta-kwa)'' is the capital and largest city of Rivers State in Nigeria. It is the fifth most populous city in Nigeria after Lagos, Kano, Ibadan and Benin. It lies along the Bonny River and is locate ...

, Nigeria, Friday played youth football for Unicem Rovers, Gabros FC and BUJOC Sports Academy in the lower leagues of Nigeria. He left Nigeria for Norway in 2013, and at the age of 17 he spent three weeks on trial at

Lillestrøm Lillestrøm is a municipality in Akershus county. It is located in the traditional district of Romerike. With a population of 85,757 inhabitants, it is the fourth most populated municipality in Viken. It was founded on 1 January 2020 as a merger ...

before he was signed on a permanent basis. Then-coach

Magnus Haglund Magnus Haglund (born 15 April 1973) is a Swedish football coach and former player. He is currently unemployed after being sacked at Halmstads BK. He has previously managed IF Elfsborg and Lillestrøm SK, having signed a two-year contract startin ...

handed him just three appearances all season as the club flirted with relegation. In July 2016, Friday moved from Lillestrøm to

Eredivisie The Eredivisie (; "Honour Division" or "Premier Division") is a professional association football league in the Netherlands and the highest level of the Dutch football league system. The league was founded in 1956, two years after the start o ...

side

AZ Alkmaar Alkmaar Zaanstreek (), better known internationally as AZ Alkmaar, or simply and most commonly as AZ () in the Netherlands, is a Dutch professional Association football, football club from Alkmaar and the Zaan#The Zaan district, Zaan district. ...

, on a four-year contract. He moved on loan to

Sparta Rotterdam Sparta Rotterdam () is a Dutch professional football club based in Rotterdam. Established on 1 April 1888, Sparta Rotterdam is the oldest professional football team in the Netherlands. Sparta currently competes in the Eredivisie, the top flig ...

in January 2018. He was released by AZ in January 2020. On 29 January 2021, after being a

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for a year, Friday returned to Norwegian football, signing a two-year contract with

Strømsgodset Strømsgodset is a former municipality in Vestfold county (from 1964 Buskerud county) in Norway which is today a part of the city of Drammen. History Strømsgodset was originally a small rural annex to the city parish of Bragernes (Drammen). ...

where he was assigned the number 9 jersey. In February 2023 he signed for

Beitar Jerusalem Beitar Jerusalem Football Club (), commonly known as Beitar Jerusalem () or simply Beitar (), is an Israeli professional football club based in the city of Jerusalem, that plays in the Israeli Premier League, the top tier in Israeli football ...

. On 23 May 2023, Friday scored a goal in the

Israeli State Cup The Israel State Cup (, ''Gvia HaMedina''), is a knockout cup competition in Israeli football, run by the Israel Football Association (IFA). The State Cup was first held in 1928 as the People's Cup. Because it involves clubs of all standards p ...

final.

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at AZ Alkmaar 1995 births Living people Footballers from Port Harcourt Men's association football forwards Nigerian men's footballers Lillestrøm SK players AZ Alkmaar players Jong AZ players Sparta Rotterdam players FC Twente players Strømsgodset Toppfotball players Beitar Jerusalem F.C. players Eliteserien players Eredivisie players Eerste Divisie players Israeli Premier League players Nigerian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Norway Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands Expatriate men's footballers in Israel Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Norway Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Israel 21st-century Nigerian sportsmen {{Nigeria-footy-forward-stub