Emeka Friday Eze

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Emeka Friday Eze

| image =

| fullname =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1996|9|26}}{{WorldFootball.net|emeka-eze_2}}

| birth_place = Lagos, Nigeria

| height = 1.87 m

| position = Forward

| currentclub = Pendikspor

| clubnumber = 90

| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 2014–2015 | clubs1 = Oxygène de Mfou | caps1 = | goals1 =

| years2 = 2016 | clubs2 = Aigle Royal Menoua | caps2 = 29 | goals2 = 9

| years3 = 2017 | clubs3 = RoPS | caps3 = 21 | goals3 = 7

| years4 = 2017–2021 | clubs4 = Sturm Graz | caps4 = 43 | goals4 = 6

| years5 = 2019–2020 | clubs5 = → Adanaspor (loan) | caps5 = 17 | goals5 = 5

| years6 = 2021–2022 | clubs6 = Ankara Keçiörengücü | caps6 = 45 | goals6 = 22

| years7 = 2022–2023 | clubs7 = Eyüpspor | caps7 = 18 | goals7 = 6

| years8 = 2023 | clubs8 = → İstanbulspor (loan) | caps8 = 15 | goals8 = 4

| years9 = 2023– | clubs9 = Pendikspor | caps9 = 31 | goals9 = 9

| pcupdate = 7 March 2025

}}

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

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.{{cite web|url=http://www.camfoot.com/actualites/friday-emeka-je-veux-jouer-a-manchester-united,24759.html |title=Friday Emeka : " Je veux jouer à Manchester United " |access-date=5 May 2017 |work=Camfoot.com |language=French}}

He then joined Oxygène de Mfou, a second division regional club in the Centre region, in 2014.{{cite web|url=http://www.camfoot.com/championnat/friday-eze-emeka-un-super-eagle-a-la-pointe-de-l-attaque-de-aigle-royal,23573.html |title=Friday Eze Emeka : Un " super eagle " à la pointe de l'attaque de Aigle Royal |access-date=5 May 2017 |work=Camfoot.com |language=French}} 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.camfoot.com/championnat/quand-un-super-eagle-respire-aigle-s-envole,24142.html |title=Quand un Super Eagle respire, Aigle s'envole |access-date=6 May 2017 |work=Camfoot.com |language=French}}

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.{{cite web |url=http://press-sport.com/transfert-ums-signe-emeka/ |title=Transfert UMS Signe Emeka |access-date=5 May 2017 |work=PressSport.com |language=French }}{{Dead link|date=December 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}{{cite web |url=http://lions4life.com/?p=10761 |title=Jude Kongnyuy Nominated For League 1 Best Player Award |access-date=5 May 2017 |work=Lions4Life.com |language=English |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161029030624/http://lions4life.com/?p=10761 |archive-date=29 October 2016 |url-status=dead }}

In 2017, Eze was headed to Cameroonian champion UMS de Loum, but set his sights to Europe instead. After trying out for Estonian Paide Linnameeskond,{{cite web|url=http://www.camfoot.com/championnat/friday-eze-emeka-un-super-eagle-a-la-pointe-de-l-attaque-de-aigle-royal,23573.html |title=Paide tuli kaheväravalisest kaotusseisust välja ja alistas Kalju (Frolov sai põlvevigastuse!) |access-date=5 May 2017 |work=Soccernet.ee |language=Estonian}} he ended up playing for RoPS in Rovaniemi, Finland.{{cite web|url=

http://www.suomifutis.com/2017/03/ropslle-vahvistuksia-hyokkays-ja-puolustuspaahan-toisella-kokemusta-ghanan-maajoukkueesta/|title=RoPS:lle vahvistuksia hyökkäys- ja puolustuspäähän |access-date=5 May 2017 |work=Suomifutis.com |language=Finnish}} He scored a goal in his first appearance with RoPS in a friendly match against IFK Luleå.{{cite web |url=http://www.rops.fi/edustusjoukkue/kausi-2017/joukkue-2017/player/127-veikkausliiga-2017/2-rops/577-emeka-friday-eze/ |title=Emeka Friday Eze |access-date=5 May 2017 |work=RoPS |language=Finnish |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170510045736/http://www.rops.fi/edustusjoukkue/kausi-2017/joukkue-2017/player/127-veikkausliiga-2017/2-rops/577-emeka-friday-eze/ |archive-date=10 May 2017 |url-status=dead }}

Having made his Veikkausliiga debut on 22 April 2017, Eze's first goal came a week later in his second game, against PS Kemi.{{cite web |url=http://www.rops.fi/edustusjoukkue/kausi-2017/joukkue-2017/matchreport/127-veikkausliiga-2017/7487 |title=Otteluraportti: RoPS - PS Kemi (Kierros 4, Veikkausliiga 2017) |access-date=5 May 2017 |work=RoPS |language=Finnish }}{{Dead link|date=August 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

On 11 January 2023, Eze was loaned by İstanbulspor.{{cite web|publisher=İstanbulspor|url=https://www.facebook.com/istanbulspor/posts/pfbid0XArTv1nf8kpVUVLk4bWzw4BJ65ZkdXjsoXSYGzbsbkGFF7VuS1wRJzYXidStNbucl|title=Eyüpspor’dan sezon sonuna kadar kiralık olarak anlaşmaya vardığımız Emeka Eze|date=11 January 2023|language=tr}}

Eze joined Pendikspor on 3 August 2023.{{cite web|title=Emeka Eze Pendikspor'da!|url=https://www.fotomac.com.tr/superlig/2023/08/04/emeka-eze-pendiksporda|date=3 August 2023|website=fotomac.com.tr|language=tr}}