Monday Bassey Etim (born 4 December 1998) is a Nigerian
footballer
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who plays for
Danish 1st Division
The 1st Division (''1. Division'') is the second-highest football league in Denmark, also known as NordicBet Liga for sponsorship reasons. From 1945 to 1991 the 1. Division was the name of the highest level of football in Denmark. With the forma ...
club
FC Helsingør
FC Helsingør is a Danish football club from Helsingør. The club plays in the Danish 1st Division, having been promoted after winning the Danish 2nd Division in the 2019-2020 season. The club has finished the last two seasons in the top 4 of t ...
.
Career
After spending time in the
Kadji Sports Academy in Cameroon, Etim moved to Florida to join the
Montverde Academy
Montverde Academy is a private PK–12 school in Montverde, Florida, United States.
History
The school was founded in 1912 as Montgomery Industrial School. The school president was Henry P. Carpenter. It underwent a major expansion in 1921, wh ...
. He became the second ever signing for new
Major League Soccer
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franchise
Los Angeles FC
Los Angeles Football Club, commonly referred to as LAFC, is an American professional Association football team based in Los Angeles. The club competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member club of the league's Western Conference. The club ...
in April 2017, and was immediately loaned to their
United Soccer League
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affiliate
Orange County SC
Orange County Soccer Club is an American soccer team based in the Orange County, California city of Irvine. Founded in 2010 as the Los Angeles Blues, the team currently plays in the second tier USL Championship.
The team plays its home games ...
.
On 15 July 2019, Etim signed a 2-year contract with
Danish 1st Division
The 1st Division (''1. Division'') is the second-highest football league in Denmark, also known as NordicBet Liga for sponsorship reasons. From 1945 to 1991 the 1. Division was the name of the highest level of football in Denmark. With the forma ...
club
FC Roskilde
Football Club Roskilde is a Danish professional association football club based in Roskilde
Roskilde ( , ) is a city west of Copenhagen on the Danish island of Zealand. With a population of 51,916 (), the city is a business and educational c ...
after two weeks trial. After four years at Roskilde, Etim joined
FC Helsingør
FC Helsingør is a Danish football club from Helsingør. The club plays in the Danish 1st Division, having been promoted after winning the Danish 2nd Division in the 2019-2020 season. The club has finished the last two seasons in the top 4 of t ...
in June 2023, signing a two-year deal.
Monday Etim kommer til FC Helsingør
fchelsingor.dk, 19 June 2023
References
External links
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1998 births
Living people
Nigerian men's footballers
Nigerian expatriate men's footballers
Los Angeles FC players
Orange County SC players
Rio Grande Valley FC Toros players
FC Roskilde players
FC Helsingør players
USL Championship players
Danish 1st Division players
Danish 2nd Division players
Men's association football midfielders
People from Calabar
Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in the United States
Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Denmark
Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark
Montverde Academy alumni
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