Emeka Friday Eze

Emeka Friday Eze (born 26 September 1996) is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a striker for Turkish club Çorum F.K.

Emeka Friday Eze

Personal information
Date of birth	(1996-09-26) 26 September 1996 (age 28)[1]
Place of birth	Lagos, Nigeria
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Çorum F.K.
Number	90
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2015	Oxygène de Mfou
2016	Aigle Royal Menoua	29	(9)
2017	RoPS	21	(7)
2017–2021	Sturm Graz	43	(6)
2019–2020	→ Adanaspor (loan)	17	(5)
2021–2022	Ankara Keçiörengücü	45	(22)
2022–2023	Eyüpspor	18	(6)
2023	→ İstanbulspor (loan)	15	(4)
2023–2025	Pendikspor	41	(13)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15 June 2025

Playing career

Early career

After playing for a minor club in Nigeria, Eze arrived in Cameroon in 2013, where he started off playing for a local football academy in Mbanga.^[2] He then joined Oxygène de Mfou, a second division regional club in the Centre region, in 2014.^[3] Despite not playing the whole of first season he managed eleven goals and close to thirty the next season, earning him titles for the best player and top scorer in the league respectively.^[2][4]

Following the two successful seasons with Oxygène, Eze was offered a contract by MTN Elite One (Ligue 1) club Aigle Royal Menoua. He ended the 2016 season with nine goals and was among the 25 nominees for the league's best player award.^[5][6]

In 2017, Eze was headed to Cameroonian champion UMS de Loum,^[5] but set his sights to Europe instead. After trying out for Estonian Paide Linnameeskond,^[7] he ended up playing for RoPS in Rovaniemi, Finland.^[8] He scored a goal in his first appearance with RoPS in a friendly match against IFK Luleå.^[9]

Having made his Veikkausliiga debut on 22 April 2017, Eze's first goal came a week later in his second game, against PS Kemi.^[9][10]

On 11 January 2023, Eze was loaned by İstanbulspor.^[11]

Eze joined Pendikspor on 3 August 2023.^[12]