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 | 11 | (5) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19 October 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
A youth product of Dominion Hotspurs and DN10 Football Academy. Etim moved to Vizela U23s on 2 September 2021, signing until 2025. With the Vizela U23s he was named the top scorer for the 2021–22 Liga Revelação season. He made his professional debut with Vizela in a 3–1 Taça de Portugal loss to Porto on 12 January 2022. He was promoted to their Primeira Liga squad ahead of the 2022–23 season.
On 30 June 2023, Etim signed for Liga Portugal 2 club Mafra, for a transfer fee reported to be over €1 million.
On 20 June 2025, Danish club FC Midtjylland announced the signing of Etim, on a contract until summer 2029. 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. He enjoyed a goalscoring debut for the club on February 9th, when they won 3-2 against Vejle BK.
Career statistics
- As of match played 19 October 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 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Fredericia | 2025–26 | Danish Superliga | 14 | 5 | — | — | — | 14 | 5 | |||
| Midtjylland | 2026–27 | Danish Superliga | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | 5 | 0 | 17 | 6 | |
| Career total | 81 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 96 | 22 | ||
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ One appearance in UEFA Europa League, four appearances in UEFA Conference League
References
- ↑ "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
- Friday Etim at Soccerway
- Friday Etim at BDFutbol
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