Friday Etim
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Friday Ubi Etim | ||
| Date of birth | 21 May 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Lagos, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Midtjylland | ||
| Number | 90 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| DN10 Football Academy | |||
| 2021 | Dominion Hotspurs | ||
| 2021–2022 | Vizela | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2023 | Vizela | 21 | (2) |
| 2023–2025 | Mafra | 33 | (7) |
| 2025–2026 | Midtjylland | 1 | (0) |
| 2026 | Fredericia | 14 | (5) |
| 2026– | Midtjylland | 2 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 3 August 2026 | |||
Friday Ubi Etim (born 21 May 2002) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Danish Superliga club Midtjylland.
Club career
[edit]A youth product of Dominion Hotspurs and DN10 Football Academy.[1] Etim moved to Vizela U23s on 2 September 2021, signing until 2025.[2] With the Vizela U23s he was named the top scorer for the 2021–22 Liga Revelação season.[3] He made his professional debut with Vizela in a 3–1 Taça de Portugal loss to Porto on 12 January 2022.[4] He was promoted to their Primeira Liga squad ahead of the 2022–23 season.[5]
On 30 June 2023, Etim signed for Liga Portugal 2 club Mafra,[6] for a transfer fee reported to be over €1 million.[7]
On 20 June 2025, Danish club FC Midtjylland announced the signing of Etim, on a contract until summer 2029.[8] Just six months later, on 22 January 2026, Etim moved to fellow league club, Danish Superliga club FC Fredericia, on a deal until June 2029.[9] He enjoyed a goalscoring debut for the club on February 9th, when they won 3-2 against Vejle BK.[10]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 2 August 2026
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Vizela | 2021–22 | Primeira Liga | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
| 2022–23 | Primeira Liga | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 22 | 3 | ||
| Total | 21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 25 | 3 | |||
| Mafra | 2023–24 | Liga Portugal 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |
| 2024–25 | Liga Portugal 2 | 30 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 31 | 8 | ||
| Total | 33 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 35 | 8 | |||
| Midtjylland | 2025–26 | Danish Superliga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3[a] | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Fredericia | 2025–26 | Danish Superliga | 14 | 5 | — | — | — | 14 | 5 | |||
| Midtjylland | 2026–27 | Danish Superliga | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[b] | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
| Career total | 71 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 81 | 17 | ||
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ One appearance in UEFA Europa League
References
[edit]- ↑ "DN10 Academy Graduate Emerge Top Scorer In Portugal" (in European Portuguese). C.D. Mafra. 30 June 2023. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
- ↑ "Quatro jogadores estrangeiros reforçam sub-23 do FC Vizela".
- ↑ "Etim já recebeu Troféu de Melhor Marcador da Liga Revelação – Rádio Vizela". www.radiovizela.pt.
- ↑ "Vizela eliminado da Taça pelo FC Porto". O Minho. 12 January 2022.
- ↑ "Vizela apresentou aos adeptos plantel com três reforços – Rádio Vizela". www.radiovizela.pt.
- ↑ "Friday Etim é reforço Clube Desportivo de Mafra" [Friday Etim is Clube Desportivo de Mafra's reinforcement]. Clube Desportivo de Mafra (in European Portuguese). C.D. Mafra. 30 June 2023. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
- ↑ "Oficial: Etim reforça Mafra e vale encaixe recorde ao Vizela" [Official: Etim reinforces Mafra and is worth record sale for Vizela] (in European Portuguese). Record. 30 June 2023. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
- ↑ "FC Midtjylland køber Friday Etim" [FC Midtjylland signs Friday Etim]. FC Midtjylland (in Danish). 20 June 2025.
- ↑ FC Fredericia styrker offensiven markant med Friday Etim, fcfredericia.dk, 22 January 2026
- ↑ Match report Vejle-Fredericia - Flashscore
External links
[edit]- Friday Etim at Soccerway
- Friday Etim at BDFutbol
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